Questions tagged [multicolumn]
{multicolumn} is for questions concerning the formatting of table cells that span several columns.
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Position of a headline in a multicolumn poster using flow/window/frame
An answer which is sufficient but not optimal has been found. Any improvements are welcome.
Requirements:
a landscape poster in A3 with four (possibly a different number later) columns,
the ...
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How do you / Can you suggest column breaks?
I know that you can suggest a pagebreak with \pagebreak[0..3], but is there an equivalent for suggesting a column break?
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Evenly Space longtable columns with multicolumn
I'm having a spacing issue in longtable, where the use of multicolumn elongates the last column. Example posted below.
The solution suggested to this question does not appear to work for me (\fill ...
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Longtable with multicolumn for 3 column data not working properly
I'm trying to create list of books with 3 columns and using new environment (I have to use environment here) to define my longtable. I want to get something like this :
But my code isn't working ...
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two columns with visible separating line
I tried for about 30 minutes, but could not find a solution that works for such a simple task. how do I do this?
I managed to somehow make two columns but the separating line ends right away, I need ...
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Can't create a table with fixed column width when using \multicolumn
I want to generate a table with fixed column width even though every line of it has \multicolumn.
I have seen this solution but it's not suitable for my needs since I need to be able to control each ...
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Multicolumn how to align the second column
So I have something like this using \multicolumn:
\begin{tabular}{lp{14cm}}
\\\multicolumn{2}{c}{}
\\ &\textbf{Left header 1} \hspace{40pt}\textsc{Right header 1}...
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Why extraspace in the last column?
I'm trying to make a simple table but a strange space appears in the last column and I don't know why.
I share the used code.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\begin{document}
\...
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Multiple multicolumns in tabular messes with text alignment of each other
I'm having an issue with multicolumns in a tabularx environment. When I have one multicolumn (in the first row) it is formatted correctly:
When I add a second row however, the format messes up:
A ...
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LaTeX Multicolumn and multirow table formatting
Dear guys on the internet!
i struggle to properly recreate a table from a word document in LaTeX. The following picture shows the goal i want to reach (Screenshot from word document):
I tried it ...
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prevent only one line going to the next column
I have two files
main.tex
\documentclass{scrbook}
\RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc}
\RequirePackage[ngerman]{babel}
\RequirePackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\RequirePackage{multicol}
\newcommand{\block}[1]{
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Offset in Double Column References Section
I am using following code to print double-column bibliography. However there is an offset as shown in the figure below. How can I fix the code such that the left column goes up and starts properly ...
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Cell text will not align with top using \multicolumn
I hope you guys can help me. I am trying to top align the cell text. But no matter what I do, the text will not align with the top.
See my code and the result below.
\begin{mytable}[label={tab:frame}...
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Table: Vertical and Horizontal Centering with linebreak in \multicolumn
I'm trying to typeset a table with a fixed width were the cells contents are centered both vertically and horizontally, even if one cell contains a forced line-break.
I've managed to get that done, ...
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Display equation 2-line equation in 3 columns
I want to write in Latex the following equation:
I tried to do this but it didn't quite work out
\begin{equation} \label{eq:atmlineStrength}
\begin{split}
S_i & = a_1\times10^{-7} \ p \ \theta^...
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Why `\multicolumn` and `\hdotsfor` do not work as expected?
I have the determinant
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$$
\begin{vmatrix}
a & b & \ldots & \ldots & \ldots & \ldots \\
a & b ...
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table-format=2.2 for 2 decimal place, what happened if have integer and % in data?
This is following up question Content is not center in tabl
I able to take into account using table-format=2.2 for data example 22.22.
What happened if I have an integer for example 10 and alsp ...
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Content does not centre in a table
This is a follow-up question from using multirow and multi column together
Basically, i want a table look professional and centre.
In Example 1 below: there is a word outside the table
using \begin{...
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Extending border in tabular environment
For the back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot below, how would you modify the code so that the highlighted bit comes through?
For some strange reason, this is missing when I compile latex.
Thanks
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vertical text problem in table
I'm making a planning for some report, and used the LaTeX table generator to change it from Excel to LaTeX. However, if I'm running the generated code, the vertical text gets split up, which I don't ...
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Multicolumn centering not working with use of paragraph column for wrapped text in tabularx
I am using a multicolumn at the end of my table to indicate what some of the abbreviations mean. I have enough of them that I need to wrap the text so I am using a paragraph column with centering ...
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Custom text anchor
TL;DR: How do I achieve what's in the picture in Latex?
I am working on a personal manuscript of scripture, where I am stripping Biblical text of all chapter/verse markings, punctuation, etc. and ...
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With multicolumn spacing are not equal
When using multicolumn the spacing between the columns are not the same. (Column 2 is closer to col 1 than to col 3.) How can I have them the same?
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Uneven multicolumn table not filling up entire width. Latex
I have a problem with a table in Latex, that i just cant get to work.
I found online that i can put a table into a multicolumn environment, to change from 4 columns to 3, and that seems to work well ...
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How to vertically centre a multicolumn inside a longtable environment?
I've got a merged column inside a table using multicolumn. I would like the text in this multicolumn to be centered vertically. This is the MWE:
\documentclass[14pt]{article}
\usepackage[left=2....
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Issue with alignment when using multi-column and @{\hskip}?
