Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Help in table formatting

[rajini]

Hello all,
i am new here.
Is there a way in latex to create a table...
for e.g., if you compile the following code

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\begin{table}[b!]
\caption{Numbering scheme.}\label{tab:sam}
\vspace{3mm}
\centering
\begin{tabular}[width=1\textwidth]{l|p{59mm}|p{65mm}}
\hline\hline
Sample & Compounds & Remarks \\
No.\ & &\\
\hline
1   & some thing  & solid/powder      \\
2   & sample~1    & prepared in open  \\
3   & sample~2    & prepared in frozen\\
\hline
7   & 1~min       &                   \\
8   & 5~min       &                   \\
9   & 30~min      &                   \\
\hline\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

you will get the a table...but for the no. 7, 8 and 9 i need only one column. I.e., after the command \hline (after 3), i need 3 columns. And 3 rows for the for 7, 8 and 9. But for 3rd column i need only one row. Which means i need to write some thing there which belong to 7, 8 and 9.
I hope some one can help..
thanks
Rajini

[php1ic]

I think the multirow command is what you are looking for

http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/ ... /multirow/

http://andrewjpage.com/index.php?/archi ... ables.html

[rajini]

Yes i already noticed it..
All deals with multirow, each row is same for all columns..
but my case is different..
or is it possible with latex??
if you know please help me..other wise just leave (i am here for free help)..may be some one will help
thanks..

[php1ic]

The row is not the same for all columns, there is only one row that expands over all of the columns.

I don't understand what you want could you make a basic example something like this

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------------------
|  A  |  B  |  C  |
------------------
|  1  |  2  |     |
-------------    
|  3  |  4  |  7  |
-------------     
|  5  |  6  |     |
------------------

[rajini]

Exactly that is what i need!
How can i do it???

thanks
PS: without horizontal dashes!

[php1ic]

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}

\usepackage{multirow}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
A&B&C\\
\hline
1&2&\multirow{3}{*}{7}\\
3&4&\\
5&6&\\
\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

[gmedina]

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}

\usepackage{multirow}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
A&B&C\\
\hline
1&2&\multirow{3}{*}{7}\\
3&4&\\
5&6&\\
\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

I just wanted to mention than the above layout doesn't require the multirow package:

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\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
  \hline
  A&B&C\\
  \hline
  1&2&\\
  3&4&7\\
  5&6&\\
  \hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

[php1ic]

Can't believe I missed that!

Sometimes you just can't see the wood for the trees

[rajini]

Hi both of you,
sorry i cannot succeed in making the table...!
I need similar like table shown by php1ic,..but that '7' in my case is a sentence..And i want that sentence to occupy and spread in that whole cell, which is allocated for '7'..But when i use your code..that sentence only belongs to the middle row!!!
thanks for your effort and help

[gmedina]

THen you could try something like the following:

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{multirow}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
  \hline
  A&B&C\\
  \hline
  1&2&\multirow{3}{*}{\parbox{6cm}{text text text text text text text text text text text 
    text text text text text text text text}}\\
  3&4&\\
  5&6&\\
\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}