[Tex/LaTex] Overriding margins with longtables

marginstables

I am trying to create a large table, it is both wide and has a lot of rows. I've gotten long table to work and break it up, and I've managed to turn it landscape. However, due to the size of the whitespace on the bottom of the page in particular, the table is still too wide to fit the landscape pages. I want to override the normal margins drop in the table so that it takes up more of the page. I've tried using geometry but it doesn't seem to work with the longtable.

Is there a way that I can do this. There will likely be many tables like this in my thesis so I need a reasonably efficient solution.

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,oneside]{article}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{lipsum,pdflscape}
\usepackage{booktabs}



\begin{document}

\lipsum[1-4]



\newgeometry{ left=1cm,right=1cm,top=0.5cm, bottom=0.5cm}
\begin{landscape}
\thispagestyle{empty}

\tiny
\begin{table}
\caption{\lipsum[11]}
% Table generated by Excel2LaTeX from sheet 'without formulas'
\begin{longtable}{llllclcccc}
\toprule
           &   GenBank  &            &            &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

           &  accession &            &            &            &    Fluoro        &            & Allelic size  &            &            \\

     Locus &     number & Repeat motif & Primer sequence (5' - 3') &  Multiplex & label &        N$_{A}$ & range (bp) &    H$_{o}$/H$_{e}$ &          N \\
\midrule
 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (TG)2TTTG(TG)12TTTG & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &      6-FAM &          2 &    123-125 & 0.454/0.466 &        273 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\
           \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (AC)19AG(AC)3 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &      6-FAM &          3 &    267-270 & 0.491/0.458 &        271 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\
           \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (AC)6AA(AC)2(AAC)2AC(A)6 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        VIC &          5 &    273-298 & 0.612/0.598 &        273 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (GT)10 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &      6-FAM &          3 &    124-129 & 0.39/0.367 &        272 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (GT)12 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        PET &          3 &    271-276 & 0.655/0.642 &        264 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (TG)13(TATG)4 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        VIC &          2 &    364-368 & 0.155/0.143 &        252 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (TG)22 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &      6-FAM &          7 &    134-158 & 0.824/0.805 &        272 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (TC)5…(TC)2TT(TC)3…(TC)6AA(AC)12 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        PET &          2 &    285-287 & 0.500/0.496 &        266 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (AC)7ATACACAG(TC)5 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        VIC &          3 &    139-146 & 0.517/0.496 &        263 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (AC)15 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        VIC &          3 &    167-175 & 0.376/0.399 &        271 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (TG)13 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        NED &          3 &    194-198 & 0.631/0.618 &        255 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & GTTG(GTTT)2(GTT)12(T)2 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &      6-FAM &          4 &    186-198 & 0.663/0.633 &        273 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &      (GT)8 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &      6-FAM &          3 &    164-167 & 0.121/0.115 &        272 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &      (AG)7 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        NED &          2 &    175-177 & 0.213/0.231 &        267 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &    (GGGA)6 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        VIC &          5 &    152-176 & 0.781/0.758 &        270 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &    (GACA)5 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        PET &          2 &    124-132 & 0.261/0.227 &        268 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &    (AAAC)5 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &      6-FAM &          2 &    198-209 & 0.495/0.471 &        273 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &    (TTTA)5 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        PET &          2 &    175-178 & 0.576/0.500 &        269 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (CCT)5 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &        NED &          2 &    151-154 & 0.246/0.227 &        268 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (GAG)6 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &      6-FAM &          2 &    166-168 & 0.084/0.080 &        274 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (GT)8GA(GT)11AA(GT)5AT(GT)2 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &        PET &          4 &    111-130 & 0.524/0.502 &        273 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (GT)10 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &        PET &          2 &    180-184 & 0.007/0.007 &        273 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (CT)5TT(CT)12–16 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &        VIC &          3 &    197-201 & 0.600/0.628 &        270 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (GT)12 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &      6-FAM &          2 &    200-205 & 0.489/0.497 &        272 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (AGGG)9 (ATGG)12 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        PET &          4 &    418-439 & 0.786/0.730 &        257 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (GT)19 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        NED &          6 &    144/164 & 0.831/0.789 &        248 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &    (AGC)16 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &        NED &          3 &    223-232 & 0.310/0.300 &        261 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (AC)15 G (CA)10 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        NED &          4 &    125-133 & 0.813/0.740 &        252 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &    G(AG)13 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &      6-FAM &          2 &    260-262 & 0.393/0.398 &        270 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 & (TC)4T(CTTT)5 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        VIC &          2 &    192-196 & 0.517/0.498 &        271 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (CA)16 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &        PET &          3 &    202-206 & 0.580/0.538 &        269 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (TG)13 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          1 &       FAMa &          7 &    329-346 & 0.869/0.838 &        259 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (GT)15 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        NED &          5 &    281-287 & 0.480/0.549 &        221 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (CA)17 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          2 &        PET &          7 &    173-205 & 0.785/0.735 &        260 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\

