Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Table Border Formatting with Colour

[Neo63]

Hi I recently started learning LaTex. I'm making a data table and I'm having some trouble making the outer border 40% gray. I got most of the commands here off of the internet so I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing here.

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\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
\begin{tabular}{!{\color[gray]{.4}\vrule width 2pt}p{6mm}| p{18mm}| p{18mm}| p{18mm}!{\color[gray]{.4}\vrule width 2pt}}
    \noalign{\color[gray]{.4}\hrule height 2pt}
   	Index &Caliper Width ($w_{CB}$) ($\pm$.01 cm)&Caliper Height ($h_{CB}$) ($\pm$.01 cm)&Caliper Length ($l_{CB}$) ($\pm$.01 cm)\\
    \hline
    1     & 2.39  & 2.46  & 5.15 \\
\hline
    2     & 2.33  & 2.48  & 5.17 \\
\hline
    3     & 2.35  & 2.45  & 5.10 \\
\hline
    4     & 2.33  & 2.48  & 5.16 \\
\hline
    5     & 2.32  & 2.47  & 5.17 \\
\hline
    6     & 2.30  & 2.49  & 5.16 \\
\hline
    7     & 2.31  & 2.40  & 5.18 \\
\hline
    8     & 2.40  & 2.47  & 5.14 \\
\hline
    9     & 2.34  & 2.48  & 5.17 \\
\hline
    10    & 2.32  & 2.49  & 5.15 \\
\hline
    Avg   & 2.34 $\pm$.03 & 2.47 $\pm$.03 & 5.16 $\pm$.02 \\
    \noalign{\color[gray]{.4}\hrule height 2pt}

    \end{tabular}

The code works but the first two vertical lines extend beyond the table for some reason. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[localghost]

Please always provide a complete example that is compilable as is for everybody. Otherwise specific help becomes very difficult especially when a problem is more complicated.

The quite new tabu package makes typesetting of such tables much easier. And in general I would reorganize the table a little bit.

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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}      % Enable Cork Encoding (Type 1 EC fonts)
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}   % Input encoding for special characters (if needed, optional)
\usepackage{caption}          % Customize float captions
\usepackage{mathtools}        % Loads »amsmath«
\usepackage{%
  multirow,                   % Table entries over several rows
  tabu                        % Enhance typesetting of tables
}
\usepackage{xcolor}           % Enable colors
\usepackage{siunitx}          % Format numbers and typeset physical units

\captionsetup{%
  font=small,
  labelfont=bf,
  tableposition=top
}

\sisetup{%
  load-configurations=abbreviations,
  separate-uncertainty=true
}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}[!ht]
    \caption{Table with gray border}\label{tab:border}
    \centering
    \setlength{\extrarowsep}{2pt}
    \taburulecolor{gray}
    \begin{tabu}{|[2pt,gray] c|[black] S|[black] S|[black] S|[2pt,gray]}\tabucline[2pt]{-}
      {\multirow{2}{*}[2pt]{Index}} & {Caliper Width}  & {Caliper Height} & {Caliper Length} \\[-4pt]
      & {$w_\text{CB}$ ($\pm\SI{.01}{\cm}$)} & {$h_\text{CB}$ ($\pm\SI{.01}{\cm}$)} & {$l_\text{CB}$ ($\pm\SI{.01}{\cm}$)} \\ \taburulecolor{black} \hline
      1   & 2.39    & 2.46    & 5.15 \\ \hline
      2   & 2.33    & 2.48    & 5.17 \\ \hline
      3   & 2.35    & 2.45    & 5.1  \\ \hline
      4   & 2.33    & 2.48    & 5.16 \\ \hline
      5   & 2.32    & 2.47    & 5.17 \\ \hline
      6   & 2.3     & 2.49    & 5.16 \\ \hline
      7   & 2.31    & 2.4     & 5.18 \\ \hline
      8   & 2.40    & 2.47    & 5.14 \\ \hline
      9   & 2.34    & 2.48    & 5.17 \\ \hline
      10  & 2.32    & 2.49    & 5.15 \\ \hline
      Avg & 2.34(3) & 2.47(3) & 5.16(2) \\ \taburulecolor{gray} \tabucline[2pt]{-}
    \end{tabu}
  \end{table}
\end{document}

The typesetting of numbers in general and their alignment in tables is enhanced by the siunitx package. Have a look at the manuals of the involved packages to understand what they do (see comments in the code above).


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[Neo63]

I apologize, only after I submitted my topic did I read through the guidelines for posting. I will certainly take a look at these packages. Thanks.