How to export table
Asked by Rose Marie Harte:

Hello,

I am using Confluence 5.4.4.

When I export to Word, I loose the line outline of any tables exported.

As a result my export is not clearly readable.

Is there anyway fix to this?


Answers:
author: Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft}
body: You may try the the [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview) app: export the whole table or use the live filtration (set filters on the fly in the view page mode) and export the filtered result in CSV, PDF and Word.

**Live filtration in the view mode:**

**![Live 1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/112765iF1CC242AF4AD51E0/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Live 1.png")**

**Filtering on the go:**

**![Live 2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/112766iE7C8C95D5BD9174C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Live 2.png")**

**Exporting of the filtered table:**

**![Live 3.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/112767i1F70B64297C9D067/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Live 3.png")**


author: Rose Marie Harte
body: Hi,

Thank you for the speedy response, but *Table Capture* was not a suitable fix for us because the Confluence page that I need to provide to my customer has 101 tables, with text or diagrams which also appear between the tables. Im not exporting tables only.

Is it normal for a known bug to be left unfixed for 3 years?

Regards


author: Peter Bengov
body: Hey Rose,

Confluence is a bit limited with this ability of exporting tables. You can export into PDF to leave the outlines, but won't be able to edit the content of course.

After quite a while of digging around we have found a nice (\& free) Chrome extension that does a very good job with that: [Table Capture](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/table-capture/iebpjdmgckacbodjpijphcplhebcmeop).

Regards,

Peter


author: Suren Raj
body: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Hi Rose, From the description you give, I'm afraid that you're encountering a known bug. Please see the bug report below: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-23583> Unfortunately, there is no workaround to fix this issue. I hope it helps. Cheers Suren |

comments: author: Rose Marie Harte
body: Hi Suren,In the description of this bug, it says "does not affect open office". Please could you elaborate?How can I make an export to Open Office. I do not have this option in Confluence.When I export to word, and then open the generated document in Open Office, there is no still no lines in my tables.Regards,Rose Marie


author: Suren Raj
body: Hi Rosie,Open Office is a software that have the same function as Microsoft Office. You can know more about Open office and download it from this link:<http://www.openoffice.org/>CheersSuren


author: Rose Marie Harte
body: No I know what Open Office is :)My question is how this bug doesn't affect Open Office. If I can work around by copying/pasting from Open Office, then I will...When I open a document which is generated from the Tools\>Export to Word function, Open Office IS affected. The formatting of the document is dreadful.There is not a function for Tools\>Export to Open Office.