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This appears to be a problem which a few people have had before, but since I've been unable to find a solution which works I thought I should ask again.

I have a LaTeX table of 5 columns width and about 100 rows depth, and I'd like to format whole rows in bold font as opposed to changing each individual cell entry to bold. I don't want every single row to be bold, only a certain selection.

I've tried this solution:

Make first row of table all bold

This doesn't throw up errors, but only changes the first entry of the row to bold font, rather than all the entries in the row. My code is below.

\begin{table}[htbp]
\caption{List of the gamma rays from TS1 and TS2 in the energy region from 140 keV to 655 keV}
\begin{adjustbox}{center}
\begin{tabular}{cccrcc}
\toprule
Energy & Energy & Origin & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Branching} & Av. peak  & Av. Peak \\

Measured & Measured & \&    & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Ratio } & count rate in & count rate \\
TS1   & TS2   & Process & \multicolumn{1}{c}{(emission} & TS1 [1/hr]  & TS2  \\
 (keV) & (keV) &       & \multicolumn{1}{c}{probability} & Beam on  & [1/hr]  \\
      &       &       & \multicolumn{1}{c}{per decay)} & (Beam off) &  \\
      \midrule
140.38 & 140.31 & 75m-Ge (IT) & 39\%  & 461 (0) & 17 \\
159.70 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 15.00\% & 411 (0) & -- \\
175.77 & --    & 70-Ge (n,G) & 25.00\% & 272 (0) & -- \\
186.39 & 186.59 & 235-U (A) & 57.20\% & 44 (56) & 43 \\
199.02 & 199.07 & 71-Ge (EC) & N/A   & 440 (0) & 38 \\
239.20 & 239.19 & 212-Pb (B-) & 43.30\% & 192 (197) & 186 \\
242.41 & 242.59 & 214-Pb (B-) & 7.43\% & 52 (57) & 79 \\
250.75 & --    & 39-Cl (B-) & 46.30\% & 177 (0) & -- \\
--    & 272.36 & 173-Lu (EC) & 21.20\% & --    & 48 \\
278.51 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 24.00\% & 296 (0) & -- \\
295.65 & 295.55 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 92 (133) & 134 \\
320.41 & --    & 51-Cr (EC) & 10.00\% & 16 (17) & -- \\
338.61 & 338.78 & 228-Ac (B-) & 11.27\% & 43 (41) & 50 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 56-Fe (n,G) & 9.50\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
440.09 & --    & 23-Mg (EC) & 8.20\% & 131 (0) & -- \\
463.21 & 463.31 & 228-Ac (B-) & 4.40\% & 25 (17) & 14 \\
472.27 & --    & 23-Na (n,G) & 90.39\% & 81 (0) & -- \\
477.77 & --    & 7-Be (EC) & 10.52\% & 1457 (1501) & -- \\
500.01 & --    & 70-Gen (n,G) & 24.10\% & 93 (0) & -- \\
510.99 & 511.02 & Ann.  & N/A   & 116190 (262) & 18607 \\
--    & 558.42 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 74.40\% & --    & 141 \\
583.45 & 583.31 & 208-Tl (B-) & 84.50\% & 82 (91) & 84 \\
595.96 & 596.31 & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 100.00\% & 272(0) & 15 \\
609.26 & --    & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 18.20\% & 275 (219) & -- \\
609.48 & 609.55 & 214-Bi (B-) & 46.10\% & 275 (219) & 287 \\
--    & 651.28 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 14.09\% & --    & 35 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}%
\end{adjustbox}
\label{tab:addlabel}%
\end{table}%

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Maybe this? I introduce a \setrow{...} macro invoked on the first element of a row, which applies to each cell of that row (and is then reset). It employs the >{} and <{} feature of tabularx.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcommand\setrow[1]{\gdef\rowmac{#1}#1\ignorespaces}
\newcommand\clearrow{\global\let\rowmac\relax}
\clearrow
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{>{\rowmac}c|>{\rowmac}c|>{\rowmac}c<{\clearrow}}
a & b & c\\
\setrow{\bfseries}d & e & f\\
e & f& g\\
h & i & j\\
\setrow{\itshape} k & l & m\\
n & o & p
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

