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How to Recognize Table in PDF on Mac

The task of recognizing tables in PDF documents is said to be challenging due to the varying structures of PDFs. However, PDFelement has made it a quick process with a few clicks. These are the instructions you need to follow:

You can start by clicking "Tools" to access different PDF tools available in the software. Here, press "More" and choose the first option, "Recognize Table."

Recognize table feature

Now, the program will ask you to "Save" your PDF using a pop-up window. After saving the file, the program will share another pop-up window with the number of detected tables. Here, press "Select Table(s)" to select the detected tables.

Select table

You can now copy them using the "Copy Table" option and later paste them into other documents without losing their formatting.

Copy recognized tables