Common spreadsheet copy-paste problem

Fix Text Formatting from Spreadsheets

Remove tabs, extra spaces, and formatting issues when copying text from Excel, Google Sheets, or other spreadsheet applications

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Why text copied from spreadsheets often looks broken

When you copy text from spreadsheets such as Excel or Google Sheets, the copied content usually contains tab characters used to separate columns, along with extra spaces, empty lines, and inconsistent whitespace.

These formatting characters are part of how spreadsheets store and transfer tabular data. When pasted into text editors, emails, documents, websites, or messaging apps, they often cause misaligned text, broken layouts, and spacing issues that make the text hard to read or reuse.

How to fix text copied from Excel and Google Sheets

This page automatically cleans text copied from spreadsheets by removing tab characters, normalizing whitespace, collapsing extra spaces, and removing unnecessary empty lines. The result is clean, readable plain text that works correctly outside of spreadsheet applications.

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Optimized for Excel, Google Sheets, and tabular data

Text copied from spreadsheet

Cleaned text

Cleaned text will appear here...

Text Cleaning Options

Remove Tabs

Convert tab characters to spaces

Normalize Whitespace

Convert special spaces to regular spaces

Remove Extra Spaces

Collapse multiple spaces into one

Remove Empty Lines

Delete blank lines from text

Remove Invisible Characters

Delete zero-width and control characters

Trim Text

Remove leading and trailing spaces from each line

Remove Duplicate Lines

Delete duplicate lines from text

Preserve Line Breaks

Keep original line structure

Remove Line Breaks

Merge text into a single line

Example

Text copied from spreadsheet

Name	Email	Phone
John Doe	john@example.com	555-1234

Jane Smith	jane@example.com	555-5678

Cleaned text

Name Email Phone
John Doe john@example.com 555-1234
Jane Smith jane@example.com 555-5678

Tab characters are converted to spaces, empty lines are removed, and spacing is normalized to produce clean, readable text.

What this tool fixes automatically

Tab Characters from Columns

Converts tab characters used to separate spreadsheet columns into regular spaces so the text displays correctly

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Inconsistent Whitespace

Normalizes different types of whitespace created during spreadsheet copy-paste operations

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Extra Spaces and Empty Lines

Removes duplicate spaces and unnecessary empty lines to keep the text compact and readable

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When to clean text copied from spreadsheets

Copying data from Excel or Google Sheets into documents or emails
Pasting spreadsheet content into web forms or CMS editors
Converting tabular data into plain text for messaging apps
Preparing spreadsheet data for reports or presentations
Cleaning TSV or CSV-style text before further processing

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Summary

Fix Text Formatting from Spreadsheets helps you clean text copied from Excel, Google Sheets, and other spreadsheet applications. It removes tab characters, fixes spacing issues, and produces clean plain text that is ready for documents, emails, forms, and websites.