Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Tricky table formatting

[Daqpan]

Hi there

I have a table as follows:

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\begin{center}
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{ | p{2cm} | p{2cm} | p{2cm} | p{3.0cm} | p{3.6cm} |}
\hline
Beam \newline(pi mm rad) & $K$ & $\delta K$ & With Correlations \newline ($10^{5}$ Muons) & Without Correlations \newline ($10^{6}$ Muons)
\\
\hline
0.2 & 0.32324 & 11111 & 1.1 & 0\\\hline
1.5 & 0.40207 & 22222 & 1.7 & 0\\\hline
2.5 & 0.358213 & 33333 & 1.3 & 0\\\hline
3.0 & 0.356524 & 0.0444 & 1.3 & 0\\\hline
4.0 & 0.28058 & 0.5555 & 0.8 & 0\\\hline
6.0 & 0.19506 & 0.6666 & 3.8 & 0\\\hline
8.0 & 0.32752 & 0.7777 & 1.1 & 0\\\hline
10.0 & 0.31260 & 0.8888 & 1.0 & 0\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Estimated number of muons required with and without correlations for a range of beam conditions. Correlations in our measured sample of muons have the effect of reducing the total number of muons required by an order of magnitude.}
\label{nummuonstable}
\end{table}
\end{center}

I've used the p format specification so that I can be sure that the table headings wrap to two lines when necessary.
I would also like to use c. I haven't found a way to use both p and c , can anyone help?

[localghost]

[…] I've used the p format specification so that I can be sure that the table headings wrap to two lines when necessary.
I would also like to use c. I haven't found a way to use both p and c , can anyone help?

Please always provide a minimal example that is compilable as provided. Most of your problems can be solved with some minor tweaks to your table structure. The amazing siunitx package provides the alignment of the digits and formatting of numbers.

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\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[includeheadfoot,margin=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[%
  font=small,
  labelfont=bf,
  tableposition=top
]{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs,multirow}
\usepackage[%
  exponent-product=\cdot,
  load-configurations=abbreviations,
  output-decimal-marker={.}
]{siunitx}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}[!ht]
    \centering
%    \small    % decrease font size if necessary
    \caption{Estimated number of muons required with and without correlations for a range of beam conditions. Correlations in our measured sample of muons have the effect of reducing the total number of muons required by an order of magnitude.}\label{tab:nummuons}
    \begin{tabular}{*5{S}} \toprule
      {Beam} & {\multirow{2}{*}{$K$}} & {\multirow{2}{*}{$\delta K$}} & {With Correlations} & {Without Correlations} \\
      {(pi mm rad)} & & & {(\num{e5} Muons)} & {(\num{e6} Muons)} \\ \midrule
      0.2 & 0.32324 & 11111 & 1.1 & 0 \\
      1.5 & 0.40207 & 22222 & 1.7 & 0 \\
      2.5 & 0.358213 & 33333 & 1.3 & 0 \\
      3.0 & 0.356524 & 0.0444 & 1.3 & 0 \\
      4.0 & 0.28058 & 0.5555 & 0.8 & 0 \\
      6.0 & 0.19506 & 0.6666 & 3.8 & 0 \\
      8.0 & 0.32752 & 0.7777 & 1.1 & 0 \\
      10.0 & 0.31260 & 0.8888 & 1.0 & 0 \\\bottomrule
    \end{tabular}
  \end{table}
\end{document}

You should avoid vertical lines to improve the legibility of tables. For more information see the manuals of the involved packages.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten