I want to draw a multi column table in LaTeX. Please help me.
Four row and three main column. 1st column single. 2nd and 3rd column have each four sub column.
[Tex/LaTex] Multi column table in LaTex
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx,multirow,array}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\begin{document}
\newcolumntype{C}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\newcolumntype{L}[1]{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\caption{Criteria used for selecting the time delay}
\label{MyTable}
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{|X|L{7cm}|L{5cm}|C{2cm}|} \hline
\multirow{3}{*}{Zone 1} & \multicolumn{3}{L{14cm}|}{This zone operates without ...} \\ \cline{2-4}
& \multicolumn{2}{L{12cm}|}{Medium Votage (MV) and High Voltage (HV)} & 20-30 ms \\ \cline{2-4}
& \multicolumn{2}{L{12cm}|}{Extra-High Voltage (EHV)} & 15-25 ms \\ \hline
\multirow{2}{*}{Zone 2} & \multicolumn{3}{L{14cm}|}{Must allow zone 1 of neighboring ... Must allow zone 1 of neighboring ... Must allow zone 1 of neighboring ...} \\ \cline{2-4}
& {Zone 1 operating time of protected line ... Zone 1 operating time of protected line ...} & \multicolumn{2}{L{7cm}|}{(Referred above) from 2 cycles ... (Referred above) from 2 cycles ...} \\ \hline
Zone 3 & \multicolumn{3}{L{14cm}|}{Same procedure as for Zone 2, wherein the operating time of Zone 1 of the protected line is replaced by ...} \\ \hline
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}
\end{document}
tabularx comes in handy for such big tables since it enables the table to occupy the total \linewidth. You will need the multirow package for these multi-line cells and the array package for defining new column types (C and L). The last three columns should be defined by specified width columns C or L because they interfere with each other. At least one column should be specified X to fill the remaining horizontal space.
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} is used to give the table some vertical extension for readability. Finally, you may consider using booktabs for more beauty.
I propose this solution. I loaded hhline for better intersecting double lines, and stackengine. The spacing required by multirow cells can be obtained with the cellspace package, which defines a minimal vertical padding for cells of columns with a qualifier prefixed by the letter S.
In case you really need line breaks in a \multirow the makecell package defines a\multirowcell command that allows for line breaks:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{cellspace}
\setlength\cellspacetoplimit{5pt}
\setlength\cellspacebottomlimit{5pt}
\usepackage{hhline}
\usepackage{stackengine}
\setstackEOL{\\}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{||Sc|c|c|c||}
\hhline{|t:====:t|}
A &
B & \multirow{2}{*} {\setstackgap{L}{2.05ex}\Centerstack{D\\E\\F}}
& G \\ %
\hhline{||-|~|~|-||}
H & C & & I \\
\hhline{|b:====:b|}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
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