LaTeX/wrapped.tex

% wrapped.tex - illustrating how to specify the size of the table % columns. % Andrew Roberts - September 2003 \documentclass[english]{article} %The Babel package adds multi-lingual support to Latex. In particular, %text that Latex automatically inserts, like dates, or section headings %must be configured to the native language of the document. The default %is American. %The reason for adding babel in this instance seems silly, considering %it is essentially the same language. However, it also dictates the %formatting of dates, which is different between us and the US. Adding %the optional argument 'english' in the documentclass command, as well %as invoking the babel package will recitfy the issue. \usepackage{babel} \usepackage{times} \begin{document} \title{Latex Tutorials 4 (Tables) Examples \\Taking control of your tables} \author{Andrew Roberts} \maketitle Without specifying width for last column: \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{ | l | l | l | l |} \hline Day & Min Temp & Max Temp & Summary \\ \hline Monday & 11C & 22C & A clear day with lots of sunshine. However, the strong breeze will bring down the temperatures. \\ \hline Tuesday & 9C & 19C & Cloudy with rain, across many northern regions. Clear spells across most of Scotland and Northern Ireland, but rain reaching the far northwest. \\ \hline Wednesday & 10C & 21C & Rain will still linger for the morning. Conditions will improve by early afternoon and continue throughout the evening. \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} With width specified: \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{ | l | l | l | p{5cm} |} \hline Day & Min Temp & Max Temp & Summary \\ \hline Monday & 11C & 22C & A clear day with lots of sunshine. However, the strong breeze will bring down the temperatures. \\ \hline Tuesday & 9C & 19C & Cloudy with rain, across many northern regions. Clear spells across most of Scotland and Northern Ireland, but rain reaching the far northwest. \\ \hline Wednesday & 10C & 21C & Rain will still linger for the morning. Conditions will improve by early afternoon and continue throughout the evening. \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \end{document}