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In my document i am using a \linespread{1.5} for the whole document, but I would like to have a \linespread{1} for tables and long tables. How can I change it?

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  • put \renewcommand\linespread{1} before the table (You might want to look at the setspace package which takes care of some issues with line spacing. (Of course don't do this at all unless absolutely forced by submission rules, it hardly ever improves the look of the document) Jun 18, 2013 at 10:09
  • @DavidCarlisle Hey again. If I renew the commadn before the table ill need to renew it again after the table, right? As my table is pretty tight the huge line spacing makes it to look wrong. Thats why I want lesser linespacing there :D Jun 18, 2013 at 10:34
  • @DavidCarlisle I cant seem to use you tip even in a minimal example Jun 18, 2013 at 10:49
  • either reset afterwards or in a local group. I didn't mean single-spacing the table looks bad, I meant applying linespread to the rest of the document looks bad (but sometimes it is required) Jun 18, 2013 at 11:32
  • @DavidCarlisle With that line before the table (or before anything) nothing changes in my doc. Jun 18, 2013 at 12:52

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The following shows different values of \baselinestretch applying to text and longtables within the same page:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{longtable}

\def\a{One two three four five six. }
\def\b{\a\a\par Red green blue. \a\a\a\par Yellow black \a\a\a\a}

\begin{document}

111! \b

\renewcommand\baselinestretch{2.5}\selectfont

222! \b

\begin{longtable}{|l|c|r|}
\hline
aaa aa aa aaa a a a&1&bbbbbbbbbbbbbb\\
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&1&bbbb\\
aaaaaaaaaaa&1234567890&bbbbb b b b b bbbbbbbbbbb\\
\hline
\end{longtable}

\b

\renewcommand\baselinestretch{1}\selectfont

111!

\begin{longtable}{|l|c|r|}
\hline
aaa aa aa aaa a a a&1&bbbbbbbbbbbbbb\\
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&1&bbbb\\
aaaaaaaaaaa&1234567890&bbbbb b b b b bbbbbbbbbbb\\
\hline
\end{longtable}

\renewcommand\baselinestretch{2.5}\selectfont

222!

\b\b\b

\end{document}

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