Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Table Formatting/Style Question

[jggalbra]

Hello,

I am trying to write my thesis and the format for tables requires the tables be listed in a list of tables, which I have. I am not sure however how to change the format of the tables.

The format required by the school is that the table number is on a different line than the caption and then the table. I have tried things like \newline in the caption which creates a break in the caption, and there is still the : in the table number.

I am afraid I dont know much about LaTeX, I am using a template. I dont know if there is a package that I can use that would change the table/tabular style or what. Any help would be appreciated.

[Frits]

Take a look at the caption package. I think you want to add the following to your preamble:

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\usepackage{caption}
\DeclareCaptionLabelSeparator*{newline}{\\}

Haven't tested it though.

[sommerfee]

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\usepackage[labelsep=newline,singlelinecheck=false]{caption}

should do the trick, but the result depends on the document class you use. Some are incompatible with the caption package, and some offer their own caption formatting stuff which should be used instead.

[jggalbra]

Thank you. That was what I was looking for.

Is it possible to use two different caption styles in a document. My document type is a report. Tables are suppose to have centered captions which I figured out how to do, but Figures are suppose to have justified captions and the style changes them both.

[sommerfee]

Is it possible to use two different caption styles in a document.

Yes, this is possible, one can specify options which take effect inside a specific floating environment only (for example "figure" or "table"), e.g.:

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\captionsetup[figure]{...}

Just take a closer look at the caption package documentation.