Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ tabularx | Adjusted Column Width

[NinaKeul]

Hi all,

After my first steps in LaTeX, I am now trying to create a table. It will have 9 columns, where the first column needs to be more wide, since it contains text. whereas the other eight will contain just numbers an can be of equal width. However, I do not seem to be able to do that even after 1.5 hours of trying and searching this forum... laughing at myself...

Please find below a minimum working example of my table (I know \linewidth is fixed in this example, but that was the only way I could produce an example to post).

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}[!ht]
    \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{XXXXXXXXX}\toprule
      Treatments \\ \cmidrule(l){2-9} 
      & A1 & A2 & A3  & A4 & B1 & B2 & B3 & B4 \\ \midrule
      this is a longer text& 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\
      this is a longer text& 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\
      this is a longer text& 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\ \bottomrule
    \end{tabularx}
  \end{table}
\end{document}

I also have problems with orientation: The very first row should be centered ("treatments"), the first column should be left aligned and the other columns should be centered.

Thank you so much in advance,
Nina

[josephwright]

Is there a reason you are not using a standard tabular environment? That would seem to be a lot easier for the table you posted.

[NinaKeul]

Hi Joseph,

what exactly do you mean by a standard tabular environment?

Best,
Nina

[localghost]

[…] However, I do not seem to be able to do that even after 1.5 hours of trying and searching this forum. […]

That is very astonishing since this is discussed very often (not only here).

[…] what exactly do you mean by a standard tabular environment? […]

What Joseph means is the standard {tabular} (← Link!) environment which does not support the X column type.

From your descriptions I think that you rather want something like this.

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}[!ht]
    \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{X*{9}{c}}\toprule
      & \multicolumn{8}{c}{Treatments} \\ \cmidrule(lr){2-9}
      & A1 & A2 & A3  & A4 & B1 & B2 & B3 & B4 \\ \midrule
      The quick brown jumps over the lazy dog & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\ \addlinespace
      The quick brown jumps over the lazy dog & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\ \addlinespace
      The quick brown jumps over the lazy dog & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\ \bottomrule
    \end{tabularx}
  \end{table}
\end{document}

Thorsten

[NinaKeul]

Hi Thorsten,

thanks for the solution, it works just fine.

I had many similar solutions tried out but not exactly that combination.

Have a nice evening,
Nina

[KSD]

From your descriptions I think that you rather want something like this.

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}[!ht]
    \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{X*{9}{c}}\toprule
      & \multicolumn{8}{c}{Treatments} \\ \cmidrule(lr){2-9}
      & A1 & A2 & A3  & A4 & B1 & B2 & B3 & B4 \\ \midrule
      The quick brown jumps over the lazy dog & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\ \addlinespace
      The quick brown jumps over the lazy dog & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\ \addlinespace
      The quick brown jumps over the lazy dog & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 & 180 & 380 & 950 & 1400 \\ \bottomrule
    \end{tabularx}
  \end{table}
\end{document}

Thorsten

Great, Thorsten! Also worked for me.
Can you explain for a newbie how X*{9}{c} works? It seems that this made all the job. In the original code it was XXXXXXXXX