Convert Text to Table

Use Text to Table when you want to turn selected text into a table in Google Docs™, Google Slides™, or Google Sheets™.

It works with CSV-style text, Markdown tables, mixed Markdown content, and messy text such as copied notes or email content. You can insert the result right away or open it in Table Editor first.

What You Can Do

• Convert structured text with commas, tabs, semicolons, pipes, or similar separators.
• Convert Markdown tables into editable tables.
• Convert mixed Markdown content that includes headings, lists, and tables.
• Organize unstructured text into rows and columns, with AI used automatically when needed.
• Choose between Standard Insert and Open in Table Editor.
• Start a new table even when no text is selected.

Quick Start

1. Select the text you want to convert.
2. Open Extensions > Text To Table Converter > Selected Text to Table, or use the sidebar in Convert & Format > Selected Text To Table.
3. Choose how you want the result to open:
   • Sidebar primary button: Standard Insert
   • Sidebar caret (▼): Open in Table Editor
   • Extensions menu: follows your saved output mode
4. Review the result:
   • Standard Insert inserts the table immediately.
   • Open in Table Editor loads the result in the editor so you can review it before you click Apply.

Tip

For messy or inconsistent text, the add-on may use AI automatically to organize the content into rows and columns.

Explore This Feature

Text to Table Workflows See when to use Standard Insert, Open in Table Editor, or the no-selection start flow.

Supported Input Types See examples for CSV-style text, quoted values, Markdown tables, mixed Markdown, and unstructured text.

Text to Table Settings Learn how output mode, AI behavior, refinement, and related options affect conversions.

Tips for Better Results Use practical preparation rules for headers, delimiters, Markdown input, file imports, and review workflows.

Table Editor Open the full editor when you want to review, adjust, and format a table before applying it.

Related Links

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