I have a 645-row table to be included in one article appendix. Such table has only two narrow columns where each row is composed of a Month-Year in the first cell and one date in the last cell of the row (e.g.: MMM-YY & YYYYyMMmDD\\). The table caption is "Schedule", the header is Month & Date\\, and for some 12 dates I would include a single common footnote observation note in the footer (something like, "Industrial action days.").
Rather than a longtable that would span across more than 20 portrait A4 pages with only two narrow columns lost in the middle of the page, I was wondering if there is a way of automatically putting the first (say 3 or 4 or 5) two-column pages side by side in one single "table" (or the first part of a longtable) until they fill the \textwidth of the first page before repeating the whole process over the next pages and finish accommodating all the 645 rows of table data. As a result, instead of more than 20 pages, such appendix table would have 4 to 6 pages, where the third column of each page follows from the first, the fourth from the second, and so on.
The solutions I have seen so far seem to encourage the use of the tabular environment but that entails manually splitting the tables (which I can do but I find this sub-optimal, first, because I have too many rows; second, if I change the table font size, or the margins, or the orientation of the page, I have to reorder everything manually again). If I had to do this manually, I would be able to fit 8 columns along the text width, each page would have 38 rows and the table header would be:
multicolumn{1}{c}{Month} &
multicolumn{1}{c}{Date} &
multicolumn{1}{c}{Month} &
multicolumn{1}{c}{Date} &
multicolumn{1}{c}{Month} &
multicolumn{1}{c}{Date} &
multicolumn{1}{c}{Month} &
multicolumn{1}{c}{Date}Would anyone know of a better way to handle such a table in a more automatic way?
By the way, I prefer to add footnotes manually in the footer of the (long) table. E.g., in a longtable environment, I would have a row that would say:
Mar-49 & 1949M03D20$^{\dagger}$ whereas in the footer, I would have something like:
\\[-2ex]
\midrule
\\[-2ex]
\multicolumn{8}{l}{\noindent\parbox{\textwidth}{\footnotesize{\textit{\textbf{Notes}}:
$\dagger$ Industrial action days.}}}\\
\multicolumn{8}{r}{\textit{Continued $\ldots$}}\\
\endfoot
If there is an automatic way to perform what I am willing to achieve, would you also happen to know how I could obtain the same kind of manual footnote as in above? The same question would apply to the header of such a longtable.
I would really appreciate any comments as I have been struggling with the formatting of this table for a while now. I am sorry if this question is an exact repeat. In case it is, could you please refer me to where the answer is? Thank you very much.
NB: Just to have an idea of the article page layout and the packages I am using, in the document preamble, as well as some sample data, I have the following:
\documentclass[a4paper,fleqn,openbib,11pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{appendix}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{dcolumn}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\setcounter{MaxMatrixCols}{10}
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.25}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.1cm}
\setlength{\headheight}{0cm}
\setlength{\headsep}{0cm}
\setlength{\topmargin}{0cm}
\setlength{\topskip}{0cm}
\setlength{\textwidth}{16cm}
\setlength{\textheight}{23.5cm}
\setlength{\parindent}{10 mm}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
\newtheorem{acknowledgement}[theorem]{Acknowledgement}
\newtheorem{algorithm}[theorem]{Algorithm}
\newtheorem{axiom}[theorem]{Axiom}
\newtheorem{case}[theorem]{Case}
\newtheorem{claim}[theorem]{Claim}
\newtheorem{conclusion}[theorem]{Conclusion}
\newtheorem{condition}[theorem]{Condition}
\newtheorem{conjecture}[theorem]{Conjecture}
\newtheorem{corollary}[theorem]{Corollary}
\newtheorem{criterion}[theorem]{Criterion}
\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}
\newtheorem{example}[theorem]{Example}
\newtheorem{exercise}[theorem]{Exercise}
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}
\newtheorem{notation}[theorem]{Notation}
\newtheorem{problem}[theorem]{Problem}
\newtheorem{proposition}[theorem]{Proposition}
\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}
\newtheorem{solution}[theorem]{Solution}
\newtheorem{summary}[theorem]{Summary}
\newenvironment{proof}[1][Proof]{\noindent\textbf{#1.} }{\ \rule{0.5em}{0.5em}}
\newcolumntype{d}{D{.}{.}{3.4}}
\makeatletter
\def\@biblabel#1{\hspace*{-\labelsep}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\section{Main Section}
This article includes an example of an appendix longtable with 645 rows of data in only two columns to be split into various two-column to fill one page and carry on filling over the next pages.
