Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ centeralising the content in table heading

[dmuthu_cse]

Hello all,

I am trying to center my table headings.. which is present in first row.

But, when i try to do this with

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\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline
Socket outlets& 6A & 16A \\ \hline
Bed rooms &	2-3 & 1 \\ \hline
Living rooms & 2-3 &	2 \\ \hline
Bath rooms & 1 & 1  \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

The total column gets centralised. In the above ex: I wanted to center "Socket outlets".. but
Bed rooms, Living rooms also gets centralised...

Any suggestions to solve. Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Muthu.

[josephwright]

\multicolumn is what you want:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{ l c c }
  \toprule
  \multicolumn{1}{c}{Socket outlets} & 6A & 16A \\ 
  \midrule
  Bed rooms &   2-3 & 1 \\ 
  Living rooms & 2-3 &   2 \\
  Bath rooms & 1 & 1  \\ 
  \bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

\multicolumn has independent alignment, so can be used to override the situation in a single cell. I've also used the booktabs package above, as printed tables should not normally look like grids.
--
Joseph Wright

[dmuthu_cse]

Dear Joseph,

Thanks.. It is working fine..

Regards,
Muthu