Insert data from picture Through Office 365

 

Want to turn images that have table data into data that you can edit in Excel? With the Data from Picture feature, it's a snap. 


With the Data from Picture feature, you can insert data from a screen capture on your clipboard, or an image file from your computer.

Important: Only the following character sets are supported: English, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.

Important: Data from Picture in Excel for Windows is only supported on Windows 11 or Windows 10 version >=1903 (must have Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime installed).

How it works

  1. Capture your data from an image. There are two methods:

    Method   

    Steps   

    Tips   

    Use an existing picture file   

    Click Data > From Picture > Picture From File.

    • The image should only depict the data you want to import. If necessary, crop the image.

    • Avoid images that depict data from an angle - the perspective should be head-on and focused.

    Take a screenshot   

    Take a screenshot of the table, then click Data > From Picture > Picture From Clipboard.

    • Make sure your screenshot only includes the data you want to import.

  2. After you have selected the picture, the Data from Picture dialog box shows Excel's progress analyzing the image for data.

  3. Review the results, make any data corrections necessary, and then click Insert Data.

Scenarios to try

  • Import data from a sample image file   Right-click the following image and "Save image as..." a local copy, then click Data > From Picture > Picture From File and follow the on-screen instructions to convert the picture to data.

    Picture of tabular data

  • Screen capture a table from a website   If you’ve ever tried to copy and paste some data from a web site, you’ve likely noticed that the formatting looks different after you’ve pasted it than it did on the website. Instead, try to capture a screen clipping of the table (by pressing Windows log key + Shift + S), then select Data > From Picture > Picture From Clipboard. Then, follow the instructions on screen.

  • Take a picture of some printed data   Maybe you’d like to get data from your previous tax returns into Excel and you only have printed copies. Just take a picture of each one, transfer the pictures to your computer (OneDrive is great for this). Then, click Data > From Picture > Picture From File and follow the on-screen instructions to convert picture to data

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