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Convert Excel to HTML table
Choose Excel file -> Set HTML file -> Convert Excel to HTML table
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
Select From “File” “Excel” To “File” “Html”.
1. Open source Excel file.
Support large Excel file (big than 4GB).
Source Excel file’s content is like this:
2. Config target HTML file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert Excel to HTML table.
After converting, you can view the output HTML file.
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See also:
EXCEL → HTML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in EXCEL | in HTML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) | <td>1234</td> |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) | <td>9007199254740993</td> |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) | <td>1234.56</td> |
| Float | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) | <td>1.234e+10</td> |
| Text | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text | <td>text</td> |
| Long text | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) |
| Date | a serial number plus a date cell format | <td>2026-09-18</td> |
| Datetime | a serial number plus a date-time cell format | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> |
| Binary | not representable as data | not representable in a cell |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) | <td>true</td> |
| JSON | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) |
Dialect differences
Both EXCEL and HTML are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in EXCEL | in HTML |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters |
| dates | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... | Whatever text was rendered |
| binary | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column | data: URIs inside src attributes |
| separator | Cells, not delimiters | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header |
| typing | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error | None |
| shape | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup |
| ceiling | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... | No formal limit |
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