Copy the value, and paste it into the first cell of the table object. 3. Right-click anywhere in the table object. When a menu appears, click the text icon. 4. The menu displays a list of choices. The first option in the list is to copy the text into the second cell of the object (the one you are currently in). You do not need to choose it. Click it to close the menu. 5. The menu automatically closes as soon as you close the object. Click Save. How to Convert a Word Table Object to Text — VBA and VB It doesn't matter if you write it in Excel, Word or even in some other programming language. Just get the result in the text box by clicking on the icon. But I found this one to have the easiest, fastest, and most reliable way to convert a Table object to text in Excel and other spreadsheet programs, that I am aware of: 1. Copy the value of a Table object into the second line of a new cell. 2. Open a Command Window from the ribbon. 3. The Command Window displays a list of commands you can run, from left to right. Choose the Command that reads: Get Name of All Column Names.4. A dialogue, as shown in the screenshot, shows the results from the command Run as… to the list of parameters.5. The command that reads: 'Get Name of All Column Names' calls the column names you specified. In this case: If you did not specify any column names during the execution of the Get All Column Name command, Excel will automatically find them. If you specified a column name, Excel will display the results of the command and ask if you want to save them. Please remember, after you run the command you may need to type a colon and the space after the command. A colon after GetAllColumnNames makes sure you get the columns names. A space before it saves your workbook and lets you see the results. How to Convert a Table Object to Text — VBA and VB When you are done, open Word or Excel. You should convert the tables automatically (without an error) and then you can view or copy the results. How to Convert a Table in Excel into Text or Deselect a Row or Column? In these examples, a table with five columns has been converted to text.