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As applied to the OP's problem:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx,adjustbox,booktabs}
\newcommand\setrow[1]{\gdef\rowmac{#1}#1\ignorespaces}
\newcommand\clearrow{\global\let\rowmac\relax}
\clearrow
\begin{document}
\begin{adjustbox}{center}
\begin{tabular}{>{\rowmac}c>{\rowmac}c>{\rowmac}c>{\rowmac}r>{\rowmac}c>{\rowmac}%
  c<{\clearrow}}
\toprule
Energy & Energy & Origin & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Branching} & Av. peak  & Av. Peak \\

Measured & Measured & \&    & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Ratio } & count rate in & count rate \\
TS1   & TS2   & Process & \multicolumn{1}{c}{(emission} & TS1 [1/hr]  & TS2  \\
 (keV) & (keV) &       & \multicolumn{1}{c}{probability} & Beam on  & [1/hr]  \\
      &       &       & \multicolumn{1}{c}{per decay)} & (Beam off) &  \\
      \midrule
140.38 & 140.31 & 75m-Ge (IT) & 39\%  & 461 (0) & 17 \\
159.70 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 15.00\% & 411 (0) & -- \\
175.77 & --    & 70-Ge (n,G) & 25.00\% & 272 (0) & -- \\
\setrow{\bfseries}186.39 & 186.59 & 235-U (A) & 57.20\% & 44 (56) & 43 \\
199.02 & 199.07 & 71-Ge (EC) & N/A   & 440 (0) & 38 \\
239.20 & 239.19 & 212-Pb (B-) & 43.30\% & 192 (197) & 186 \\
242.41 & 242.59 & 214-Pb (B-) & 7.43\% & 52 (57) & 79 \\
250.75 & --    & 39-Cl (B-) & 46.30\% & 177 (0) & -- \\
--    & 272.36 & 173-Lu (EC) & 21.20\% & --    & 48 \\
\setrow{\bfseries}278.51 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 24.00\% & 296 (0) & -- \\
\setrow{\bfseries}295.65 & 295.55 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 92 (133) & 134 \\
320.41 & --    & 51-Cr (EC) & 10.00\% & 16 (17) & -- \\
338.61 & 338.78 & 228-Ac (B-) & 11.27\% & 43 (41) & 50 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 56-Fe (n,G) & 9.50\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
440.09 & --    & 23-Mg (EC) & 8.20\% & 131 (0) & -- \\
463.21 & 463.31 & 228-Ac (B-) & 4.40\% & 25 (17) & 14 \\
\setrow{\bfseries}472.27 & --    & 23-Na (n,G) & 90.39\% & 81 (0) & -- \\
477.77 & --    & 7-Be (EC) & 10.52\% & 1457 (1501) & -- \\
500.01 & --    & 70-Gen (n,G) & 24.10\% & 93 (0) & -- \\
510.99 & 511.02 & Ann.  & N/A   & 116190 (262) & 18607 \\
--    & 558.42 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 74.40\% & --    & 141 \\
\setrow{\bfseries}583.45 & 583.31 & 208-Tl (B-) & 84.50\% & 82 (91) & 84 \\
595.96 & 596.31 & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 100.00\% & 272(0) & 15 \\
\setrow{\bfseries}609.26 & --    & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 18.20\% & 275 (219) & -- \\
609.48 & 609.55 & 214-Bi (B-) & 46.10\% & 275 (219) & 287 \\
--    & 651.28 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 14.09\% & --    & 35 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}%
\end{adjustbox}
\end{document}

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  • Terrific. Question answered and problem solved.
    – Matt
    Commented May 16, 2016 at 11:28
  • @MattS I am adding \ignorespaces as part of the close of \setrow, to remove a spurious space.
    – Steven B. Segletes
    Commented May 16, 2016 at 11:29
  • 1
    What's the point of \clearrow
    – minseong
    Commented Mar 27, 2021 at 22:49
  • @theonlygusti It turns it off at the end of a row, to avoid affecting the next row.
    – Steven B. Segletes
    Commented Mar 28, 2021 at 12:04
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The first answer to the question you linked in your question (https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/4816/36296) seems to work just fine. If only the first entry was coloured, did you remember to adjust the alignment options to $c^c^c^r^c^c?

