Page Layout ⇒ Problem with exact table placement

[dagna]

Hi!

In one chapter i have some tables. It looks like:

text1 blablqvlavlavlablablablabla

[table1]

text2 blablqvlavlavlablablablabla

[table2]

text3 blablqvlavlavlablablablabla

I need to have tables exactly in plase, where I put them. I tried to use /table[h], but not works. Is any method to forse latex to input table exactly where I want to?

Best regards!

[gmedina]

Hi,

there are at least two options to prevent your tables from floating.

1) Do not to use the table floating environment; in its stead, use minipages and the \captionof command from the caption package (if the tabular material requires caption). A little example:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption}

\begin{document}

text text text text

\noindent\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{cc}\hline
    column1 & column2 \\\hline
  \end{tabular}
  \captionof{table}{a non-floating table}
  \label{tab:test1}
\end{minipage}

text text text text

\noindent\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{cc}\hline
    column1 & column2 \\\hline
  \end{tabular}
  \captionof{table}{another non-floating table}
  \label{tab:test2}
\end{minipage}

text text text text
\end{document}

2) Use the H modifier from the float package:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{float}

\begin{document}

text text text text

\begin{table}[H]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{cc}\hline
    column1 & column2 \\\hline
  \end{tabular}
  \caption{a non-floating table}
  \label{tab:test1}
\end{table}

text text text text

\begin{table}[H]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{cc}\hline
    column1 & column2 \\\hline
  \end{tabular}
  \caption{another non-floating table}
  \label{tab:test2}
\end{table}

text text text text
\end{document}

[dagna]

2) Use the H modifier from the float package:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{float}

\begin{document}

text text text text

\begin{table}[H]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{cc}\hline
    column1 & column2 \\\hline
  \end{tabular}
  \caption{a non-floating table}
  \label{tab:test1}
\end{table}

text text text text

\begin{table}[H]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{cc}\hline
    column1 & column2 \\\hline
  \end{tabular}
  \caption{another non-floating table}
  \label{tab:test2}
\end{table}

text text text text
\end{document}

It's works! Thank you very much for help

[localghost]

I would have started with [!ht] as placement specifiers. The exclamation mark is often underestimated.


Best regards
Thorsten

[gmedina]

I would have started with [!ht] as placement specifiers...

Yes, you're right!