Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Recreating a table in LaTeX from Word - need help!

[AaronM]

I am having huge dramas trying to recreate a table in LaTeX that was originally create in Word. I have attached my attempt at it but after spending the better part of 3 hours trying to figure it out, I'm almost convinced that Word is better for creating useful tables.

I have taken all my column measurements from the word document (landscape, a4paper). The measurements were as follows:

Margins: Top, Bottom = 1.5cm, Left&Right=1.3cm
Columns: 1.41cm, 6.52cm, 5.23cm,3.94cm,3.51cm

By my calculation the columns fit almost exactly between the margins. In Word, each cell had a left and right margin of 0.19cm and a paragraph spacing of 1 above and below. LaTeX doesn't wrap cells so I specified the width using p{1.41cm} for example, but this produces too much space and the far right hand side of the table does not fit within the margins and therefore the text doesn't wrap.

Can someone please enlighten me as to how I would reproduce my table using LaTeX? I am beginning to get really frustrated with LaTeX!! If it helps, I am using TeXShop on a Mac.

[gmedina]

...I'm almost convinced that Word is better for creating useful tables...

Please define "useful".

...and a paragraph spacing of 1 above and below...

Of 1 what? inches, milimeters?

[localghost]

It could be helpful to have the table at hand as done in Word. Extract it and attach it to your next post.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten¹

[AaronM]

By "useful" I meant I can easily set the width and the columns automatically adjust in width to fit between the width of the table.

The paragraph spacing was 1pt.

I have attached a pdf version of the table. I didn't think to export it to pdf in my hazy state at 2am in the morning!

Thank you for your help.