horizontal alignmentlyxtables
How do I decouple the paragraph alignment of rows within a column in LyX? I would like my top row to be aligned in the centre, and all subsequent (content) rows to be aligned left.
However, whenever I try to align any of them, the alignment for the entire column will change. Is there a workaround this?
You could use \parbox in the argument of \rhead. For example:
\rhead{\parbox{5cm}{row 1\\row 2\\row 3}}
If you would like to align the widest row to the right margin, you could use \settowidth together with a length macro and use it for the parbox width. Or have a look at the eqparbox package for auto-sizing parboxes in general.
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{array,ragged2e}
\newcolumntype{S}[1]{>{\Centering}m{#1}}
\begin{document}
\def\arraystretch{1.5}
\begin{tabular}{|*{7}{S{1.2cm}|}}\hline
\makebox(0,-10){\parbox{1.2cm}{\centering Green Die}}
& \multicolumn{6}{c|} {Red Die} \\\cline{2-7}
& 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6\\ \hline
1& 1+1=2&&&&&\\\hline
2&&&&&&\\\hline
3&&&&&&\\\hline
4&&&&&&\\\hline
5&&&&&&\\\hline
6&&&&&&\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
Best Answer
You have to active a "multi-column" mode for the entry. This is done by inserting your cursor in the cell you want to set in a different alignment and clicking on the "set multi-column" button in the tabular toolbar (second from the right):
You can then select any of the alignment options to update it for that specific cell. The eventual code will resemble:
The important thing to note in the code is the use of
\multicolumn{1}{<align>}{<stuff>}, which resets the alignment to<align>, based on your selection.You can also revert back to the LaTeX way of doing things. As such, use an ERT: