table from pdf to latex

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Ciao guys I am making a presentation using beamer. It is based on an online research article. Let's say there's a pdf file with a table consisting of 4 columns and 5 rows. What would be the easiest way (besides manual) to get just the rows 1-5 and columns 1-3?

I am unsure I am parsing this question right -- can you please explain your last sentence? Regards, — kan, Jun 27 '12 at 16:45
@Abhimanyu Do you mean to copy-paste the data from the table? — Joseph Wright, Jun 27 '12 at 16:46
@JosephWright: Yes indeed not the entire table but a part of it. Not only the data but if possible the format and layout as well — Abhimanyu Arora, Jun 27 '12 at 17:29
If you question is that you have a table in LaTeX with 4 columns and 5 rows, but want the table to only print the first three columns (without changing the table's data), then you can do this with the collcell package. See for example Control order of columns in table, and How to execute command on every table column. — Peter Grill, Jun 27 '12 at 20:04
Although I'm often surprised on this site, I'll be surprised if your question (and comment) can be answered in a non-trivial way, if at all. — jon, Jun 28 '12 at 07:25

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 12 '12 at 12:13

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The simple answer is -- you must do the table by hand.

The pdf file is like a cake -- you can't identify the ingredients.

answered Aug 12 '12 at 12:13

Marco Daniel

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

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If the range of rows and columns you want to import is contiguous, a possible solution, not that I am recommending it, could be to use \includegraphics to insert part of your pdf, with appropiate values for trim and clip option.

For details about trim option you can see my answer to the question How to trim after an overpic

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

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answered Aug 12 '12 at 18:31

JLDiaz

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 05 '20 at 22:21

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You can import the PDF to Word, then copy the rows you desire to Google sheets and finally use the LatexKit add-on to export them to Tabular.

answered Jul 05 '20 at 22:21

frrrrederick

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table from pdf to latex

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