LaTeX/C3/Customizing-columns-in-a-Table/English
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.
| Visual Cue | Narration |
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Title Slide |
Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on Customizing columns in a Table. |
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Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn to,
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System Requirements |
To record this tutorial, I am using:
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Pre-requisites |
To follow this tutorial, learners should have basic knowledge of LaTeX. |
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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. | |
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\usepackage{array} |
This command imports the array package. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 Table 3 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 |
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Summary In this tutorial, we have learnt to:
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With this we come to the end of this tutorial.
Let us summarise. |
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Assignment Create a newcolumntype with a fixed width column of 4 cm Create a table using the newly created newcolumntype |
As an Assignment,
Create an X columntype with a fixed width column of 4 cm. Create a table using the newly created X columntype |
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Thank you |
Thank you for joining. |