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{adjustbox}
\usepackage{booktabs}

\usepackage{array}
\newcolumntype{$}{>{\global\let\currentrowstyle\relax}}
\newcolumntype{^}{>{\currentrowstyle}}
\newcommand{\rowstyle}[1]{\gdef\currentrowstyle{#1}%
    #1\ignorespaces
}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[htbp]
    \caption{List of the gamma rays from TS1 and TS2 in the energy region from 140 keV to 655 keV}
    \begin{adjustbox}{center}
        \begin{tabular}{$c^c^c^r^c^c}
            \toprule
            \rowstyle{\bfseries}
            Energy & Energy & Origin & \multicolumn{1}{^c}{Branching} & Av. peak  & Av. Peak \\

            \rowstyle{\bfseries}Measured & Measured & \&    & \multicolumn{1}{^c}{Ratio } & count rate in & count rate \\
            \rowstyle{\bfseries}TS1   & TS2   & Process & \multicolumn{1}{^c}{(emission} & TS1 [1/hr]  & TS2  \\
            \rowstyle{\bfseries}(keV) & (keV) &       & \multicolumn{1}{^c}{probability} & Beam on  & [1/hr]  \\
            \rowstyle{\bfseries}&       &       & \multicolumn{1}{^c}{per decay)} & (Beam off) &  \\
            \midrule
            140.38 & 140.31 & 75m-Ge (IT) & 39\%  & 461 (0) & 17 \\
            159.70 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 15.00\% & 411 (0) & -- \\
            175.77 & --    & 70-Ge (n,G) & 25.00\% & 272 (0) & -- \\
            186.39 & 186.59 & 235-U (A) & 57.20\% & 44 (56) & 43 \\
            199.02 & 199.07 & 71-Ge (EC) & N/A   & 440 (0) & 38 \\
            239.20 & 239.19 & 212-Pb (B-) & 43.30\% & 192 (197) & 186 \\
            242.41 & 242.59 & 214-Pb (B-) & 7.43\% & 52 (57) & 79 \\
            \rowstyle{\bfseries}250.75 & --    & 39-Cl (B-) & 46.30\% & 177 (0) & -- \\
            --    & 272.36 & 173-Lu (EC) & 21.20\% & --    & 48 \\
            278.51 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 24.00\% & 296 (0) & -- \\
            295.65 & 295.55 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 92 (133) & 134 \\
            320.41 & --    & 51-Cr (EC) & 10.00\% & 16 (17) & -- \\
            338.61 & 338.78 & 228-Ac (B-) & 11.27\% & 43 (41) & 50 \\
            352.28 & 352.22 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
            352.28 & 352.22 & 56-Fe (n,G) & 9.50\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
            440.09 & --    & 23-Mg (EC) & 8.20\% & 131 (0) & -- \\
            463.21 & 463.31 & 228-Ac (B-) & 4.40\% & 25 (17) & 14 \\
            472.27 & --    & 23-Na (n,G) & 90.39\% & 81 (0) & -- \\
            477.77 & --    & 7-Be (EC) & 10.52\% & 1457 (1501) & -- \\
            500.01 & --    & 70-Gen (n,G) & 24.10\% & 93 (0) & -- \\
            510.99 & 511.02 & Ann.  & N/A   & 116190 (262) & 18607 \\
            --    & 558.42 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 74.40\% & --    & 141 \\
            583.45 & 583.31 & 208-Tl (B-) & 84.50\% & 82 (91) & 84 \\
            595.96 & 596.31 & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 100.00\% & 272(0) & 15 \\
            609.26 & --    & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 18.20\% & 275 (219) & -- \\
            609.48 & 609.55 & 214-Bi (B-) & 46.10\% & 275 (219) & 287 \\
            --    & 651.28 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 14.09\% & --    & 35 \\
            \bottomrule
        \end{tabular}%
    \end{adjustbox}
    \label{tab:addlabel}%
\end{table}%


