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'''Title of the script:''' Customizing columns in a Table

'''Authors''': Ambika Vanchinathan

'''Keywords''': LaTeX, array, tabular, table formatting, fixed-width table, X-column type, bottom aligned, suffixing, video tutorial

{|border=1
|-
|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''
|-
|| '''Slide 1'''

'''Title Slide'''
|| Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on''' Customizing columns in a Table.'''
|-
|| '''Slide 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''

|| In this tutorial, we will learn to,
* Create and customize tables with fixed column width using array package
* Align text with text entries in a table
* Add a suffix and make a complete column text bold
|-
|| '''Slide 3'''

'''System Requirements'''
|| To record this tutorial, I am using:
* Ubuntu Linux OS version 22.04
* TeXworks version 0.6.6
|-
|| '''Slide 4'''

'''Pre-requisites'''
|| To follow this tutorial, learners should have basic knowledge of LaTeX
|-
|| '''Slide 5'''

'''Code files'''

The following code files are required to practice this tutorial:

1. array-eg.tex

These files are provided in the Code Files link of this tutorial page.
|| The following code file is required to practice this tutorial.

This file is provided in the Code Files link of this tutorial page.
|-
||
|| Let us get started.
|-
|| '''Highlight :'''

\usepackage{array}
|| This command imports the array package.
|-
|| '''Highlight :'''

lines 14 to 22
|| These lines create a simple table.
|-
|| Click the green Typeset button.
|| Click the green Typeset button to run the code.

Here is the output.
|-
|| uncomment line 5

'''Highlight 5:'''

\usepackage{array}

click the typeset button

Show the output
|| Let us uncomment line number 5.

Run the code to see the output.

Spacing between columns increases when an '''array '''package is used.

The vertical line '''|''' inserts more space due to array package.
|-
|| comment line 24

uncomment line 34

'''Highlight:'''

line 27 to 32

click the typeset button and show the output
|| Let us comment line 24 and

uncomment line 34.

Let us run the code

Observe the following matrix code:

Here''' l''', '''c''', and '''r''' align the content to the '''left, center''', and '''right '''respectively.
|-
|| Uncomment line 7, 28

comment line 27

'''Highlight7''': '''\newcolumntype{\X}{lcr}'''

Click the green Typeset button.

Show the output

'''highlight the code.'''
|| Let us uncomment line 7 and line 28.

Let us comment line 27.

This command defines a custom-column-type, '''X '''with '''lcr '''alignment.

Let us run the code.

Here, the output is the same as the previous one.

So, instead of '''lcr''' we can use '''X''' to simplify the code.

This is '''X '''column type
|-
|| comment line 34

uncomment line 54

'''Highlight:'''

line 42

Click the green Typeset button.

show the out put
|| Now let us comment line 34.

and uncomment line 54.

Lets run the code to see the output.

'''m{}''' ensures content is vertically centered

Each column width is defined inside the braces

Note the fixed width '''m{3cm}, m{2cm},''' and '''m{1cm}.'''

'''m''' comes from the '''array '''package for '''fixed width '''definitions.

This also means that every entry is '''centered'''.
|-
|| comment line 54

uncomment line 73

Click the green Typeset button.

show the output

'''Highlight: '''line 61
|| Let us comment line number 54 and

uncomment line number 73.

Run the code to see the output

'''b{}''' aligns the text to the bottom of the cell.

So we get '''bottom-aligned''' content using '''b{}''' in Table 2.
|-
|| Comment line 73

uncomment line 91

'''Highlight: '''line 80

Click the green Typeset button

show the output
|| Now comment line 73 and

uncomment line 91.

Run the code to see the output

'''Less than colon(<{:}) '''automatically appends colon(''':) '''to the end of each entry in the specified column.

Here first column entries are appended by a colon.

So, we get Table3 with '''Colon Suffix.'''
|-
|| comment line 91

Click the green Typeset button

show the output

'''Highlight: '''line 98

|| Now let us comment line 91.

Run the code to see the output.

Greater than'''>{\bfseries} '''command applies bold text to the entire second column.

So, we get Table 4 with '''Bold Text''' in Column 2
|-
|| '''Slide 6'''

'''Summary'''

In this tutorial, we have learnt to:
* Create and customize tables with fixed column width using array package
* Align text with text entries in table
* Add a suffix and make a complete column text bold

|| With this we come to the end of this tutorial.