\bigskip
\appendix
\section{Appendix}
\begin{center}
\begin{small}
\begin{longtable}{ >{\centering\arraybackslash}p{.5\textwidth}
>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}m{.5\textwidth}}
Oct-53 & 1953M10D20$^{\dagger}$ \kill
\caption{Schedule}\\
\toprule[1pt]
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Month} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Date}\\[0.5ex]
\toprule
\endfirsthead
\caption[ ] {Schedule \textit{Continued $\ldots$}}\\
\toprule[1pt]
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Month} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Date}\\[0.5ex]
\toprule
\endhead
\\[-2ex]
\midrule
\\[-2ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\noindent\parbox{\textwidth}{\footnotesize{\textit{\textbf{Notes}}:
$\dagger$ Industrial action days.}}}\\
\multicolumn{2}{r}{\textit{Continued $\ldots$}}\\
\endfoot
\\[-2ex]
\bottomrule[1pt]
\\[-2ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\noindent\parbox{\textwidth}{\footnotesize{\textit{\textbf{Notes}}:
$\dagger$ Industrial action days.}}}\\
\multicolumn{2}{r}{\textit{The End}}\\
\endlastfoot
Jan-49 & 1949M01D20 \\
Feb-49 & 1949M02D20 \\
Mar-49 & 1949M03D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Apr-49 & 1949M04D20 \\
May-49 & 1949M05D20 \\
Jun-49 & 1949M06D20 \\
Jul-49 & 1949M07D20 \\
Aug-49 & 1949M08D20 \\
Sep-49 & 1949M09D20 \\
Oct-49 & 1949M10D20 \\
Nov-49 & 1949M11D20 \\
Dec-49 & 1949M12D20 \\
Jan-50 & 1950M01D20 \\
Feb-50 & 1950M02D20 \\
Mar-50 & 1950M03D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Apr-50 & 1950M04D20 \\
May-50 & 1950M05D20 \\
Jun-50 & 1950M06D20 \\
Jul-50 & 1950M07D20 \\
Aug-50 & 1950M08D20 \\
Sep-50 & 1950M09D20 \\
Oct-50 & 1950M10D20 \\
Nov-50 & 1950M11D20 \\
Dec-50 & 1950M12D20 \\
Jan-51 & 1951M01D20 \\
Feb-51 & 1951M02D20 \\
Mar-51 & 1951M03D20 \\
Apr-51 & 1951M04D20 \\
May-51 & 1951M05D20 \\
Jun-51 & 1951M06D20 \\
Jul-51 & 1951M07D20 \\
Aug-51 & 1951M08D20 \\
Sep-51 & 1951M09D20 \\
Oct-51 & 1951M10D20 \\
Nov-51 & 1951M11D20 \\
Dec-51 & 1951M12D20 \\
Jan-52 & 1952M01D20 \\
Feb-52 & 1952M02D20 \\
Mar-52 & 1952M03D20 \\
Apr-52 & 1952M04D20 \\
May-52 & 1952M05D20 \\
Jun-52 & 1952M06D20 \\
Jul-52 & 1952M07D20 \\
Aug-52 & 1952M08D20 \\
Sep-52 & 1952M09D20 \\
Oct-52 & 1952M10D20 \\
Nov-52 & 1952M11D20 \\
Dec-52 & 1952M12D20 \\
Jan-53 & 1953M01D20 \\
Feb-53 & 1953M02D20 \\
Mar-53 & 1953M03D20 \\
Apr-53 & 1953M04D20 \\
May-53 & 1953M05D20 \\
Jun-53 & 1953M06D20 \\
Jul-53 & 1953M07D20 \\
Aug-53 & 1953M08D20 \\
Sep-53 & 1953M09D20 \\
