Update: Check out the results at Budget vs. Actual Charts
Here is your chance to get a copy of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Reader Sumit writes in to ask,
I am working on creating a visualization for data attached in the excel file (see below). Since I was not sure as to what would be the best way in which this data can be presented, I thought I will ask for your assistance.
Would it be possible for you to play around with the data and share your ideas as to the best possible way to represent this data graphically.
Download the data in a CSV file
Even though I have few ideas on visualizing budget vs. actual performance, I thought this is a great way for You, my dear reader, to share your ideas.
So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and tell us how you will visualize this data. The best visualization maker will get eternal glory and a copy of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Go!
For inspiration and ideas visit: Stacked Bar chart techniques, 14 ways to visualize last year vs. this year performance
Fine print:
Upload your visualizations (preferably images) to a public image hosting service like flickr or photobucket and share the URL here. Alternatively you can e-mail me your visualizations at chandoo.d @ gmail.com, but this takes some time.
Visualizations should be made in Excel or Google docs spreadsheets Only.
Each of you can submit as many alternatives as you can, but only one person gets the prize.
For logistical reasons, the book will be delivered to countries where Amazon operates, but if the winner is from other countries, we will work out something, so don’t be discouraged.
The contest is open until March 26, 2009. So hurry!
7 Responses to “Extract data from PDF to Excel – Step by Step Tutorial”
Dear Chandoo,
Thank you very much for this and it is very helpful.
However, all the Credit Card Statements are now password protected.
Please advise how can we have a workaround for that
Hello sir,
How to check two names are present in the same column ?
Thanks and Regards
Hi, Thank you for the great tip. One problem, when I click on get data >> from file, I don't see the PDF source option. How can I add it?
I tried to add it from Quick Access toolbar >>> Data Tab, but again the PDF option is not listed there.
I am using Office 365
Hi, Thank you for your video. I see you used the composite table, but I when I load my pdf, it does not load any composite table. It has 20 tables and 4 pages for one bank statement. I have about 30 bank statements that I want to combine. Your video would work except that I can't get the composite table and each of the tables I do get or the pages does not have all the info. what to do?
Dear Chandoo,
How do we select multiple amount of tables/pages in one PDF and repeat the same for rest of the PDF;s in the same folder and then extract that data only on power query.
Thank you
Hi, Thank you for your video. I see you used the composite table, but I when I load my pdf, it does not load any composite table. It has 20 tables and 4 pages for one bank statement. I have about 30 bank statements that I want to combine. nice share
One bank statement takes up 20 tables and four pages in this document. I need to consolidate roughly thirty different bank statements that I have. Your video would be useful if I could only get the composite table, which I can't for some reason, and each of the tables or pages that I can get is missing some information.