01 // Image Stitching Workflow

Stitch Multiple Table Screenshots into One Excel File

When a table is too long or wide to fit on your screen, don't waste 20 minutes manually copying rows. Upload your screenshots—we stitch them into one continuous spreadsheet.

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Realistic Before & After Preview

Before: 3 Split Screenshot Fragments (Overlapping & Disjointed)
[Screenshot 1]: Headers + Rows 1 to 14 (Bottom cut off)
[Screenshot 2]: Rows 11 to 28 (Duplicate overlap on rows 11-14)
[Screenshot 3]: Rows 25 to 40 (Missing headers, misaligned width)
❌ Unstructured & error-prone
After: Unified Stitched Excel / Markdown Table
| Item Code | Description | Qty | Unit Price | Total ($) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| ITM-001 | Industrial Sensor A | 24 | $42.50 | $1,020.00 |
| ITM-002 | Microcontroller Board | 50 | $18.20 | $910.00 |
| ITM-003 | Power Regulation Unit | 12 | $89.00 | $1,068.00 |
| ... | (All 40 continuous rows cleanly merged, zero duplicates) | ... | ... | ... |
✓ 100% aligned & ready for Excel / AI

Step-by-Step Workflow Guide

STEP 01

Capture Overlapping Screenshots

Take 2 to 5 screenshots of your table as you scroll. Ensure there is a slight 1–2 row overlap between consecutive captures so our AI can detect the seam.

STEP 02

Drag & Drop into Table Stitcher

Upload all image fragments (PNG, JPG, or WEBP) simultaneously into Tablio's Table Stitcher. You can drag and reorder them if needed.

STEP 03

Vision AI Boundary & Overlap Detection

Our neural layout model identifies the repeating headers, calculates row continuity, deduplicates overlapping records, and aligns column widths.

STEP 04

Export Clean Excel (.xlsx), CSV, or Markdown

Review the unified table in our interactive in-browser editor and download your finished spreadsheet with a single click.

Why Traditional OCR Fails at Multi-Image Stitching

Traditional Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems process each image in complete isolation. When you pass three separate screenshots of a 40-row table to a standard OCR tool, it generates three disconnected text dumps. The second and third dumps lack the column headers, and the overlapping rows you captured while scrolling appear twice with slightly different bounding-box coordinates.

Tablio's Table Stitcher is built on a multi-image spatial attention architecture. It analyzes all uploaded images in parallel, detects the header typography in the primary image, locates identical string sequences in the overlap zones, and calculates the vertical offset to merge the fragments into a single continuous grid.

Comparison Matrix

CriteriaTablio SolutionManual / Legacy Approach
Overlapping Row DeduplicationAutomatic visual seam detectionManual line-by-line deletion in Excel
Header AlignmentAnchored to top and applied across all rowsHeaders missing from fragments 2, 3, etc.
Processing Time< 10 seconds for up to 5 fragments15 to 30 minutes of manual alignment

Frequently Asked Questions

How much overlap should I leave between screenshots?+

A 1 to 3 row overlap between consecutive screenshots is ideal. This gives the Vision AI sufficient context to match row sequences and deduplicate seamlessly.

Can I stitch tables that are wider than my monitor?+

Yes! If a financial spreadsheet requires horizontal scrolling, capture the left and right halves with an overlapping column. Tablio will align the horizontal columns.

What image formats are supported?+

Tablio supports PNG, JPG, JPEG, and WebP formats from Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, and browser clipping tools.

Can I edit the stitched table before downloading?+

Yes. Tablio provides an interactive, editable table preview right in your browser where you can modify cells, add rows, or copy Markdown instantly.

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