A flat scan keeps the table as a picture. This page is the other result: rows and columns you can edit, saved as Excel. Tablune is coming soon. 7-day trial. iOS 15.6 or later. No price comparison.
Get the cells
- Open the photo or the PDF in Tablune.
- Let it read the table into a grid. Check the cells.
- Export Excel after the grid matches the page.
If a flat PDF is all you needed, you do not need this step. Previewing the PDF is a separate action from reading its table.
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