Here is my code:
Volume of the hall V = 1500 $m^3$ \\
\noindent \begin{tabular}{| c | c | c |}
\hline
\textit{Surface} & \textit{Area ($m^2)$} & \textit{Coefficient of absorption}\\
\hline
ceiling & 140 & 0.8 \\
\hline
walls & 260 & 0.03 \\
\hline
floor & 140 & 0.06 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
This code results in a table that is very close to the text. I want to increase the space to at least 2cm. I tried adding a double line break too. It threw back some kind of hbox error. please help.
Best Answer
You can set vertical space with
\vspace{2cm}
. I personally think that the standard space provided is quite pleasing, your opinion might differ. I've updated your code snippet to a full example, also adding some things which I think are good practices (as suggested by @Yori in the comments).parskip
option, taking care of both indentation and skipping of paragraphs.siunitx
package helps with typesetting SI units (and aligning numbers in the table with theS
column specifier)booktabs
enhances the quality of the table presentation (read it's manual for some insight).blindtext
helps to fill the page andhyperref
makes for nice referencing.I'm fully aware that your opinion might differ, but I think the table/text combination look good like that. If you'd like to change it, you can comment line 1, uncomment lines 2--4 and play with the
\vspace{2cm}
option until you get a result that pleases your eyes.