Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Left Aligning Text in Longtable

[parkerokabe]

Hi! It took me hours how to figure out how to build this table and make it fit in my margins, but now my only issue is that I can't move the headers to the left. It's mostly just the second heading that has a big gap between "Particle" and "Size". I cut out some of the numbers to make it shorter. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

\documentclass[review]{elsarticle}

\usepackage{lineno,hyperref,upgreek,graphicx,chemformula,subfig,longtable,multirow}
\modulolinenumbers[5]
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{%
letterpaper, % a4paper
left= 2.54 cm,
right= 2.54 cm,
top= 2.54 cm,
bottom= 2.54 cm,
}

\journal{Journal of Nuclear Materials}

\begin{center}
\begin{longtable}[c]{ p{1cm} p{2.5cm} p{1.5cm} p{1.5cm} p{2cm} p{2cm}}
\caption{Summary of Chlorination Test Results.}\\

& & & & \multicolumn{2}{l}{Conversion (\%)}\\\cline{5-6}
Time (min) & Particle Size Range ($\upmu$m) & Set Point Temp (K) & vol\%Cl\textsubscript{2} & Mass-Based & CIE-Based\\
\hline\hline
\endfirsthead

\hline
& & & & \multicolumn{2}{l}{Conversion (\%)}\\\cline{5-6}
Time (min) & Particle Size Range (~$\upmu$m) & Set Point Temp (K) & vol\%Cl\textsubscript{2} & Mass-Based & CIE-Based\\
\hline\hline
\endhead

\hline
\endfoot

\hline
\endlastfoot

10 & \textless4,000 & 573 & 100 & 62.4 & 58.4\\
20 & \textless4,000 & 573 & 100 & 46.8 & 68.8\\
26 & \textless4,000 & 573 & 100 & 59.6 & 69.0\\
33 & \textless4,000 & 573 & 100 & 72.9 & 66.7\\
10 & Microns-4,000 & 523 & 100 & 66.3 & 85.0\\
30 & Microns-4,000 & 523 & 100 & 66.8 & 78.1\\
60 & Microns-4,000 & 523 & 100 & 65.9 & 85.1\\
90 & Microns-4,000 & 523 & 100 & 71.3 & 84.4\\
60 & 1,000-2,000 & 523 & 100 & 15.2 & 17.1\\
60 & 355-425 & 523 & 100 & 86.3 & 89.2\\
60 & 250-355 & 523 & 100 & 92.6 & 93.1\\
60 & 150-250 & 523 & 100 & 92.3 & 92.0\\
\end{longtable}
\end{center}

[user22741]

The `ragged2e` package has the great `\RaggedRight` macro for such cases:

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\documentclass[review]{elsarticle}
\usepackage{lineno,hyperref,upgreek,graphicx,chemformula,subfig,longtable,multirow}
\modulolinenumbers[5]
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{%
letterpaper, % a4paper
left= 2.54 cm,
right= 2.54 cm,
top= 2.54 cm,
bottom= 2.54 cm,
showframe
}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{array}
\newcolumntype{R}[1]{>{\RaggedRight}p{#1}}
\journal{Journal of Nuclear Materials}
\begin{document}
\begin{longtable}[c]{ R{1cm} R{2.5cm} R{1.5cm} R{1.5cm} R{2cm} R{2cm}}
\caption{Summary of Chlorination Test Results.}\\
& & & & \multicolumn{2}{l}{Conversion (\%)}\\\cline{5-6}
Time (min) & Particle Size Range ($\upmu$m) & Set Point Temp~(K) & vol\%Cl\textsubscript{2} & Mass-Based & CIE-Based\\
\hline\hline
\endfirsthead
\hline
& & & & \multicolumn{2}{l}{Conversion (\%)}\\\cline{5-6}
Time (min) & Particle Size Range (~$\upmu$m) & Set Point Temp (K) & vol\%Cl\textsubscript{2} & Mass-Based & CIE-Based\\
\hline\hline
\endhead
\hline
\endfoot
 
 
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[parkerokabe]

The `ragged2e` package has the great `\RaggedRight` macro for such cases:

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Code, edit and compile here:

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\documentclass[review]{elsarticle}
\usepackage{lineno,hyperref,upgreek,graphicx,chemformula,subfig,longtable,multirow}
\modulolinenumbers[5]
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{%
letterpaper, % a4paper
left= 2.54 cm,
right= 2.54 cm,
top= 2.54 cm,
bottom= 2.54 cm,
showframe
}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{array}
\newcolumntype{R}[1]{>{\RaggedRight}p{#1}}
\journal{Journal of Nuclear Materials}
\begin{document}
\begin{longtable}[c]{ R{1cm} R{2.5cm} R{1.5cm} R{1.5cm} R{2cm} R{2cm}}
\caption{Summary of Chlorination Test Results.}\\
& & & & \multicolumn{2}{l}{Conversion (\%)}\\\cline{5-6}
Time (min) & Particle Size Range ($\upmu$m) & Set Point Temp~(K) & vol\%Cl\textsubscript{2} & Mass-Based & CIE-Based\\
\hline\hline
\endfirsthead
\hline
& & & & \multicolumn{2}{l}{Conversion (\%)}\\\cline{5-6}
Time (min) & Particle Size Range (~$\upmu$m) & Set Point Temp (K) & vol\%Cl\textsubscript{2} & Mass-Based & CIE-Based\\
\hline\hline
\endhead
\hline
\endfoot
 
 
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I added the lines
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{array}

\newcolumntype{R}[1]{>{\RaggedRight}p{#1}}
but nothing changed. Am I missing something?

[user22741]

The table has also to use the new column type.

[parkerokabe]

The table has also to use the new column type.

It worked! Thank you so much!