# table over two columns in twocolumn mode [duplicate]

Here's my code:

\documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{SelfArx}
\setlength{\columnsep}{0.55cm}
\setlength{\fboxrule}{0.75pt}
\definecolor{color1}{RGB}{0,0,90}
\definecolor{color2}{RGB}{0,20,20}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[h]
\caption*{Results}
\begin{tabular}{ p{5cm} p{3cm} p{2cm} p{3cm} }
\hline \\ [-0.3cm]
\textsc{Model} \\

parameters & Value $\pm$ $\theta$ &  p-values & range   \\ [0.5ex]
\hline
\textbf{A} \\
\hspace{1cm} x & -0.1 $\pm$ 0.216  & 0.0000 & (-1.000, -0.560)  \\
\hspace{1cm} y & -2.1 $\pm$ 0.279  & 0.0000 & (-2.600, -1.500) \\
\hspace{1cm} z ($s^{-1}$)  & \hspace{0.15cm}0.1 $\pm$ 0.200 & 0.0001 & (0.400, 1.200) \\
\hspace{1cm} t1  & 1002  \\
\hline
\textbf{B} \\
\textbf{para1} \\
\hspace{1cm} b1 &  0.229 $\pm$ 1.104 & 0.800 & (-2.300, 1.900)  \\
\hspace{1cm} b2 & -0.753 $\pm$ 1.850  & 0.777  & (-4.100, 2.900)  \\
\hspace{1cm} b3 & -0.876 $\pm$ 1.863  & 0.5999  & (-4.000, 3.100) \\
\hspace{1cm} b4   & -0.6324 $\pm$ 1.176 & 0.5227  & (-3.200, 1.300) \\
\hspace{1cm} b5   & -0.123 $\pm$ 1.516 & 0.7882 & (-3.200, 2.600) \\
\hspace{1cm} b6  & -5.500 $\pm$ 1.522 & 0.0029 & (-7.800, -1.900) \\
\hspace{1cm} b7   & -0.600$\pm$ 1.120 & 0.6198 & (-2.700, 1.600)  \\

\textbf{para2} \\
\hspace{1cm} $a1$  &   -1.00  $\pm$ 0.462 & 0.0356 &(-1.900, -0.100) \\
\hspace{1cm} a2   & -0.210 $\pm$ 0.092 & 0.0071 & (-0.400, -0.100) \\
\hspace{1cm} a3   &  \hspace{0.05cm} 1.10 $\pm$ 0.500 & 0.0099 & (0.600, 2.600) \\
\hspace{1cm}  a4    & -0.10 $\pm$ 0.059 & 0.0124 & (-0.200, -0.010) \\
\hspace{1cm} t2  &  20000      \\

\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Table 1 }
\label{tab_1}
\end{table}

\end{document}


Apologies for the rather lengthy code-it is needed to illustrate the current problem. The above code was taken from a latex template. My problem is that the table inserted on the second page is too large for the page. This is due to the fact that the page is divided into two columns. I was just wondering if there was a way for me to make the table extend across the two columns without overlapping with the text. I'm guessing this documentclass automatically divides pages into two because I cant find any code that's responsible for this in the above. I know I could use \begin{table}[p] to move the table into a separate page but ideally I would like the table to be within the document rather than beyond bibliography.

## marked as duplicate by Martin Schröder, Andrew Swann, Svend Tveskæg, Jesse, user13907 Jan 15 '15 at 12:42

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• Thanks for letting me know. I'll have a read and implement in future posts. – John_dydx Jan 15 '15 at 15:44

You can use

\begin{table*}
...
\end{table*}


to let a table span two columns.

And to be honest, not much of your code is "needed to illustrate the current problem". For example, it has nothing to do with the SelfArx class you're using (and I first had to look for), and most of the other code you posted.

Here's a much more minimal version of your code

\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}

\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{siunitx}

\title{Title}
\author{John Smith}

\begin{document}

\maketitle

\section{Section}
\lipsum[1-4]

\begin{table*}
\centering
\caption{Table caption}
\begin{tabular}{csss}
\toprule
\textsc{Model} \\
Parameters & Value $\pm$ $\theta$ &  p-values & range\\
\midrule
\textbf{A} \\
x & -0.1 $\pm$ 0.216  & 0.0000 & (-1.000, -0.560)  \\
...\\
\midrule
\textbf{B} \\
\textbf{para1} \\
b1 &  0.229 $\pm$ 1.104 & 0.800 & (-2.300, 1.900)  \\
\ldots\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table*}

\lipsum[5-9]

\end{document}

• thanks. How do I ensure the table stays within the document as opposed to at the end of the document? – John_dydx Jan 14 '15 at 12:38
• Write your text until it's done. Then fiddle with the table placement. Your tables are so-called floats, which are placed based on the contents of your document by LaTeX. See this question regarding float placement: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/8625/… – Habi Jan 14 '15 at 12:56