Microsoft Word quickly converts columns to a table when you apply the "Insert" ribbon command and then select the "Convert Text to Table" option.

Select the text and click Insert > Table > Convert Text to Table. Choose the number of columns for your table, and let Word automatically select the number of rows.

If the Word document contains a table, you must convert the table to text before exporting it or each cell in the table will become a separate data record. Click the upper-left corner of the table ...