Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Extra space to the left of a tabular

[LavaTyper]

Greetings, how do I get rid of the extra space on the left of tabular so that it is aligned with the rest of the text?

Also, how do I format the second column to be a paragraph that automatically uses the remaining space in \textwidth (so that I don't have to keep making line breaks)?

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\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}

\parindent=0cm



% THE DOCUMENT
\begin{document}

\raggedright

\begin{center}{\LARGE TITLE}\\ \vspace{0.2em}
Subtitle \\
\end{center}

\begin{minipage}{0.45\textwidth}
\begin{flushleft}
\textbf{Left} \\
Some information goes here \\
to the left
\end{flushleft}
\end{minipage}
\hfill
\begin{minipage}{0.45\textwidth}
\begin{flushright}
\textbf{Right} \\
More information goes here \\
to the right
\end{flushright}
\end{minipage}

\vspace{\baselineskip}

\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{p{100pt} @{\hspace{\fill}} l}
SHOULD NOT & first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first first \\
HAVE INDENT & second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second \\
ON THE LEFT & these entries should wrap around into a paragraph instead \\
& of running off the page
\end{tabular*}



\end{document}

[LavaTyper]

Greetings again!
I have not yet received a response to my inquiry.

How do I make a table or tabular that uses the full textwidth?


SEE THE MWE in the PREVIOUS POST.

[Johannes_B]

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\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[showframe,margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcolumntype{P}{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X}
\parindent=0cm
\begin{document}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{
		@{}
		p{100pt}
P}
	SHOULD NOT & \blindtext first first first first first first first
	first first first first first first first first first first
	first first first first first first first first first first
	\\
	HAVE INDENT & second second second second second second second
	second second second second second second second second second
	second second second second \\
	ON THE LEFT & these entries should wrap around into a paragraph
	instead running off the page \\
\end{tabularx}
\end{document}

[LavaTyper]

That worked. But what if I want to define a multiple-character variable instead of "P", like, "MyRightColumn"?

[LavaTyper]

Also I have another question regarding your MWE:


What if I want the "X" column to be center aligned?

[Johannes_B]

Don't change the X-column. Change the P-column instead by replacing raggedright with centering.

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\newcolumntype{P}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}

You cannot use words as column names.

[cgnieder]

You cannot use words as column names.

One could use macros ...

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\documentclass{scrartcl}

\usepackage{array}
\newcolumntype{\foo}{>{foo}c}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{\foo\foo}
  a & b
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

But I don't think that this is to be encouraged...

Regards

[LavaTyper]

Alright but what if I want the table to also continue onto a second page?

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[showframe,margin=1in]{geometry}
%\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{tabularx}

\newcolumntype{P}{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X}

\parindent=0cm



\begin{document}




\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{@{} p{100pt} P}
SHOULD NOT & \blindtext \\
HAVE INDENT & second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second \\
ON THE LEFT & these entries should wrap around into a paragraph instead running off the page \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
\end{tabularx}





\end{document}

[Johannes_B]

You have to use ltxtable there.

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[showframe,margin=1in]{geometry}
%\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{ltxtable}

\newcolumntype{P}{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X}

\parindent=0cm
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname Table.tex}
\begin{longtable}{@{} p{100pt} P}
SHOULD NOT & \blindtext \\
HAVE INDENT & second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second second \\
ON THE LEFT & these entries should wrap around into a paragraph instead running off the page \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
Extra text & \blindtext \\
\end{longtable}
\end{filecontents}
\begin{document}

\LTXtable{\linewidth}{\jobname Table.tex}

\end{document}