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\documentclass{article}\usepackage{lipsum}% dummy text for sample document\begin{document}\twocolumn[\parbox{\textwidth}{\lipsum[1-2]}]\lipsum[3-5]\begin{table*}\centeringA very wide table\caption{Sample table}\end{table*}\lipsum[6-8]\end{document}
Nicola Talbot