A method and system are provided that translates tabular data prepared for a
first
display format into a second display format. Tabular data prepared for display
on a conventional desktop display device may be adjusted for display on a portable
computing device having a different display device. Tabular formatting may be removed
for single row and single column tables. The method and system may also remove
tabular formatting for tables having horizontal dimensions exceeding a specified
amount. Tabular data may be removed from tables having more than one column that
exceeds a specified maximum column size. The method and system may also identify
nested tables and eliminate tabular formatting for all but the innermost tables.