I'm using the tabularx
and makecell
packages for the aesthetics of my tables. I used the X
column type for columns with long texts and \makecell{...}
for line-breaks into the cells. But when I try to use both together, the effect of the X
columns doesn't work.
In the MWE I'd like that the long text um the 3rd line of the 1st row and last column breaks automatically. Any help?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{makecell}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[h]
\footnotesize
\centering
\caption{Table's caption}%
\label{tab:Example}%
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{lcX}%
\toprule
\textbf{Head 1} & \textbf{Head 2} & \textbf{Head 3} \\
\midrule
Row 1 & 1 & \makecell[lt]{Line 1\\Line 2\\\blindtext} \\
Row 2 & 2 & \makecell[lt]{Line 1\\Line 2\\Line 3} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}
\end{document}
Best Answer
You could as well use
\makecell[Xt]{...}
(though, like @DavidCarlisle said, it doesn't really make sense):