Oct-53 & 1953M10D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Nov-53 & 1953M11D20 \\
Dec-53 & 1953M12D20 \\
Jan-54 & 1954M01D20 \\
Feb-54 & 1954M02D20 \\
Mar-54 & 1954M03D20 \\
Apr-54 & 1954M04D20 \\
May-54 & 1954M05D20 \\
Jun-54 & 1954M06D20 \\
Jul-54 & 1954M07D20 \\
Aug-54 & 1954M08D20 \\
Sep-54 & 1954M09D20 \\
Oct-54 & 1954M10D20 \\
Nov-54 & 1954M11D20 \\
Dec-54 & 1954M12D20 \\
Jan-55 & 1955M01D20 \\
Feb-55 & 1955M02D20 \\
Mar-55 & 1955M03D20 \\
Apr-55 & 1955M04D20 \\
May-55 & 1955M05D20 \\
Jun-55 & 1955M06D20 \\
Jul-55 & 1955M07D20 \\
Aug-55 & 1955M08D20 \\
Sep-55 & 1955M09D20 \\
Oct-55 & 1955M10D20 \\
Nov-55 & 1955M11D20 \\
Dec-55 & 1955M12D20 \\
Jan-56 & 1956M01D20 \\
Feb-56 & 1956M02D20 \\
Mar-56 & 1956M03D20 \\
Apr-56 & 1956M04D20 \\
May-56 & 1956M05D20 \\
Jun-56 & 1956M06D20 \\
Jul-56 & 1956M07D20 \\
Aug-56 & 1956M08D20 \\
Sep-56 & 1956M09D20 \\
Oct-56 & 1956M10D20 \\
Nov-56 & 1956M11D20 \\
Dec-56 & 1956M12D20 \\
Jan-57 & 1957M01D20 \\
Feb-57 & 1957M02D20 \\
Mar-57 & 1957M03D20 \\
Apr-57 & 1957M04D20 \\
May-57 & 1957M05D20 \\
Jun-57 & 1957M06D20 \\
Jul-57 & 1957M07D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Aug-57 & 1957M08D20 \\
Sep-57 & 1957M09D20 \\
Oct-57 & 1957M10D20 \\
Nov-57 & 1957M11D20 \\
Dec-57 & 1957M12D20 \\
Jan-58 & 1958M01D20 \\
Feb-58 & 1958M02D20 \\
Mar-58 & 1958M03D20 \\
Apr-58 & 1958M04D20 \\
May-58 & 1958M05D20 \\
Jun-58 & 1958M06D20 \\
Jul-58 & 1958M07D20 \\
Aug-58 & 1958M08D20 \\
Sep-58 & 1958M09D20 \\
Oct-58 & 1958M10D20 \\
Nov-58 & 1958M11D20 \\
Dec-58 & 1958M12D20 \\
Jan-59 & 1959M01D20 \\
Feb-59 & 1959M02D20 \\
Mar-59 & 1959M03D20 \\
Apr-59 & 1959M04D20 \\
May-59 & 1959M05D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Jun-59 & 1959M06D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Jul-59 & 1959M07D20 \\
Aug-59 & 1959M08D20 \\
Sep-59 & 1959M09D20 \\
Oct-59 & 1959M10D20 \\
Nov-59 & 1959M11D20 \\
Dec-59 & 1959M12D20 \\
Jan-60 & 1960M01D20 \\
Feb-60 & 1960M02D20 \\
Mar-60 & 1960M03D20 \\
Apr-60 & 1960M04D20 \\
May-60 & 1960M05D20 \\
Jun-60 & 1960M06D20 \\
Jul-60 & 1960M07D20 \\
Aug-60 & 1960M08D20 \\
Sep-60 & 1960M09D20 \\
Oct-60 & 1960M10D20 \\
Nov-60 & 1960M11D20 \\
Dec-60 & 1960M12D20 \\
Jan-61 & 1961M01D20 \\
Feb-61 & 1961M02D20 \\
Mar-61 & 1961M03D20 \\
Apr-61 & 1961M04D20 \\
May-61 & 1961M05D20 \\
Jun-61 & 1961M06D20 \\
Jul-61 & 1961M07D20 \\
Aug-61 & 1961M08D20 \\
Sep-61 & 1961M09D20 \\
Oct-61 & 1961M10D20 \\
Nov-61 & 1961M11D20 \\
Dec-61 & 1961M12D20 \\
Jan-62 & 1962M01D20 \\
Feb-62 & 1962M02D20 \\
Mar-62 & 1962M03D20 \\
Apr-62 & 1962M04D20 \\
