LaTeX Long Table
Jan. 16, 2025
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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[x11names]{xcolor}
\pagecolor{AntiqueWhite1}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{forloop}
\begin{document}
\newcounter{x}
\begin{longtable}[c]{|c|c|c|}
\caption{Long table caption.\label{long}}\\
\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|c|}{Begin of Table}\\
\hline
No. & Something & something else\\
\hline
\endfirsthead
\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|c|}{Continuation of Table \ref{long}}\\
\hline
No. & Something & something else\\
\hline
\endhead
\hline
\endfoot
\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|c|}{End of Table}\\
\hline\hline
\endlastfoot
\forloop{x}{0}{\value{x} < 117}{
\arabic{x} & Lots of lines & like this\\
}
\arabic{x} & Lots of lines & like this\\
\end{longtable}
\end{document}
where1:
There are four longtable-specific elements:
-
\endfirstheadEverything above this command will appear at the beginning of the table, in the first page.
-
\endheadWhatever you put before this command and below
\endfirstheadwill be displayed at the top of the table in every page except the first one. -
\endfootSimilar to
\endhead, what you put after\endheadand before this command will appear at the bottom of the table in every page except the last one. -
\endlastfootSimilar to
\endfirsthead. The elements after\endfootand before this command will be displayed at the bottom of the table but only in the last page where the table appears.
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