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Copy webpage tables to Excel without changing their formatting
Copying text from a webpage table using the clipboard is a common implementation. However, copying a table containing said text while keeping formatting intact in Excel isn’t addressed as often.
This blog gives an insight into the process with which a table can be copied to Excel while preserving the table’s format.
HTML for the table design
Here’s the HTML code for the table that can be designed with normal HTML or CSS design or by using any library material:
Following is the UI for the above table design:
Note — The data in this Table data can be static or API based, depending on the type of data.
Let us move on to the next step, which is copying the table.
Function to copy table content
This being the major step, do make sure you thoroughly read through each point.
