Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Table Caption Position

[jeremy]

I would like to know if there is a way to position a table caption flush with the left edge of the table? This is for tables that are less than page width and are centered on the page. Thanks.

[gmedina]

Hi,

if you want to limit the caption width to the table width then the floatrow package could be useful. Take a look at the following simple example:

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\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{floatrow}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}
\begin{floatrow}
\ttabbox
  {\begin{tabular}{|ccc|}\hline
    column 1 & column2 & column3 \\\hline
   \end{tabular}}%
  {\caption{An example of a table whose caption width equals the width of the
   table}\label{tab:test}}
\end{floatrow}
\end{table}

\end{document}

Refer to the package documentation for further information.

[jeremy]

That is what I wanted. Thank you very much.