# Troubleshooting document table issues in MAIA

*For technical details on how MAIA processes tables, see our* [*MAIA Tables Reference*](/en/docs/maias-features/maia-tables-reference/)*.*

When MAIA can't find or properly display tables from your documents, follow these troubleshooting steps:

## Problem 1: MAIA says "table not found" / doesn’t show table upon request

### Step 1: try page-specific queries

Instead of: "Show me Table 4.1"

Try: "Show me the table on page 15"

### Step 2: get complete page content

If table still doesn't appear: "Give me the complete content of page 15 1-1"

### Step 3: describe the content

Instead of: "The appendix table"

Try: "Table with quarterly sales data" or "cost breakdown table"

### Step 4: add context

Try: "The comparison table in the methodology section"

### Step 5: upload table separately

1. Copy the table in any actual table format (CSV, markdown, TSV)

2. Paste into a new .txt file

3. Upload to MAIA

4. Query the new file

**Result:** You should now be able to access the table data.

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## Problem 2: MAIA shows incomplete table results

### Step 1: request complete data

Ask: "Show me the complete table with \[topic] data"

### Step 2: query by row ranges

If still cut off:

1. Ask: "Show me rows 1-100 of this table"

2. Then: "Show me rows 100-200"

3. Continue until complete

### Step 3: handle multi-page tables

Ask: "Show me all tables about \[topic]" to get complete data sets

**Result:** You should get the full table content.

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## Problem 3: table appears unformatted or messy

### Step 1: request clean formatting

Ask: "Show this as a proper table" or "Format this table clearly"

### Step 2: request specific export format

Try: "Export this as CSV format" or "Show as markdown table"

### Step 3: ask for structured output

Try: "Show this table with clear column headers and rows"

**Result:** Table should display in readable format.

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## Problem 4: tables in scanned documents not detected

### Step 1: verify analysis mode

Ensure you're using Premium Mode (Advanced Analytics) for scanned PDFs

### Step 2: try page content extraction

Ask: "What content do you see on page \[X]?"

### Step 3: use universal table trick

If table is visible but not detected, copy and paste into .txt file

**Result:** Scanned tables should be accessible.

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**Still having issues? Write to <support@getmaia.ai>.**