Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Force line break in table cell

[masher]

Hi all

I have the following table (minimised) in my document:

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\begin{table}[htbp]
\begin{tabular}{ccccc}
 & Diamond size ($\mu$m) & Revolution speed (rpm) & Load (N) & Time (min)\tabularnewline
Grinding & 20 & 200 & 26 & 0.5\tabularnewline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

It appears in the document as:

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           Diamond size (µm)  Revolution speed (rpm)  Load (N)  Time (min)
Grinding          20                   200               26         0.5

which is too wide.

How can I force a line break in each of the top cells such that the table appears as:

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           Diamond size  Revolution speed  Load  Time 
               (µm)           (rpm)         (N)  (min)
Grinding        20             200          26    0.5

?

[localghost]

Just put the units in their own row and separate this head from the table body.

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\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[font=small,labelfont=bf,tableposition=top]{caption}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{mathcomp,textcomp}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}[!ht]
    \caption{Table caption}\label{tab:dummy}
    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{ccccc}\toprule
      & Diamond size & Revolution speed & Load & Time \\
      & (\textmu m) & (rpm) & (N) & (min) \\ \cmidrule{2-5}
      Grinding & 20 & 200 & 26 & 0.5 \\ \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}
  \end{table}
\end{document}

You can find more information to the used packages and their manuals on CTAN.

[masher]

ta muchly!

[NotDifficult]

Here is a real and easy solution to the question of how to force a line break IN a table cell (for those cases where just adding a new row is not an option):

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\usepackage{pbox}

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\begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline
	\pbox{20cm}{This is the first \\ cell} & second \\ \hline
	3rd & and the last cell \\ \hline
\end{tabular}

Note that the width supplied to \pbox is a maximum width. If the content is shorter the length of the longest line is taken.

[localghost]

Here is a real and easy solution to the question of how to force a line break IN a table cell (for those cases where just adding a new row is not an option): […] Note that the width supplied to \pbox is a maximum width. If the content is shorter the length of the longest line is taken.

A complete and instantly compilable example would have been nice. Nevertheless many thanks for bringing this package to our attention (though it is not really applicable in this case). Reminds me a little bit of the varwidth package. The only disavantage I see is that you have to force the line break manually if you don't want to exploit the full given width.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten