In this tutorial, we will walk you through how to convert a PDF to Google Sheets using Lido. Simply follow the steps below.
Before you start, make sure you have the PDF you want to convert saved on your computer.
If you don't have a Lido account yet, you can create one for free here.
Once you're logged in, create a New File.
Select the Extract Data button at the top of the sheet.
Upload your file by dragging and dropping it into Lido, or click to browse. Lido will automatically analyze the file for you.
For the purpose of this tutorial, we will be using a sample bank statement. The same steps work for invoices, receipts, purchase orders, and any other PDF.
Enter the columns you want to pull from your PDF. For a bank statement, that would be Date, Amount, and Description. For an invoice, it might be Invoice Number, Vendor, and Total. You can also add any extra instructions if you'd like (this is optional), such as extracting only certain rows or skipping subtotals.
Once done, click Process All Files.
Review the extracted data to make sure everything looks correct. From here, you can edit and format the data however you want. Adjust column widths, fix formatting, or reorganize the data to suit your workflow.
Once you're done, click Export to Excel to download your data as a spreadsheet file. If you only need Excel, the process for Excel extraction from PDF files ends at this step.
Open Google Sheets and create a new spreadsheet. Go to File, then Import, and upload the file you just downloaded. Google Sheets also imports CSV files, which some people create with dedicated CSV converters for PDFs.
Choose whether to create a new spreadsheet or insert the data into your current sheet, then click Import Data. Your PDF data is now in Google Sheets, with every value in its own column.
Now that you know how to convert a PDF to Google Sheets, you can turn any PDF into clean, organized spreadsheet data in minutes.
Upload your PDF to Lido at lido.app and tell it which columns to extract. Lido's AI pulls the data into a clean spreadsheet with 99.9% accuracy, which you can export and import into Google Sheets. No templates or manual setup required. 50 free pages to test.
Yes. Lido includes built-in OCR that handles scanned and photographed documents with 99.9% accuracy. Upload the scan or photo, and Lido extracts the same structured data as from a digital PDF.
No. Google Sheets cannot import PDF files. You need to extract the data first with a tool like Lido, then import the resulting file into Google Sheets using File and Import.
Lido achieves 99.9% accuracy on both digital PDFs and scanned documents. It reads each document contextually, so it handles different layouts automatically without template configuration.
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