Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Shifting up a table (to fit it on a page)

[davidec]

I have a table which is slightly, but only slightly, longer than the page height. It is long enough to cover the page number at the bottom, but not long enough that I would see it sensible to break it over two pages and make it a "longtable".

Is there a way to shift it up by a couple of millimetres within that page in order to prevent it from covering the page number at the bottom? I tried a negative "vspace", but that one affects only the text around the table, not the table itself.

Here's an MWE of such a table (actually, this one covers the page number by quite a bit. In my case, it's much less).

Thanks in advance!

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\documentclass[letterpaper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\newcommand{\loremipsum}{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.}

\lipsum[1-4]

\begin{table}
\caption{Some lorem ipsum} 
\begin{tabular}{p{45mm}p{45mm}p{45mm}}
\hline
 1 & 2 & 3  \\ \hline\hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\lipsum[1-4]

\end{document}

[gmedina]

Hi,

the following code illustrates a possible solution. Enclose the table inside a minipage, use the \captionof command (provided by the caption package) and then move the minipage up as much as you require:

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\documentclass{letterpaper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{caption}

\begin{document}

\newcommand{\loremipsum}{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.}

\lipsum[1-4]

\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
\vskip-50pt
\captionof{table}{Some lorem ipsum} 
\begin{tabular}{p{45mm}p{45mm}p{45mm}}
\hline
1 & 2 & 3  \\ \hline\hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\loremipsum & \loremipsum & \loremipsum  \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{minipage}
\lipsum[1-4]

\end{document}

[davidec]

Excellent, thank you very much! That solves the issue.