LaTeX forum ⇒ Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Centering while text wrapping in table

[yotama9]

Hi guys.

Is there a way to wrap a text while centerting the whole column in a table?

Thanks.

Yotam

[gmedina]

Perhaps a more descriptive query would help us to provide effective help. Anyway, the array package offers some features that could help:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{lipsum}
 
\begin{document}
 
\begin{tabular}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{4cm}}
   \lipsum[1]
\end{tabular}
 
\end{document}

[yotama9]

gmedina, the solution you gave me worked perfectly.

The table was:

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\begin{table} %table pKa* calculation
     \begin{center}
	\begin{tabular}{|c|p{1.8cm}|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
	   \hline
	   molecule
	   &solution composition&$pK_a$
	   		&$\lambda^{acid}_g$	&$\lambda^{acid}_{ex}$	&$\lambda^{base}_g$	&$\lambda^{base}_{ex}$
	   			&$pK_a^*$	&$-\Delta pK_a ^*$
	   \\ \hline
	   \cellcolor[gray]{0.8}
	   &$X_{weight}^\ce{MeOH}$	&\cellcolor[gray]{0.8}	&\multicolumn{4}{c}{nm}	&\cellcolor[gray]{0.8}				&\cellcolor[gray]{0.8} \\ \hline
 
	   \multirow{6}{*}{APMS}
	   &0		&3.4
	   		&349				&378				&398				&476
	   			&16.3		&0\\ \cline{2-9}
...
\end{table}

and I fixed it to:

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\begin{table} %table pKa* calculation
     \begin{center}
	\begin{tabular}{|c|>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{1.8cm}|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
	   \hline
	   molecule
	   &solution composition&$pK_a$
	   		&$\lambda^{acid}_g$	&$\lambda^{acid}_{ex}$	&$\lambda^{base}_g$	&$\lambda^{base}_{ex}$
	   			&$pK_a^*$	&$-\Delta pK_a ^*$
	   \\ \hline
	   \cellcolor[gray]{0.8}
	   &$X_{weight}^\ce{MeOH}$	&\cellcolor[gray]{0.8}	&\multicolumn{4}{c}{nm}	&\cellcolor[gray]{0.8}				&\cellcolor[gray]{0.8} \\ \hline
 
	   \multirow{6}{*}{APMS}
	   &0		&3.4
	   		&349				&378				&398				&476
	   			&16.3		&0\\ \cline{2-9}
...
\end{table}

Can you please explain the syntax or point to someplace were there is an explanation?

[gmedina]

...Can you please explain the syntax or point to someplace were there is an explanation?

The first pages of the array package documentation contain an explanation.