\end{document}

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The environment {NiceTabular} of nicematrix has a built-in command \RowStyle to specify formatting instructions to the (end of the) current row.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{nicematrix}
\usepackage{adjustbox}

\begin{document}
\begin{adjustbox}{center}
\begin{NiceTabular}{cccrcc}
\toprule
Energy & Energy & Origin & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Branching} & Av. peak  & Av. Peak \\

Measured & Measured & \&    & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Ratio } & count rate in & count rate \\
TS1   & TS2   & Process & \multicolumn{1}{c}{(emission} & TS1 [1/hr]  & TS2  \\
 (keV) & (keV) &       & \multicolumn{1}{c}{probability} & Beam on  & [1/hr]  \\
      &       &       & \multicolumn{1}{c}{per decay)} & (Beam off) &  \\
      \midrule
140.38 & 140.31 & 75m-Ge (IT) & 39\%  & 461 (0) & 17 \\
159.70 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 15.00\% & 411 (0) & -- \\
175.77 & --    & 70-Ge (n,G) & 25.00\% & 272 (0) & -- \\
\RowStyle{\bfseries}186.39 & 186.59 & 235-U (A) & 57.20\% & 44 (56) & 43 \\
199.02 & 199.07 & 71-Ge (EC) & N/A   & 440 (0) & 38 \\
239.20 & 239.19 & 212-Pb (B-) & 43.30\% & 192 (197) & 186 \\
242.41 & 242.59 & 214-Pb (B-) & 7.43\% & 52 (57) & 79 \\
250.75 & --    & 39-Cl (B-) & 46.30\% & 177 (0) & -- \\
--    & 272.36 & 173-Lu (EC) & 21.20\% & --    & 48 \\
\RowStyle{\bfseries}278.51 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 24.00\% & 296 (0) & -- \\
\RowStyle{\bfseries}295.65 & 295.55 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 92 (133) & 134 \\
320.41 & --    & 51-Cr (EC) & 10.00\% & 16 (17) & -- \\
338.61 & 338.78 & 228-Ac (B-) & 11.27\% & 43 (41) & 50 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 56-Fe (n,G) & 9.50\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
440.09 & --    & 23-Mg (EC) & 8.20\% & 131 (0) & -- \\
463.21 & 463.31 & 228-Ac (B-) & 4.40\% & 25 (17) & 14 \\
\RowStyle{\bfseries}472.27 & --    & 23-Na (n,G) & 90.39\% & 81 (0) & -- \\
477.77 & --    & 7-Be (EC) & 10.52\% & 1457 (1501) & -- \\
500.01 & --    & 70-Gen (n,G) & 24.10\% & 93 (0) & -- \\
510.99 & 511.02 & Ann.  & N/A   & 116190 (262) & 18607 \\
--    & 558.42 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 74.40\% & --    & 141 \\
\RowStyle{\bfseries}583.45 & 583.31 & 208-Tl (B-) & 84.50\% & 82 (91) & 84 \\
595.96 & 596.31 & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 100.00\% & 272(0) & 15 \\
\RowStyle{\bfseries}609.26 & --    & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 18.20\% & 275 (219) & -- \\
609.48 & 609.55 & 214-Bi (B-) & 46.10\% & 275 (219) & 287 \\
--    & 651.28 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 14.09\% & --    & 35 \\
\bottomrule
\end{NiceTabular}%
\end{adjustbox}
\end{document}

Output of the above code

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It's very easy with tabularray.

