# How do I export a NotebookLM data table to Excel?

Source: https://nlmexporter.com/guides/questions/how-to-export-a-notebooklm-data-table-to-excel  
Section: Questions  
Last verified: November 2026  
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NotebookLM sends data tables to Google Sheets only. To get a file for Excel, open the data table with NotebookLM Ultra Exporter installed, click Export and choose CSV or tab-separated text; both open directly in Excel and are free. From Google Sheets you can also download .xlsx.

## What to know

- Tab-separated text is safer when cells contain commas.
- The table must be visible on the page to be read.
- Formulas and cell formatting are not created; it is a data export.

> Google changes these menus often. The item's own menu in your notebook shows what is built in today.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why do accented characters look wrong in Excel?

Open the CSV through Data, From Text and choose UTF-8, or use the tab-separated export.

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