Convert BMP to XLSX
Convert BMP to XLSX to lay a table from an uncompressed scan across Excel cells for totals and sorting.
Convert BMP to XLSX to move a table from a scan or an old program's export into an Excel workbook. The values end up in cells, and formulas work on them again.
What happens when you convert BMP to XLSX
Recognised rows and columns are laid out across cells. When the picture holds text rather than a table, the lines still take their own rows in the workbook, though the words may spread into neighbouring columns.
BMP is stored without compression, so digits on a crisp scan are not smeared the way they are on a resaved JPG, and they read evenly. What gets in the way is a skewed sheet, the grey background of a photocopy, and stains; table styling such as borders, fills, and merged cells does not reach the workbook.
- Values from the picture land in cells and work with formulas.
- The styling of the source table is not reproduced.
- With no readable text there is no file: the conversion ends with an error.
How to convert BMP to XLSX
- Upload your image in BMP.
- Select XLSX as the result format.
- Start the conversion.
- Open the workbook in Excel and check the values against the scan.
Where such tables come from
- Recalculate in Excel a report that an old program exports as a picture.
- Digitise a table from an archive of scans saved without compression.
- Move readings from a scanned logbook into a ledger.
- Bring the data of several forms into one table.
- Check the totals on a printout whose source file is gone.
Other options for BMP files
- For import into another system the BMP to CSV converter is handier.
- When only the text is needed, use the BMP to TXT converter.
- To place the scan itself into a document, use the BMP to Word (DOCX) converter.
FAQ
Is the table styling kept?
No. Values go into the workbook, while borders and colours are set again in Excel.
What if the values drifted into separate columns?
That happens when the table borders are not visible on the scan. Scan the table whole, with its rules and headers, or join the values back in Excel.
Do formulas come across?
No, a picture holds no formulas. The cells receive the visible values.
More about the formats
What the format is, how to open it and how it differs from the others.