Longtable caption repeated in list of tables

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I have a longtable in my file that spans several pages. However \caption is appearing several times in my index. The table title also appears on all pages of the table. How can I fix it so that it appears only once?

How is it:

Short code:

{\tiny
\begin{longtable}{|L{2.4cm}|L{2.5cm}|L{3.2cm}|L{1.8cm}|L{1.8cm}|L{1.5cm}|L{2cm}|L{3.5cm}|}
\caption{Tabela de indicadores atualizada com os indicadores identificados}\\
\hline
\rowcolor[HTML]{44546A} 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Dimensão}} &  
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Macroindicador}} &
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Indicador}} &
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Unidade}} & \textbf{\textcolor{white}{Abrangência}} &  \textbf{\textcolor{white}{Fonte}} & \textbf{\textcolor{white}{Disponibilidade}} & \textbf{\textcolor{white}{Link}} \\ \hline
\endhead
%
%

\cellcolor[HTML]{3FD0FF}Agroclimatologia & Temperatura & Temperatura máxima na hora anterior & $^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$ & BRASIL & INMET & disponível (planilha) & {\color[HTML]{0000EE} \url{ https://portal.inmet.gov.br/dadoshistoricos}} \\ \hline
\cellcolor[HTML]{3FD0FF}Agroclimatologia & Temperatura & Temperatura mínima na hora anterior & $^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$ & BRASIL & INMET & disponível (planilha) & {\color[HTML]{0000EE} \url{ https://portal.inmet.gov.br/dadoshistoricos}} \\ \hline

\caption*{Fonte: Autor (2021).}
\end{longtable}
}

Best Answer

Currently, you have a single \endhead statement; therefore, the same information -- including the caption material -- gets placed on every page spanned by the longtable.

As a remedy, I suggest that you employ separate \endfirsthead and \endhead directives. For the \endhead part, don't use \caption{...} but, instead, something like

\multicolumn{8}{@{}l}{\tablename~\thetable, contínua}

Some sample code:

\documentclass{article} % or some other suitable document class
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=1.5cm]{geometry} % choose suitable page parameters
%% (the remainder of this preamble is mostly guesswork)
\usepackage[portuguese]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}

\usepackage{array}      % for \newcolumntype macro
\usepackage{ragged2e}   % for \RaggedRight macro
\newcolumntype{L}[1]{>{\RaggedRight\hspace{0pt}}p{#1}}

\usepackage{longtable}
\setlength{\LTcapwidth}{\textwidth}

\begin{document}

\listoftables

\clearpage
\addtocounter{table}{3} % just for this example

\begin{longtable}{|L{2.0cm}|L{2.5cm}|L{1.6cm}|L{1.8cm}| 
                   L{1.3cm}|L{1.5cm}|L{2.0cm}|L{1.5cm}|}

\caption{Indicadores atualizada com os indicadores identificados}\\
\hline
\rowcolor[HTML]{44546A} 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Dimensão}} &  
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Macroindicador}} &
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Indicador}} &
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Unidade}} & 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Abrangência}} &  
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Fonte}} & 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Disponibilidade}} & 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Link}} \\ 
\hline
\endfirsthead

\multicolumn{8}{@{}l}{\tablename~\thetable, contínua}\\[0.5ex]
\hline
\rowcolor[HTML]{44546A} 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Dimensão}} &  
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Macroindicador}} &
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Indicador}} &
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Unidade}} & 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Abrangência}} &  
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Fonte}} & 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Disponibilidade}} & 
\textbf{\textcolor{white}{Link}} \\ 
\hline
\endhead

\hline
\multicolumn{8}{r@{}}{\footnotesize(Continua na próxima página)}\\
\endfoot

\hline
\multicolumn{8}{c}{Fonte: Autor (2021).}
\endlastfoot

% body of 'longtable'

\end{longtable}

% remainder of paper

\end{document}

Related Solutions

[Tex/LaTex] Caption at foot of long tables (‘longtable’ package)

You can try the following example. That adds \endfirstfoot.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a6paper,showframe]{geometry}