 Locusname &  GH1114444 &     (AC)11 & F: TTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA &          3 &        NED &          3 &    194-198 & 0.621/0.577 &        243 \\

           &            &            & R: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG &            &            &            &            &            &            \\
\bottomrule
\end{longtable}
\end{table}
\end{landscape}
\restoregeometry

\lipsum[1]
\end{document}



\end{document}

Best Answer

Here is an example on how to do this. As Marco commented already, usually it is better to provide an example. This way you will get an answer that solves your problem best.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{lipsum,pdflscape}

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{left=5cm,right=5cm}%fairly narrow for demonstration

\begin{document}

\lipsum[1-4]

\newgeometry{left=1cm,right=1cm,top=0.5cm,bottom=0.5cm}
\begin{landscape}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{longtable}{p{\linewidth}}
\lipsum[1]
\end{longtable}
\end{landscape}
\restoregeometry%get the old one pack
\lipsum[1]
\end{document}

It uses the geometry package to provide a new geometry for the landscape part. If you contine with normal text afterwards you should restore the old geometry

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[Tex/LaTex] Working with margins

One way to get what you want (second option) is to define the environment with an argument that contains the widest entry:

\newlength{\xdescwd}
\newenvironment{xdesc}[1]
  {\settowidth{\xdescwd}{\textbf{#1:}}%
   \begin{description}[leftmargin=\dimexpr\xdescwd+.5em\relax,
     labelindent=0pt,labelsep=.5em,
     labelwidth=\xdescwd,align=right]}
  {\end{description}}

Here's the complete example

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[a4paper, margin=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{pifont}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage[spanish]{babel}

\newlength{\xdescwd}
\newenvironment{xdesc}[1]
  {\settowidth{\xdescwd}{\textbf{#1:}}%
   \begin{description}[leftmargin=\dimexpr\xdescwd+.5em\relax,
     labelindent=0pt,labelsep=.5em,
     labelwidth=\xdescwd,align=right]}
  {\end{description}}

\setlist[enumerate]{itemsep=-1mm}
\setlist[itemize]{itemsep=-1mm}

\begin{document}

En un contexto determinado, las palabras poseen, además de su significado literal, también una dimensión intencional. Un texto es la manifestación lingüística de la intención del emisor dirigida a un receptor. Si consideramos, pues, los actos ilocutivos implicados, un texto cumplirá funciones diferentes.

La función textual es el efecto de los textos en una situación comunicativa según los objetivos que queremos alcanzar. Un texto puede desempeñar las siguientes funciones:

\begin{xdesc}{Representativa}% argument is the widest label
\item[Representativa:] llamada también asertiva, cuando se afirma o se anuncia algo que se considera verdadero.
\item[Informativa:] cuando se presenta algo de manera neutra, sin énfasis que pueda denotar emotividad, como por ejemplo un titular de una noticia.
\item[Prescriptiva:] cuando se establecen normas. En la legislación, por ejemplo, se emplean formas modales deónticas (deber + infinitivo) para expresar una orden.
\item[Persuasiva:] cuando se trata de convencer al interlocutor
\item[Comisiva:] cuando se promete, jura, ofrece, etc.
\item[Fática:] cuando el emisor se centra en el interlocutor y procura mantener el contacto con él, como por ejemplo “Oye…”
\item[Expresiva:] cuando el emisor se alegra, agradece, felicita.
\end{xdesc}

