{columns} is specifically about columns in {tables} (though often the latter tag will suffice). If your question is about {two-column} documents or the {multicol} package, use the respective tag instead.
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Column-wide formatting changes with tabular [duplicate]
I must be doing something wrong, but I follow the example precisely (as precisely as someone could reasonably guarantee) and LaTeX yet refuses to compile the document:
ERROR: LaTeX Error: Illegal ...
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Why is the final column of this table running off the page?
\begin{document}
\begin{exe}
\ex
\begin{tabular}{ l l l }
& + -naqa (diffuse) & + -nuqa (placer) \\
\hline
alli- `dig' & `knock over or destroy, to throw something to the floor' & ...
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2answers
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Why is my tabular wider than the sum of its columns’ widths?
It's simple to create the tabular with columns of fix width, e.g.
\begin{tabular}{|p{95mm}|p{95mm}|} \hline
a & b \\ \hline
b & b \\ \hline
c & b \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
However, the ...
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votes
1answer
67 views
Problem with top alignment in beamer columns
I am trying to place two images in top of two columns in a columns environment, in a beamer presentation.
The first column consists of one image on top and a enumeration list bellow the image.
The ...
3
votes
0answers
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two columns of footnotes in beamer?
I have a beamer frame with six fairly short footnotes on it. This takes up a fair bit of vertical space and not much horizontal space, so I'd like to put the footnotes into a two-column layout (even ...
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votes
2answers
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Column-style bibliography
A problem that's been annoying me for years (http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Comp/comp.text.tex/2008-04/msg01387.html) has been how to create a column'ed bibliography. E.g., take a look at the ...
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vote
1answer
67 views
Two columns of equations, aligned and just one number per column
I'm writing a two-column document, and I want to display two sets of large equations floating at the top. Each equation set should be aligned within the same column, and only the two top equations ...
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votes
1answer
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How to create a table with merged columns and rows, and wrapped text, like in MS Word?
The above can easily be created in MS word, but how can I create something like this in latex? Basically changing the columns for specific cells, merging a bunch of cells together, wrapping text in ...
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2answers
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package for parallel columns randomly omits pages (paracol) [closed]
I've been using paracol for a few days now. I think it is a nice package for parallel columns. There is one problem, however, which strikes me. Sometimes (only sometimes) the pdf that results from my ...
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0answers
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3 column layout in LaTeX (1st only graphics, 2nd and 3rd text)?
How is it possible to organize a document (landscape orientated) in a graphic and two text column?
1st: only graphics (under the headings of the import location)
2nd and 3rd: text
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vote
1answer
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Linebreaking in table goes across columns
First time poster so please be kind.
Here is my MWE:
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,amsfonts}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{graphicx}
...
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1answer
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Beamer: Vertical alignment of multi-column ToC
In my LaTeX beamer presentation I have a long Table of Contents, which has been split across two columns by using the multicol package. The problem is that I have not found any way to control vertical ...
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2answers
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smallmatrix with vertical line as column separator, how to do it
Since this
\begin{smallmatrix}[cc|cc] ... \end{smallmatrix}
is not possible with smallmatrix, I am wondering how can I get a vertical line as column separator in the smallmatrix environment? ...
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votes
1answer
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Set the width of every columns of a table in ConTeXt
Sometimes, I need such a table whose column widths should be equal with each other. Here is an example:
Name Email
John john1989@gmail.com
Bill bill1990@outlook.com
Tim ...
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3answers
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How can I make two columns in two columns
How can I make two columns in two columns same as in the picture?
2
votes
1answer
132 views
Text in moderncv’s left column overlaps with right column
I was trying to compile a Resume and I am not able to figure out why only the second line has superimposed text. The below is the code.
\documentclass{moderncv}
\moderncvtheme[blue]{casual}
...
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0answers
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How to make columns in itemize?
I want to put two/three columns of short formulas under one item in itemize. Like this:
Item name
% and now here come two columns under this item
formula 1 formula 2
formula 3 ...
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vote
1answer
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Forcing all content into 2nd column
I'm working in landscape,twocolumn mode and am using Latex to make a programme for an upcoming event. Since it is the outside of the programme I need the cover info to only be on the right hand side ...
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votes
1answer
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Building chemical “ICE” tables with tabular environment
I am starting to write my chemistry lab reports out in LaTeX, but keep getting stuck on the "ICE" tables (see the LaTeX example below).
I can't figure out how to get the + and \rightleftharpoons in ...
4
votes
1answer
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Parametrized Column Names for Pgfplotstable inside a Macro
I use same table format for several data files, so I have written a macro named \tableMacro.
The problem is: I need to include different columns in different tables. I want to parametrize columns={} ...
6
votes
1answer
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ctable and siunitx: Last column does not center correctly (possible incompatibility?)
I would like to use ctable in my thesis for tables and graphics and I also would like to use siunitx for formatting numbers and aligning numbers on the decimal marker in tables.
Everything seemed to ...
3
votes
1answer
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Two-column itemization with title in each column
I'd like to make a two-column list with some kind of titles, with "normal" text before and after. I tried it with the package "multicol" an with "minipage", neiter turned out well. Since the problem ...
3
votes
1answer
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Definition/explantion of tabular column types
In a question I recently asked (How to make table with rotated table headers in LaTeX) the accepted answer used some features of tabular column types that I was not familiar with, e.g.,
...
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votes
1answer
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Is there any way to make two pages per sheet (landscape) and the page numbering appears as if each column was a page?
I want to make a landscape sheet with two pages (like two columns) and I want that the page numbering to be a number per page (a number per column) instead of a number per sheet.
I use ...
