Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Centering a Table

[isharp2]

Hi,
This question probably has a really simple answer. i am wondering why centering a table seems to push it off to the right of the page... example:

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\begin{center}
  \begin{tabular*}{1.1\textwidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}} c | c | c | c }
      \hline
      INSTITUTION AND LOCATION       & DEGREE  &  MM/YY   &    FIELD OF STUDY    \\
      U of I  &   B.A.      &   05/07   &   \begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}} l} Biochemistry \end{tabular}      \\
      University of Illinois at Chicago      &   Ph.D.    &   08/11   &   Bioengineering    \\
      \hline
    \end{tabular*}
\end{center}

On a side note, I've noticed the same thing happens with figures as well.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi,

perhaps check if the table is too wide and doesn't fit to the page. This can help then: Centering wide tables or figures.

Stefan

[localghost]

It's no surprise here because you specify the with of the table as 1.1\textwidth. If you do so for your figures, you've got the culprit. If you want to keep that width, Stefan has given the solution.


Thorsten