A photo of a price list or supplies table is easy to share, but its numbers cannot be edited as spreadsheet cells. TableFix uses optical character recognition (OCR) to read the text, groups it into rows and gives you a table you can correct before exporting. Start with a printed English table for the most straightforward result.
How to convert a table photo to an Excel file
- Choose the image. Open the converter and select a JPG, PNG or WebP file up to 20 MB. You can also use a screenshot. Keep Printed table selected for typed or printed text.
- Crop to the table. Use Select table area and drag around the rows and their headings. Exclude the page title, footnotes and unrelated text so they do not become extra spreadsheet rows.
- Read the text. Click Extract table. On first use, the browser downloads the reader files. The image is processed on your device.
- Arrange the columns. Move the blue dividers between the original columns. If there are too many or too few, change Columns and click Apply. Do this before editing cells because applying the dividers rebuilds the recognized table.
- Review and download. Compare the spreadsheet with the photo. Edit wrong values, fill blanks and choose whether the first row is a header. Click Prepare Excel, then Save Excel. For a plain text spreadsheet, choose Prepare CSV and Save CSV.
Use the built-in example to learn the controls
Click Try example on the converter to open the studio supplies table. It has four columns: Item, Qty, Unit price and Total. These are some of its rows:
| Item | Qty | Unit price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notebook | 3 | 2.40 | 7.20 |
| Blue pen | 5 | 0.80 | 4.00 |
The example gives you a known source to compare with the output. Practice changing a column divider and checking a cell before using your own document.
Fix common photo-to-spreadsheet errors
- Two columns appear in one cell: put a divider between them and apply the new layout.
- A heading becomes a data row: crop more closely, or select a cell in the unwanted row and use Delete selected row.
- A decimal or digit is wrong: select the cell, look at the highlighted area in the photo and type the correct value.
- Rows are missing: check the crop and image quality. A straight photo with clear text and even light gives the reader more to work with.
Excel or CSV: which should I choose?
Excel export creates an .xlsx workbook and includes review notes for cells that still need checking. CSV stores the cell text and opens in Excel, Google Sheets or other spreadsheet apps, but does not keep colors or review notes. Keep leading-zero codes as text when importing CSV so that an identifier such as 00123 is not shortened.
For an image of handwriting, follow the handwritten bill guide. For a table inside a PDF, use the scanned PDF guide.