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anthony_91
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Using a table to create 2 columns

Post by anthony_91 »

I'm thinking of using a table to create 2 columns like in the pdf below. I'm new to LaTeX, so I'm not exactly too sure how to create such a table where I'm able to insert bullet points
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nbarox
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Using a table to create 2 columns

Post by nbarox »

You can make it using this formula:

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\usepackage{array}

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.
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\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{m{2in}m{2in}}

\begin{itemize}
  \item 1
  \item 2
  \item 3
\end{itemize}

&

\begin{itemize}
  \item 1
  \item 2
  \item 3
\end{itemize}

\end{tabular}
anthony_91
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Re: Using a table to create 2 columns

Post by anthony_91 »

Thank you :D That helped me a lot. It was because I didn't put the \usepackage{array} that it wasn't working.
torbjorn t.
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Using a table to create 2 columns

Post by torbjorn t. »

You could also use the multicol-package, like so:

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{multicol}

\begin{document}
\begin{multicols}{2}
Text here:
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Text
    \item Text
    \item Text
  \end{itemize}
\columnbreak
Text here:
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Text
   \item Text
   \item Text
  \end{itemize}
\end{multicols}
\end{document}
Or two minipages, side by side:

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}

\begin{document}
\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
Text here:
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Text
    \item Text
    \item Text
  \end{itemize}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
Text here:
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Text
   \item Text
   \item Text
  \end{itemize}
\end{minipage}
\end{document}
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