[Tex/LaTex] How to create a LaTeX table with merged cells in 2nd column or later

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I wish to generate a LaTeX table with merged cells in the 2nd column. Any examples I have seen so far have merged cells in the 1st column. The text also needs to wrap with in the cell.

(couldn't post pictures yet!)
Basically , I have 3 columns, 15 rows.

column 1 sample id, column 2 time, column 3 remarks

col1 rows 1-15 unmerged (normal)

col2 rows 1-7 unmerged (normal)

col3 rows 5-7 merged, wrapped text

col3 rows 8-12 merged wrapped text

col2 rows 8-13 merged, need to wrap text

etc.

The resulting implementation using excel2latex (booktabs, multirow packages) gives the following code:

\begin{table}

  \centering  

    \begin{tabular}{rrr}

    \addlinespace
    \toprule
    Sample ID & Time [s] & Remarks \\
    \midrule
    1     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{50} &  \\
    2     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{100} &  \\
    3     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{150} &  \\
    4     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{200} &  \\
    5     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{250} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\multirow{3}[0]{*}{Sampled from different area of the tank}} \\
    6     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{250} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\
    7     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{250} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\
    a     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\multirow{6}[0]{*}{No times recorded for this section but it is known that there is a constant time gap between samples}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\multirow{5}[0]{*}{No discernible difference samples a-e}} \\
    b     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\
    c     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\
    d     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\
    e     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\
    f     & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & viscous \\
    g     & Short time & odourless \\
    h     & Long time & strong acrid odour, high viscosity \\
    \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}%
\end{table}

Best Answer

Okay, following the request, I am reposting the answer. You need to understand that I spent some time answering this. The acceptance rate shown under each person is to show people whether it is likely that the questioner appropriately responds, and if it is too low, it means you ignore the answers, and people would not want to answer to that person any more.

Answer Below-----------------

Probably this is what you want. Adjust the parameters according to your choice:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multirow}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}
{|r|c|c|}
\hline
  \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{Sample ID}&
  \multicolumn{1}{|c}{Time [s]}&
  \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{Remarks}
  \\\hline\hline
1 &50 & \\\hline
2 &100 & \\\hline
3 &150 & \\\hline
4 &200 & \\\hline
5 &250 &
  \multirow{3}{*}{\parbox{2in}{Sampled from different area of the tank}}
  \\\cline{1-2}
6 &250 & \\\cline{1-2}
7 &250 & \\\hline
a &
  \multirow{6}{*}
  {\parbox{2in}{No times recorded for this section but it is known that there is a constant time gap between samples}}
 &
  \multirow{5}{*}{No discernible difference samples a-e} \\\cline{1-1}
b & & \\\cline{1-1}
c & & \\\cline{1-1}
d & & \\\cline{1-1}
e & & \\\cline{1-1}\cline{3-3}
f & & viscous \\\hline
g & Short time & odourless \\\hline
h & Long time & strong acrid odour, high viscosity \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
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