\end{document}

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With a two-pass approach one can avoid guessing at the widest label:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[a4paper, margin=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem}
\usepackage[spanish]{babel}

\newlength{\xdescwd}
\usepackage{environ}
\makeatletter
\NewEnviron{xdesc}{%
  \setbox0=\vbox{\hbadness=\@M \global\xdescwd=0pt
    \def\item[##1]{%
      \settowidth\@tempdima{\textbf{##1}:}%
      \ifdim\@tempdima>\xdescwd \global\xdescwd=\@tempdima\fi}
  \BODY}
  \begin{description}[leftmargin=\dimexpr\xdescwd+.5em\relax,
    labelindent=0pt,labelsep=.5em,
    labelwidth=\xdescwd,align=left]\BODY\end{description}}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

En un contexto determinado, las palabras poseen, además de su significado literal, también una dimensión intencional. Un texto es la manifestación lingüística de la intención del emisor dirigida a un receptor. Si consideramos, pues, los actos ilocutivos implicados, un texto cumplirá funciones diferentes.

La función textual es el efecto de los textos en una situación comunicativa según los objetivos que queremos alcanzar. Un texto puede desempeñar las siguientes funciones:

\begin{xdesc}
\item[Representativa:] llamada también asertiva, cuando se afirma o se anuncia algo que se considera verdadero.
\item[Informativa:] cuando se presenta algo de manera neutra, sin énfasis que pueda denotar emotividad, como por ejemplo un titular de una noticia.
\item[Prescriptiva:] cuando se establecen normas. En la legislación, por ejemplo, se emplean formas modales deónticas (deber + infinitivo) para expresar una orden.
\item[Persuasiva:] cuando se trata de convencer al interlocutor
\item[Comisiva:] cuando se promete, jura, ofrece, etc.
\item[Fática:] cuando el emisor se centra en el interlocutor y procura mantener el contacto con él, como por ejemplo “Oye…”
\item[Expresiva:] cuando el emisor se alegra, agradece, felicita.
\end{xdesc}

\end{document}

This actually requires typesetting the environment twice: one for gathering the label widths, the second time for the real typesetting.

[Tex/LaTex] Margins with newlfm

I would personally advise against using newlfm specifically for this reason. Use a regular article document class and set your margins and style without hassle:

\documentclass[11pt]{article}

\usepackage{geometry,lipsum}
\geometry{
  margin=1in
}

\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}% Remove paragraph indent

\begin{document}

\pagestyle{empty}% Remove page headers/footers

\mbox{}\hfill
\begin{tabular}{l @{}}
  Address \\
  of \\
  Sender \\ \\
  \today
\end{tabular}

\bigskip % Vertical skip between sender/receiver address

\begin{tabular}{@{} l}
  Name and \\
  Address \\
  of \\
  Receiver
\end{tabular}

\bigskip % Vertical skip between receive address and letter opening

Dear John,

\medskip % Vertical skip between letter opening and letter body

\lipsum[1]

\medskip % Vertical skip between letter body and closing

\hspace*{.5\linewidth}%
Regards,

\medskip % Vertical skip between letter closing and signature start

\vspace{5\baselineskip} % Content that includes your signature, or space for it

My signature

\bigskip % Vertical skip between signature and attachment references

cc: % people this letter is cc-ed to

\medskip

encl: % list of anything enclosed

\medskip

ps: % any post scriptums

\end{document}

The code and accompanying output reads better together as the content flow is sequential - you don't have to put the sender/recipient and signature detail in the preamble when they could easily fit within the document body.

With a plain article class, you can use geometry to set your margins as you need.

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