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I have 4 columns with long text in each column. The text overflows to next column if tried below code: enter image description here]1

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{multirow}

\title{A longtable example}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
\begin{longtable}{p{2.8cm} p{2.8cm}p{2.8cm}p{2.8cm}}
\caption{A sample long table.} \label{tab:long} \\

\hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{First column}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Second column}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Third column}}& 
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{TForth column}}\\ \hline 
\endfirsthead

\multirow{4}{c}%
{{\bfseries \tablename\ \thetable{} -- continued from previous page}} \\
\hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Reference}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{techniqued}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{issues}}
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{future}}\\ \hline 
\endhead

\hline \multicolumn{4}{r}{{Continued on next page}} \\ \hline
\endfoot

\hline \hline
\endlastfoot

\multirow{4}{*} textttttttttttttttttttttttt & abcdef ghjijklmn & 123.456778 & 123.456778 \\
One & abcdef ghjijklmn & 123.456778 \\
One & abcdef ghjijklmn & 123.456778 \\
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\end{longtable}
\end{center}

\end{document}][1]][1]

I want to restrict long text to each specific column.

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    Maybe unsurprisingly, LaTeX has not been programmed to "know" how to line-break the string textttttttttttttttttttttttt. In your opinion, how and where should this string be line-broken? Please advise.
    – Mico
    Feb 5, 2020 at 12:32
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    Try replacing texttttttttttttttttttttttttttt with some real words that have spaces between them: you will find that LaTeX will keep everything within the space for that column in that case. If you need to tell LaTeX exactly where to break the line, then you can use \newline.
    – rbrignall
    Feb 5, 2020 at 12:34
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    Off-topic but still relevant: A longtable environment should never, ever be encased in a center environment.
    – Mico
    Feb 5, 2020 at 12:35
  • @mico: why not? If this is an important piece of information to help this user, perhaps explain why, or give a link to an explanation. This user came here for help.
    – rbrignall
    Feb 5, 2020 at 12:37
  • 2
    @rbrignall because longtable does the centering of its contents itself and center gives inconsistent spacing above and below the longtable.
    – Skillmon
    Feb 5, 2020 at 12:44

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  • Syntax of \multirow{4}{*} textttttttttttttttttttttttt is wrong. Missing are curly braces around textttttttttttttttttttttttt: \multirow{4}{*}{textttttttttttttttttttttttt}
  • If you like to have multirow cel has the same width as prescribed for columns where it is, than you you can exploit new options of multirow caption: \multirow{4}{=}{textttttttttttttttttttttttt}
  • real word on place of textttttttttttttttttttttttt is not natural word, which is consider in hyphenation rules, than you can insert hyphenation point manually. For example: text\-ttttt\-tttt\-tttttt\-ttt\-ttttt
  • It is not clear why you use \multirow cell. Its contents is only move below and overwrite rows below it.

Off-topic:

  • use of the \thead command from makecell package can simplify to write column headers
  • for numbers in the last two columns seems to be the use of the S column type defined in siunitx package more appropriate than p type.

Considering above, the resulted table is:

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\documentclass{article}
%---------------- show page layout. don't use in a real document!
\usepackage{showframe}
\renewcommand\ShowFrameLinethickness{0.15pt}
\renewcommand*\ShowFrameColor{\color{red}}
%---------------------------------------------------------------%

\usepackage{longtable, makecell}
\renewcommand\theadfont{\small\bfseries}
\usepackage{siunitx}

\title{A longtable example}

\begin{document}
    \begin{longtable}{ *{2}{p{2.8cm}} 
                       *{2}{S[table-format=3.6]}}
\caption{A sample long table.} 
\label{tab:long} \\
    \hline 
\thead{First\\ column}
    & \thead{Second\\ column}
                        & {\thead{Third\\ column}}
                                    & {\thead{Forth\\ column}}  \\
    \hline
\endfirsthead
\caption[]{A sample long table -- continued from previous page} \\ 
    \hline
\thead{First\\ column}
    & \thead{Second\\ column}
                        & {\thead{Third\\ column}}
                                    & {\thead{Forth\\ column}}  \\
    \hline
\endhead
    \hline 
    \multicolumn{4}{r}{\footnotesize\textit{Continued on next page}} \\ 
\endfoot
    \hline \hline
\endlastfoot

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    \end{longtable}
\end{document}
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