Let us summarise.
|-
|| '''Slide 7'''

'''Assignment'''

Create a '''newcolumntype''' with a '''fixed width''' column of 4cm

Create a table using the newly created newcolumntype
|| As an '''Assignment'''

Create an X '''columntype''' with a '''fixed width''' column of 4cm

Create a table using the newly created X columntype
|-
|| '''Slide 8'''

'''Thank you'''
|| Thank you for joining
|-
|}

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 '''Authors''': Ambika Vanchinathan
-'''Keywords''': LaTeX, array, tabular, table formatting, fixed-width table, X-column type, bottom aligned, suffixing, video tutorial
+'''Keywords''': LaTeX, array, tabular, table formatting, fixed-width table, X-column type, bottom aligned, suffixing, video tutorial.
 {|border=1
@@ Line 13: / Line 14: @@
 '''Title Slide'''
-|| Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on''' Customizing columns in a Table.'''
+|| Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on '''Customizing columns in a Table'''.
 |-
 || '''Slide 2'''
@@ Line 34: / Line 35: @@
 '''Pre-requisites'''
-|| To follow this tutorial, learners should have basic knowledge of LaTeX
+|| To follow this tutorial, learners should have basic knowledge of LaTeX.
 |-
 || '''Slide 5'''
@@ Line 44: / Line 45: @@
 . array-eg.tex
-These files are provided in the Code Files link of this tutorial page.
+These files are provided in the '''Code Files''' link of this tutorial page.
 || The following code file is required to practice this tutorial.
-This file is provided in the Code Files link of this tutorial page.
+This file is provided in the '''Code Files''' link of this tutorial page.
 |-
 ||
@@ Line 63: / Line 65: @@
 |-
 || Click the green Typeset button.
-|| Click the green Typeset button to run the code.
+|| Click the green '''Typeset''' button to run the code.
 Here is the output.
@@ Line 80: / Line 82: @@
 Run the code to see the output.
-Spacing between columns increases when an '''array '''package is used.
+Spacing between columns increases when an '''array ''' package is used.
 The vertical line '''|''' inserts more space due to array package.
@@ Line 101: / Line 103: @@
 Observe the following matrix code:
-Here''' l''', '''c''', and '''r''' align the content to the '''left, center''', and '''right '''respectively.
+Here ''' l''', '''c''', and '''r''' align the content to the left, center, and right respectively.
 |-
 || Uncomment line 7, 28
@@ Line 118: / Line 120: @@
 Let us comment line 27.
-This command defines a custom-column-type, '''X '''with '''lcr '''alignment.
+This command defines a custom-column-type, '''X '''with '''lcr ''' alignment.
 Let us run the code.
@@ Line 136: / Line 138: @@
 line 42
-Click the green Typeset button.
+Click the green '''Typeset''' button.
 show the out put
@@ Line 147: / Line 149: @@
 '''m{}''' ensures content is vertically centered
-Each column width is defined inside the braces
+Each column width is defined inside the braces.
-Note the fixed width '''m{3cm}, m{2cm},''' and '''m{1cm}.'''
+Note the fixed width '''m{3cm}''', '''m{2cm}''',and '''m{1cm}'''.
-'''m''' comes from the '''array '''package for '''fixed width '''definitions.
+'''m''' comes from the '''array ''' package for  fixed width  definitions.
-This also means that every entry is '''centered'''.
+This also means that every entry is  centered.
 |-
 || comment line 54
@@ Line 163: / Line 165: @@
 show the output
-'''Highlight: '''line 61
+'''Highlight: line 61'''
 || Let us comment line number 54 and
@@ Line 172: / Line 174: @@
 '''b{}''' aligns the text to the bottom of the cell.
-So we get '''bottom-aligned''' content using '''b{}''' in Table 2.
+So we get  bottom-aligned content using '''b{}''' in Table 2.
 |-
 || Comment line 73
@@ Line 178: / Line 180: @@
 uncomment line 91
-'''Highlight: '''line 80
+'''Highlight: line 80'''
-Click the green Typeset button
+Click the green '''Typeset''' button.
 show the output
-|| Now comment line 73 and
+|| Now comment line 73 and uncomment line 91.
-uncomment line 91.
+Run the code to see the output.
-−
 Run the code to see the output
-'''Less than colon(<{:}) '''automatically appends colon(''':) '''to the end of each entry in the specified column.
+Less than colon'''(<{:}) ''' automatically appends colon(:) to the end of each entry in the specified column.
 Here first column entries are appended by a colon.
-So, we get Table3 with '''Colon Suffix.'''
+So, we get Table 3 with  Colon Suffix.
 |-
 || comment line 91
-Click the green Typeset button
+Click the green '''Typeset''' button.
 show the output
@@ Line 207: / Line 207: @@
 Run the code to see the output.
-Greater than'''>{\bfseries} '''command applies bold text to the entire second column.
+Greater than '''>{\bfseries} ''' command applies bold text to the entire second column.
 So, we get Table 4 with '''Bold Text''' in Column 2
@@ Line 228: / Line 228: @@
 '''Assignment'''
-Create a '''newcolumntype''' with a '''fixed width''' column of 4cm
+Create a '''newcolumntype''' with a '''fixed width''' column of 4 cm
 Create a table using the newly created newcolumntype
-|| As an '''Assignment'''
+|| As an '''Assignment''',
-Create an X '''columntype''' with a '''fixed width''' column of 4cm
+Create an X '''columntype''' with a '''fixed width''' column of 4 cm.
 Create a table using the newly created X columntype
@@ Line 240: / Line 240: @@
 '''Thank you'''
-|| Thank you for joining
+|| Thank you for joining.
 |-
 |}