\usepackage{longtable}
\makeatletter
\newbox\LT@firstfoot
\def\endfirstfoot{\LT@end@hd@ft\LT@firstfoot}
\newdimen\LT@footdiff
\def\LT@start{%
  \let\LT@start\endgraf
  \endgraf\penalty\z@
  \vskip\LTpre\endgraf
  \LT@footdiff-\ht\LT@foot
  \advance\LT@footdiff\ht\LT@firstfoot
  \dimen@\pagetotal
  \advance\dimen@ \ht\ifvoid\LT@firsthead\LT@head\else\LT@firsthead\fi
  \advance\dimen@ \dp\ifvoid\LT@firsthead\LT@head\else\LT@firsthead\fi
  \advance\dimen@ \ht\ifvoid\LT@firstfoot\LT@foot\else\LT@firstfoot\fi
  \dimen@ii\vfuzz
  \vfuzz\maxdimen
  \setbox\tw@\copy\z@
  \setbox\tw@\vsplit\tw@ to \ht\@arstrutbox
  \setbox\tw@\vbox{\unvbox\tw@}%
  \vfuzz\dimen@ii
  \advance\dimen@ \ht
      \ifdim\ht\@arstrutbox>\ht\tw@\@arstrutbox\else\tw@\fi
  \advance\dimen@\dp
      \ifdim\dp\@arstrutbox>\dp\tw@\@arstrutbox\else\tw@\fi
  \advance\dimen@ -\pagegoal
  \ifdim \dimen@>\z@\vfil\break\fi
  \global\@colroom\@colht
  \ifvoid\LT@firstfoot
    \ifvoid\LT@foot
    \else
      \advance\vsize-\ht\LT@foot
      \global\advance\@colroom-\ht\LT@foot
      \dimen@\pagegoal\advance\dimen@-\ht\LT@foot\pagegoal\dimen@
      \maxdepth\z@
    \fi
  \else
    \advance\vsize-\ht\LT@firstfoot
    \global\advance\@colroom-\ht\LT@firstfoot
    \dimen@\pagegoal\advance\dimen@-\ht\LT@firstfoot\pagegoal\dimen@
    \maxdepth\z@
  \fi
  \ifvoid\LT@firsthead\copy\LT@head\else\box\LT@firsthead\fi\nobreak
  \output{\LT@output}%
}
\def\LT@output{%
  \ifnum\outputpenalty <-\@Mi
    \ifnum\outputpenalty > -\LT@end@pen
      \LT@err{floats and marginpars not allowed in a longtable}\@ehc
    \else
      \setbox\z@\vbox{\unvbox\@cclv}%
      \ifdim \ht\LT@lastfoot>\ht\LT@foot
        \dimen@\pagegoal
        \advance\dimen@-\ht\LT@lastfoot
        \ifdim\dimen@<\ht\z@
          \setbox\@cclv\vbox{\unvbox\z@\copy\LT@foot\vss}%
          \@makecol
          \@outputpage
          \setbox\z@\vbox{\box\LT@head}%
        \fi
      \fi  
      \global\@colroom\@colht
      \global\vsize\@colht   
      \vbox
        {\unvbox\z@\box\ifvoid\LT@lastfoot\LT@foot\else\LT@lastfoot\fi}%
    \fi
  \else
    \ifvoid\LT@firstfoot
      \setbox\@cclv\vbox{\unvbox\@cclv\copy\LT@foot\vss}%
      \@makecol
      \@outputpage
      \global\vsize\@colroom
    \else
      \setbox\@cclv\vbox{\unvbox\@cclv\box\LT@firstfoot\vss}%
      \@makecol
      \@outputpage
      \global\advance\@colroom\LT@footdiff
      \global\vsize\@colroom
    \fi
    \copy\LT@head\nobreak
  \fi
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\begin{longtable}{l}
\hline first head\\\hline\endfirsthead
\hline head\\\hline\endhead
\hline first foot\\\hline\endfirstfoot
\hline (continued)\\foot\\\hline\endfoot
\hline last foot\\\hline\endlastfoot
A\\B\\C\\D\\E\\F\\G\\H\\I\\J\\K\\L\\M\\N\\O\\P\\Q\\R\\S\\T\\U\\V\\W\\X\\Y\\Z\\
a\\b\\c\\d\\e\\f\\g\\h\\i\\j\\k\\l\\m\\n\\o\\p\\q\\r\\s\\t\\u\\v\\w\\x\\y\\z\\
0\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\6\\7\\8\\9\\
\end{longtable}
\end{document}

Addendum by Skillmon:

The above approach will use the normal foot instead of the firstfoot if the longtable will only take a single page and lastfoot wasn't used. The following is almost identical to the above code, but it will use the firstfoot on a single page longtable.

The precedence for the footer on a single page longtable will be:

lastfoot, and if that's empty
firstfoot, and if that's empty
foot.

