I always forget how to do this. If you have the same problem, here is a quick post for your bookmarks… Basic commands Using * as width in the multirow command, the text argument’s natural width is used (multirow package documentation). Multiple columns Multiple rows Multiple rows and columns The examples … [Read more…]
Besides various online services and scripts, there are several LaTeX packages that generate tables directly from CSV (comma separated value) files. The advantage is everything is in the tex-file in one place and one doesn’t have to switch back and forth between website/script and LaTeX when changes are made. The drawback clearly is their limited … [Read more…]
Have you ever tried to add a footnote to a table inside the tabular environment? Even though the index is printed, the search for the actual footnote will be in vain. One way to overcome this issue is by using longtable. The package handles footnotes really well. But it may be an overkill if your … [Read more…]
In one of my previous posts I describe how to color or shade every other row in a LaTeX table. However, there is a much nicer, cleaner and simpler way to color every odd/even row, making tables much more readable. First load the xcolor package in the preamble: and define any color you like, e.g. … [Read more…]
I recently edited a table with data. One column contained a text description which was rather long. So I wondered if there is a way to reduce the font size of the whole column rather than for each cell individually. And this is what I figured out: Using the column type b{width} it is further … [Read more…]