You can use row{<row-numbers>}={font=\bfseries} in the environment parameter, where <row-numbers> could be a list of rows (for example 1, 3, 9,..., Z) or a range (for example, 12-15) or both.

You can also use \SetRow{font=\bfseries} at the beginning of the row you would like to set bold.

You can use row{odd} = {font=\bfseries} or row{even} = {font=\bfseries} if you need to set bold the odd or even lines (you can do it also for a range of rows, as in my MWE).

The only flaw is that tabularray slows down your compilation.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tabularray}
\UseTblrLibrary{booktabs}

\begin{document}
\begin{table}[htbp]\centering
\caption{List of the gamma rays from TS1 and TS2 in the energy region from 140 keV to 655 keV}\label{tab:addlabel}% label always near the caption
\begin{tblr}{
  colspec={cccrcc},
  row{1}={c},
  row{1, 3, 9, 12-15, Z}={font=\bfseries},
  row{even[20-25]}={font=\bfseries},
  }
\toprule
{Energy\\Measured\\TS1\\(keV)} & {Energy\\Measured\\TS2\\(keV)} & {Origin\\\& \\Process}& {Branching\\Ratio\\(emission\\ probability\\per decay)} & {Av. peak\\count rate in\\TS1 [1/hr]\\Beam on\\(Beam off)} & {Av. Peak \\count rate \\ TS2  \\{} [1/hr]} \\
      \midrule
140.38 & 140.31 & 75m-Ge (IT) & 39\%  & 461 (0) & 17 \\
159.70 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 15.00\% & 411 (0) & -- \\
175.77 & --    & 70-Ge (n,G) & 25.00\% & 272 (0) & -- \\
\SetRow{font=\bfseries} 186.39 & 186.59 & 235-U (A) & 57.20\% & 44 (56) & 43 \\
199.02 & 199.07 & 71-Ge (EC) & N/A   & 440 (0) & 38 \\
239.20 & 239.19 & 212-Pb (B-) & 43.30\% & 192 (197) & 186 \\
242.41 & 242.59 & 214-Pb (B-) & 7.43\% & 52 (57) & 79 \\
250.75 & --    & 39-Cl (B-) & 46.30\% & 177 (0) & -- \\
--    & 272.36 & 173-Lu (EC) & 21.20\% & --    & 48 \\
278.51 & --    & 63-Cu (n,G) & 24.00\% & 296 (0) & -- \\
295.65 & 295.55 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 92 (133) & 134 \\
320.41 & --    & 51-Cr (EC) & 10.00\% & 16 (17) & -- \\
338.61 & 338.78 & 228-Ac (B-) & 11.27\% & 43 (41) & 50 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 214-Pb (B-) & 19.30\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
352.28 & 352.22 & 56-Fe (n,G) & 9.50\% & 449 (232) & 307 \\
440.09 & --    & 23-Mg (EC) & 8.20\% & 131 (0) & -- \\
463.21 & 463.31 & 228-Ac (B-) & 4.40\% & 25 (17) & 14 \\
472.27 & --    & 23-Na (n,G) & 90.39\% & 81 (0) & -- \\
477.77 & --    & 7-Be (EC) & 10.52\% & 1457 (1501) & -- \\
500.01 & --    & 70-Gen (n,G) & 24.10\% & 93 (0) & -- \\
510.99 & 511.02 & Ann.  & N/A   & 116190 (262) & 18607 \\
--    & 558.42 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 74.40\% & --    & 141 \\
583.45 & 583.31 & 208-Tl (B-) & 84.50\% & 82 (91) & 84 \\
595.96 & 596.31 & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 100.00\% & 272(0) & 15 \\
609.26 & --    & 74-Ge (n,n' G) & 18.20\% & 275 (219) & -- \\
609.48 & 609.55 & 214-Bi (B-) & 46.10\% & 275 (219) & 287 \\
--    & 651.28 & 113-Cd (n,G) & 14.09\% & --    & 35 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tblr}%
\end{table}
\end{document}

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