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Remove Columns From Multiple Tables at the Same Time
Hi, Brand new to Power Query Excel. Actually stumbled accross it when i searched for how to import a pdf into Excel. Here is my issue. I have a pdf document that has about 180 pages. On each page is a table with 6 columns. I have used Get Data from Pdf and it has uploaded the document in PQ beautifully but as 180 seperate tables.
I want to keep only column 1 and 5 on each table but the only way I can see to do it is to go into each table and select the columns I want to keep. I have to do this 1 table at a time - i.e. repeat 180 times. There has to be a way I can remove columns 2 - 4 and 6 in one go? Please.
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Hi mussaenda
Thanks for your reply. I really know little of this so let me try to explain what I am trying to do.
I have a PDF that contain multiple pages. Each page relates to an organisation and each organisation has a table that lists contacts and email address. I need name and email address colums only from each table. Once I have that as a list in excel, I will be sending an email - simply copy and paste the email address into my email client in the 'to' box. I am not trying to do anything special. I converted the PDF to excel by getting data in the following method - Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF. This process is creating 180 tables because there are 180 tables in the PDF.
I should add - after I perform the - Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF process, I am choosing Transform data, then selecting multiple options. This way I can also ignore Pages (non tables) as I dont need this data
