There are two semi-automatic ways that will help with the solution of the question of how to convert an Excel spreadsheet to a Word document. This manipulation may be required in different cases: for sending documents, creating archives, transferring data into a convenient readable format.
Method #1: Using Third Party Programs
Ideal for converting a table from one format to another between documents Microsoft Office program Abex Excel to Word Converter. It does not take up much space, has a user-friendly interface. Let’s take a look at how it works step by step:
- We launch the program on our computer. Preliminarily, it is advisable to download it from an official source, since there is a high risk of downloading the software along with the virus on third-party resources. After starting, we are offered to register the program, skip this step, click the “Remind Me Later” button. If you plan to use Abex Excel to Word Converter all the time, registration is a must.
- In the launched software, we proceed to transform the table. To do this, in the upper left corner, click the “Add Files” button. It allows you to add the required document.
- Find the desired directory and select the Excel file from which you want to extract the table. Double-click or click the “Open at the bottom of the window” button.
- Now at the bottom of the screen we find the window “Select output format”. From the list we choose the one that suits us.
- On the right in the same window we see the “Output setting” section, here we select the folder in which we will save the converted file. Click on the ellipsis and select the appropriate directory.
- We press the “Convert” button, wait for the conversion to finish, after which we can use the text format of the document.
Advice! After the software is closed, conversion information and work history are not saved. Therefore, before closing the converter, make sure that the required information is saved in the correct form. Otherwise, you will have to do all the steps again.
Method #2: Using Online Services
If you plan to use the converter once, then there is no need to download a third-party program into the operating system of your computer. In such cases, online services will come to the rescue, which can be used through your web browser. We will tell you how to do this using a convenient converter as an example:
- Follow the link to the service website https://convertio.co/ru/. Let’s get acquainted with the interface of the resource. Let’s see what he can transform. Next, press the red button in the center of the “Select Files” page.
- We find the necessary Excel file in one of the directories, double-click on it. The document is uploaded to the online service.
- Opposite the downloaded file, click the checkbox, as shown in the screenshot, a drop-down list will appear. In it, click on the “Document” section, select the optimal format.
- Click the “Convert” button and wait for the process to finish. As soon as the page is refreshed, we can extract the file we need.
After the work done, we will only have to download the file to our computer in the standard way. Next, the text document can be saved to the desired directory, since by default it goes to the “Downloads” folder.
Conclusion
Online services and special applications can greatly simplify and speed up the process of converting documents from one format to another. Subsequently, the converted files are supported by the corresponding versions of the Microsoft Office suite, provided that all conversion steps have been performed correctly. Which version of the converter to choose depends on the frequency of its operation, as well as the structure of the documents that need to be converted. The larger the files, the more reliable the processing application must be.