TestTableFormatting 2025-06-03 05:24:11 2026-09-06 03:27:41 Definition expanding % this is the default PhysicsLibrary preamble. as your knowledge % of TeX increases, you will probably want to edit this, but % it should be fine as is for beginners. % almost certainly you want these \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amsfonts} % used for TeXing text within eps files %\usepackage{psfrag} % need this for including graphics (\includegraphics) %\usepackage{graphicx} % for neatly defining theorems and propositions %\usepackage{amsthm} % making logically defined graphics %\usepackage{xypic} % there are many more packages, add them here as you need them % define commands here \section*{Examples of Tables with Data and Lines} \subsection*{Basic Table with Full Lines} This table uses vertical separators and horizontal rules. \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{ID} & \textbf{Name} & \textbf{Score} \\ \hline 1 & Alice & 85 \\ \hline 2 & Bob & 92 \\ \hline 3 & Carol & 78 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \vspace{0.5em} \textbf{Table.} Basic table with full grid lines. \end{center} \subsection*{Table with Partial Vertical Lines} This table uses a vertical divider only after the first column. \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{c|cc} \hline \textbf{Item} & \textbf{Price} & \textbf{Quantity} \\ \hline Apple & \$0.50 & 10 \\ Banana & \$0.30 & 15 \\ Orange & \$0.60 & 8 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \vspace{0.5em} \textbf{Table.} Table with a selective vertical divider. \end{center} \subsection*{Clean Table with Horizontal Rules} The original version used the \texttt{booktabs} package. This renderer-safe version uses ordinary horizontal rules instead. \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{lcr} \hline \textbf{City} & \textbf{Population} & \textbf{Area (km$^2$)} \\ \hline New York & 8,336,817 & 783.8 \\ Los Angeles & 3,979,576 & 1,302.2 \\ Chicago & 2,693,976 & 606.1 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \vspace{0.5em} \textbf{Table.} A clean table using standard LaTeX rules. \end{center} \subsection*{Table with a Merged Heading} The original version used the \texttt{multirow} package. To avoid an additional package dependency, this version retains only the standard \texttt{multicolumn} feature and repeats student names in the rows. \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|} \hline \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{\textbf{Student Grades}} \\ \hline \textbf{Student} & \textbf{Subject} & \textbf{Grade} \\ \hline David & Math & A \\ David & Science & B+ \\ \hline Emma & Math & B \\ Emma & Science & A- \\ \hline \end{tabular} \vspace{0.5em} \textbf{Table.} A merged heading using standard \texttt{multicolumn}. \end{center} \subsection*{Table with Repeated Horizontal Rules} The original version used \texttt{colortbl} for colored rows and colored rules. Colored table rules require extra package support, so this renderer-safe version uses ordinary rules. \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{c|c|c} \hline \textbf{Product} & \textbf{Cost} & \textbf{Stock} \\ \hline Laptop & \$999 & 50 \\ \hline Phone & \$699 & 100 \\ \hline Tablet & \$499 & 75 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \vspace{0.5em} \textbf{Table.} Table with standard horizontal rules. \end{center}