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0answers
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Auto-flowing Blocks in Beamer/BeamerPoster environment?
What I have:
Multi-column beamerposter with blocks in each column
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}
\begin{block}{A Block}
...
\end{block}
\begin{block}{A Block}
...
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votes
0answers
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Beamer bibliography in two columns on multiple frames?
Is it possible to put a bibliography in beamer presentation, in two columns spanning via several frames?
I have
\begin{frame}[allowframebreaks]{Reference}
\bibliographystyle{alpha}
...
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votes
1answer
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set width of table column to whatever's left in page width
I have some columns with a very short entries on the first column and a rather long entry on the second column.
\begin{ctabular}{\textwidth}{ll}
\toprule
Name & Recipe\\
\midrule
Freezing ...
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vote
1answer
681 views
How to separate beamer columns with vertical lines
I am using the columns environment with beamer.
\begin{columns}[c]
\begin{column}{0.5\textwidth}
\includegraphics<1>[width=0.35\textwidth]{dictmat-4.png}
\end{column}
\hspace{-50pt}
...
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votes
1answer
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How to create a matrix with 20 columns in latex
The code below works, but when I add 10 more columns, it does not. So, how can I add ten more columns to the matrix below?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
...
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vote
0answers
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Fitting equation inside a column
I am using twocolumn revtex mode, and for my matrix to fit inside the column I used this 'trick'
\begin{equation}
\resizebox{1.\hsize}{!}{
\bordermatrix{~ & \tau & r & \theta & ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to resume list numbering (enumerated lists) with multicols environments
This question is related to "How to interrupt-resume a list in latex". I am making an exam for my students and I want to use the multicols environment for various portions of the test.
The problem ...
3
votes
1answer
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Page-wide table in two-column mode
I want a table that is as wide as the whole page in a document with option twocolumn. The table has to be inserted on the bottom of the page, but that is not necessary.
I've tried:
\begin{table*}[b]
...
2
votes
1answer
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twocolumn with minipage over full width
I'm trying to make something similar to http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/appnotes/00734b.pdf
I'm using the twocolumn option, and have defined my own \showtitle command:
\newcommand{\showtitle}{
...
6
votes
1answer
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Align siunitx columns in numbers table
Here is a table but it has a problem: the column of 1, 20, 50, and 100 aren't perfectly aligned to others. How can I do that?
MWE
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{siunitx,booktabs,multirow}
...
5
votes
1answer
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How do I forward a length from a command into a column specifier?
I'm using longtable where I want vertical bars separating cells, although not for the table headers. I have 8 columns (but show only 3 here as example) and want to re-use the same lengths on the main ...
2
votes
1answer
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Two column text question and choices
i am trying to create a command for a matching type of question. left column are the questions and on the right column are the choices. My problem is how will I do this, especially on the right ...
5
votes
1answer
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Delete column line in tabular
I have the following table, but I want to delete the two vertical lines in the GBM and MJD row:
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{document}
\frame{
\frametitle{Test}
...
5
votes
4answers
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Why can I not vertically align the text in the 3rd table column?
I'm trying to make a table which lists some math functions. I've been searching the net on how to center the equations in the cells both vertically and horizontally. And I think I've found an answer ...
4
votes
2answers
194 views
Are three boxes inside a box possible?
I am making a yes or no question inside a box and I have difficulty on creating the command for it. Would you mind to help me make something that will output this:
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votes
1answer
353 views
Two column layout with text and knitr chunk
When making presentations (with latex beamer class), I often go for a frame layout with text and equations on the left and a corresponding figure on the right. My standard solution has been to wrap ...
6
votes
1answer
271 views
Beamer: column alignment with tikzpicture inside
I am having trouble with using columns in Beamer class. For some reason, I have to display a plot in the left column, then replacing it with another plot to display additional data on it (I can not ...
2
votes
1answer
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Formatting a custom column in pgfplotstable
Following up on my question on PGF custom columns I've successfully created a column but now I'm struggling to format it to fixed, two digit precision.
This seems a little hair trigger in terms of ...
3
votes
1answer
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Pgfplotstable adding a growth column without column names and then offsetting it
I'm trying to create a new column in a pgfsplotstable which shows the compound growth over the preceding columns. The columns don't have names, and I want to shift the column a little to the right to ...
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votes
2answers
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Uppercase column in tabular
I need one column of my table to be uppercased.
My code which does not work as I want:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{c>{\MakeUppercase}c}
a ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to divide a single table cell in two columns? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to divide a table row into several columns?
I want to make a table. This is my code
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multirow}
\begin{document}
...
3
votes
2answers
499 views
LyX table new line
While inside a table, it seems impossible to use Ctrl+Enter in order to start a new line in the same column. So if I have, for example, a column name "veni, vidi, vici" and I don't want it to be so ...
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vote
1answer
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lyx 3 column document
I am using LyX and would like to create a document with 3 vertical columns. I noticed there was a built-in option for 2 columns, i.e. Document->Settings->Text Layout->Two-column document. Is there an ...
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votes
2answers
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How can get rid of margins and minimize white space to fully use a page in LaTeX?
I want to create a formulary in LaTeX. I can use it at the exam and it has do be at maximum a page recto-verso. I don't want margins (little margins for the print, no more). I want to minimize the ...
3
votes
1answer
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Change part of table column size
I would like to know if there is a way, that I can resize part of a column, while keeping the rest the same size. Such that I would get this:
Column
___|
___|
___|
_______|
_______|
_______|
I ...
2
votes
1answer
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grouping data by columns
I have these three graphics all in one line. Now I would like to have 3 columns with their respective data aligned underneath them (the alignment underneath the graphics does not really matter).
This ...