Code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a6paper,showframe]{geometry}

\usepackage{longtable}
\makeatletter
\newbox\LT@firstfoot
\def\endfirstfoot{\LT@end@hd@ft\LT@firstfoot}
\newdimen\LT@footdiff
\def\LT@start{%
  \let\LT@start\endgraf
  \endgraf\penalty\z@
  \vskip\LTpre\endgraf
  \LT@footdiff-\ht\LT@foot
  \advance\LT@footdiff\ht\LT@firstfoot
  \dimen@\pagetotal
  \advance\dimen@ \ht\ifvoid\LT@firsthead\LT@head\else\LT@firsthead\fi
  \advance\dimen@ \dp\ifvoid\LT@firsthead\LT@head\else\LT@firsthead\fi
  \advance\dimen@ \ht\ifvoid\LT@firstfoot\LT@foot\else\LT@firstfoot\fi
  \dimen@ii\vfuzz
  \vfuzz\maxdimen
  \setbox\tw@\copy\z@
  \setbox\tw@\vsplit\tw@ to \ht\@arstrutbox
  \setbox\tw@\vbox{\unvbox\tw@}%
  \vfuzz\dimen@ii
  \advance\dimen@ \ht
      \ifdim\ht\@arstrutbox>\ht\tw@\@arstrutbox\else\tw@\fi
  \advance\dimen@\dp
      \ifdim\dp\@arstrutbox>\dp\tw@\@arstrutbox\else\tw@\fi
  \advance\dimen@ -\pagegoal
  \ifdim \dimen@>\z@\vfil\break\fi
  \global\@colroom\@colht
  \ifvoid\LT@firstfoot
    \ifvoid\LT@foot
    \else
      \advance\vsize-\ht\LT@foot
      \global\advance\@colroom-\ht\LT@foot
      \dimen@\pagegoal\advance\dimen@-\ht\LT@foot\pagegoal\dimen@
      \maxdepth\z@
    \fi
  \else
    \advance\vsize-\ht\LT@firstfoot
    \global\advance\@colroom-\ht\LT@firstfoot
    \dimen@\pagegoal\advance\dimen@-\ht\LT@firstfoot\pagegoal\dimen@
    \maxdepth\z@
  \fi
  \ifvoid\LT@firsthead\copy\LT@head\else\box\LT@firsthead\fi\nobreak
  \output{\LT@output}%
}
\def\LT@output{%
  \ifnum\outputpenalty <-\@Mi
    \ifnum\outputpenalty > -\LT@end@pen
      \LT@err{floats and marginpars not allowed in a longtable}\@ehc
    \else
      \setbox\z@\vbox{\unvbox\@cclv}%
      \ifdim \ht\LT@lastfoot>\ht\LT@foot
        \dimen@\pagegoal
        \advance\dimen@-\ht\LT@lastfoot
        \ifdim\dimen@<\ht\z@
          \setbox\@cclv\vbox{\unvbox\z@\copy\LT@foot\vss}%
          \@makecol
          \@outputpage
          \setbox\z@\vbox{\box\LT@head}%
        \fi
      \fi  
      \global\@colroom\@colht
      \global\vsize\@colht   
      \vbox
        {%
          \unvbox\z@
          \box
            \ifvoid\LT@lastfoot
              \ifvoid\LT@firstfoot
                \LT@foot
              \else
                \LT@firstfoot
              \fi
            \else
              \LT@lastfoot
            \fi
        }%
    \fi
  \else
    \ifvoid\LT@firstfoot
      \setbox\@cclv\vbox{\unvbox\@cclv\copy\LT@foot\vss}%
      \@makecol
      \@outputpage
      \global\vsize\@colroom
    \else
      \setbox\@cclv\vbox{\unvbox\@cclv\box\LT@firstfoot\vss}%
      \@makecol
      \@outputpage
      \global\advance\@colroom\LT@footdiff
      \global\vsize\@colroom
    \fi
    \copy\LT@head\nobreak
  \fi
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\begin{longtable}{l}
\hline first head\\\hline\endfirsthead
\hline head\\\hline\endhead
\hline first foot\\\hline\endfirstfoot
\hline (continued)\\foot\\\hline\endfoot
\hline last foot\\\hline\endlastfoot
A\\B\\C\\D\\E\\F\\G\\H\\I\\J\\K\\L\\M\\N\\O\\P\\Q\\R\\S\\T\\U\\V\\W\\X\\Y\\Z\\
a\\b\\c\\d\\e\\f\\g\\h\\i\\j\\k\\l\\m\\n\\o\\p\\q\\r\\s\\t\\u\\v\\w\\x\\y\\z\\
0\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\6\\7\\8\\9\\
\end{longtable}
\end{document}

[Tex/LaTex] change caption in list of tables

The default \caption provides two arguments. The first is optional and defines what is set in the List of Tables, while the latter is mandatory and is used in the setting of the actual caption. If you don't supply the former, it's passed as equivalent to the latter. So

\caption[<LoT entry>]{<regular caption>}

Here's an example:

caption + LoT

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\listoftables
\begin{table}\caption{A table}\end{table}
\begin{table}\caption[Another table]{A table}\end{table}
\end{document}

The caption package adds the optional starred version \caption* which sets the caption without the title (Table ##).

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[Tex/LaTex] Caption at foot of long tables (‘longtable’ package)

Addendum by Skillmon:

[Tex/LaTex] change caption in list of tables

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