May-62 & 1962M05D20 \\
Jun-62 & 1962M06D20 \\
Jul-62 & 1962M07D20 \\
Aug-62 & 1962M08D20 \\
Sep-62 & 1962M09D20 \\
Oct-62 & 1962M10D20 \\
Nov-62 & 1962M11D20 \\
Dec-62 & 1962M12D20 \\
Jan-63 & 1963M01D20 \\
Feb-63 & 1963M02D20 \\
Mar-63 & 1963M03D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Apr-63 & 1963M04D20 \\
May-63 & 1963M05D20 \\
Jun-63 & 1963M06D20 \\
Jul-63 & 1963M07D20 \\
Aug-63 & 1963M08D20 \\
Sep-63 & 1963M09D20 \\
Oct-63 & 1963M10D20 \\
Nov-63 & 1963M11D20 \\
Dec-63 & 1963M12D20 \\
Jan-64 & 1964M01D20 \\
Feb-64 & 1964M02D20 \\
Mar-64 & 1964M03D20 \\
Apr-64 & 1964M04D20 \\
May-64 & 1964M05D20 \\
Jun-64 & 1964M06D20 \\
Jul-64 & 1964M07D20 \\
Aug-64 & 1964M08D20 \\
Sep-64 & 1964M09D20 \\
Oct-64 & 1964M10D20 \\
Nov-64 & 1964M11D20 \\
Dec-64 & 1964M12D20 \\
Jan-65 & 1965M01D20$^{\dagger}$ \\
Feb-65 & 1965M02D20 \\
Mar-65 & 1965M03D20 \\
Apr-65 & 1965M04D20 \\
May-65 & 1965M05D20 \\
Jun-65 & 1965M06D20 \\
Jul-65 & 1965M07D20 \\
Aug-65 & 1965M08D20 \\
Sep-65 & 1965M09D20 \\
Oct-65 & 1965M10D20 \\
Nov-65 & 1965M11D20 \\
Dec-65 & 1965M12D20 \\
Jan-66 & 1966M01D20 \\
Feb-66 & 1966M02D20 \\
Mar-66 & 1966M03D20 \\
Apr-66 & 1966M04D20 \\
May-66 & 1966M05D20 \\
Jun-66 & 1966M06D20 \\
Jul-66 & 1966M07D20 \\
Aug-66 & 1966M08D20 \\
Sep-66 & 1966M09D20 \\
Oct-66 & 1966M10D20 \\
Nov-66 & 1966M11D20 \\
Dec-66 & 1966M12D20 \\
Jan-67 & 1967M01D20 \\
Feb-67 & 1967M02D20 \\
Mar-67 & 1967M03D20 \\
Apr-67 & 1967M04D20 \\
May-67 & 1967M05D20 \\
Jun-67 & 1967M06D20 \\
Jul-67 & 1967M07D20 \\
Aug-67 & 1967M08D20 \\
Sep-67 & 1967M09D20 \\
Oct-67 & 1967M10D20 \\
Nov-67 & 1967M11D20 \\
Dec-67 & 1967M12D20 \\
Jan-68 & 1968M01D20 \\
Feb-68 & 1968M02D20 \\
Mar-68 & 1968M03D20 \\
Apr-68 & 1968M04D20 \\
May-68 & 1968M05D20 \\
Jun-68 & 1968M06D20 \\
Jul-68 & 1968M07D20 \\
Aug-68 & 1968M08D20 \\
Sep-68 & 1968M09D20 \\
Oct-68 & 1968M10D20 \\
Nov-68 & 1968M11D20 \\
Dec-68 & 1968M12D20 \\
Jan-69 & 1969M01D20 \\
Feb-69 & 1969M02D20 \\
Mar-69 & 1969M03D20 \\
Apr-69 & 1969M04D20 \\
May-69 & 1969M05D20 \\
Jun-69 & 1969M06D20 \\
Jul-69 & 1969M07D20 \\
Aug-69 & 1969M08D20 \\
Sep-69 & 1969M09D20 \\
Oct-69 & 1969M10D20 \\
Nov-69 & 1969M11D20 \\
Dec-69 & 1969M12D20 \\
Jan-70 & 1970M01D20 \\
\end{longtable}
\end{small}
\end{center}
\label{tab:DeepHistory_GDP}%
\bigskip
\clearpage
\begin{thebibliography}{99}
\bibitem{Smith and Jones 2008} Smith and Jones (2008). Real Policy. ECB WP100.
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}
twocloumnyou can usesupertabular. Or else, you have to do something withpgfplotstable.