There is a slight offset of alignment of the right column header (which is a multicolumn entry) and the column to which it is supposed to be left-aligned below. If the @{\hspace{1em}} is removed from ...
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Wrong cell width in table while merging colums
I am trying to create a cell with merged columns but it is not producing cell with the correct width. When I use c or l or r as alignment parameters then it works perfectly if text in cell is of less ...
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Is csvsimple compatible with multicolumn in rows other than the header?
I want to shorten a tabular by making text in the first column consume more than one cell in the last (rather than first) rows of the tabular. I know csvsimple accepts macros however lines can't be ...
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xparse can't insert \multicolumn
When I try to insert a \multicolumn with a macro created using xparse's \NewDocumentCommand, I get a Misplaced \omit error. When I define the "same" command using \def, every thing works fine.
How ...
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How can I center table headers with multicolumns?
I'm trying to center all headers, including the one spanning accros multiple columns. I can't seem to find a solution. I'm also heaving problems with breaking the long headers three lines.
MWE:
\...
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Text overlapping between rows while using tabulary
I have a table, which is done using tabulary. The output are looking good, if there is no multi-row/column. But, the output is very bad, if it contains multi row. Can anyone help me out?.
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Use whole page width in twocolumn document [duplicate]
I am working with my document class set as [twocolumn]{article} and all is working well however I would like to know if it is possible to use the whole page witdth for text within the document.
I ...
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How to use \multirow and \multicolumn together?
I am having trouble to create a table using both
\multirow
\multicolumn
Both contents seemed to overlap together and look not nice.
My Full MWE:
\documentclass[12pt,oneside]{book}
\usepackage[...
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Align Table Entries
Maybe my question is trivial, but I appreciate if someone can help me align the columns of my table. The problem is that the entries are not aligned in nice columns. Here is a working example:
\...
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Removing column line separators from a poster
I want to prepare a 1 page poster involving columns using
\usepackage{multicol}
\begin{multicols}{3}
\columnbreak
\end{multicols}
But I do not want the column separator line. How can I remove the ...
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Adjust the width of a crossword puzzle
I have tried to adjust the size of the following crossword puzzle to the width of the column, but I have been lucky. Does anyone know how to do it?
\begin{minipage}{\columnwidth}
\begin{Puzzle}{16}{...
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Alignment of multi-column headers for pairs of columns
So I would like to produce a table, whereby the heading of each multicolumn represents a certain distance and the sub-columns some numerical measurements associated with it.
\begin{tabular}{cccc}
\...
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Working with long table in landscape orientation
Admitted I handle thing poorly when it comes to working with table.
In my report I reached a point that I want to insert table (landscape) that would span multiple pages. So I used \longtable.
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Various errors when adding new row or horizontal line to table [duplicate]
I'm trying to replicate the table from Annex A of the ISO/IEC 27001 standard:
Here is my MWE:
\usepackage{array,longtable}
\begin{longtable}{| l | >{\raggedright}p{0.2\textwidth} | >{\...
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Merging table without data using multicolumn
I have 2 tables that It should look similar even the second table has not as many data as the first table. I want my table look like this.
Here is my code
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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How to combine multirow and multicolumn in simplest example?
I am facing problem to combine multicolumn and multirow together in a table. Anyone help what should be the latex code for below table?
Update
I have tried some code,
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|cc|}
\...
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Problem with wrapping of text when using longtable, multicolumn and multirow
\begin{longtable}{p{0.5cm}p{4cm}p{2cm}|p{2cm}p{2cm}|p{2cm}|}
\cline{4-6}
& & & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{Percentages and averages} \\ \hline
\multicolumn{1}{|l|}{Nr.} & \multicolumn{1}{p{...
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simple table \multicolumn not in right size
\begin{table}[ht]
\begin{tabular}{*{32}{|c|}}
\hline
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{1}
\multicolumn{9}{|c|}{2}
\multicolumn{23}{|c|}{3}
\\
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How to spread columns evenly without fixing table width?
The answers on how to spread table columns evenly under a multicolumn seem to suggest that this is not possible, e.g. https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/60604/36836. It seems hard to believe that LaTeX ...
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Citation in two column document [closed]
I'm using the Springer template by \documentclass[twocolumn]{svjour3}. I'd like to use the citation by \cite{} with the column break. As can be seen in the figure below the citations are pushing the ...
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why my content is not centre of a table, I am using \multicolumn{5}{c}{\textbf{Bootstrap}}
How to make a word to be at the centre of the several rows?
In my work below, I want my word Bootstrap to be at the centre. It seemed like it was on the left hand side.
I used:
\multicolumn{5}{c}{\...
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Longtable in twocolumn mode issues - Springer template (svjour3)
I am using springer latex template for an article. Some issues I am facing is about creating a longtable (more than one page) in twocolumn mode.
In particular, since longtable does not work with ...
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Two columns, align text of the first column (using multicols package)
I'm writing a document and i want two column section to write a text. I use multicol package, but if the text of the first column is shorter than the second, the first text will align to the bottom ...
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Multicolumn Header aligned to left
I'm doing some experiments with LaTeX and would like to know how to align the title of a multicolumn to the left.
This is the markup:
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\begin{table}[ht]
\begin{...
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how to write a one-column abstract in a two-column document using 'svjour3' package of Springer Journal
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% This is a general template file for the LaTeX package SVJour3
% for Springer journals. Springer Heidelberg 2010/09/16
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