[Tex/LaTex] Resize font size in Latex table when using \resizebox{\textwidth}{!}

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I am trying to increase the font size of the text in this Latex table to make it easier to read, while also fitting it to the page using \resizebox. How do I proceed?

Here is what I have already tried:

\documentclass[english]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[margin=.65in, includefoot]{geometry}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{multirow}



\begin{document}

\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{\begin{tabular}{cccccccccc}
  \hline
TX DG Customers & March 2019 & March 2018 & \% Change & March 2019 YTD & March 2018 YTD & \% Change & March 2019 Cumulative & March 2018 Cumulative & \% Change\\
\hline
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Number of Applications}              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{New Applications Capacity, kW}       & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Installed Capacity, kW}              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Number of Meters Installed}          & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}


\centering
\resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{\begin{tabular}{cccccccccc}
NM DG Customers & March 2019 & March 2018 & \% Change & March 2019 YTD & March 2018 YTD & \% Change & March 2019 Cumulative & March 2018 Cumulative & \% Change\\
\hline
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Number of Applications}              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{New Applications Capacity, kW}       & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Installed Capacity, kW}              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Number of Meters Installed}          & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}

\centering
\resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{\begin{tabular}{cccccccccc}
TX \& NM DG Customers & March 2019 & March 2018 & \% Change & March 2019 YTD & March 2018 YTD & \% Change & March 2019 Cumulative & March 2018 Cumulative & \% Change\\
\hline
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Total Number of Applications}              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{total New Applications Capacity, kW}       & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Total Installed Capacity, kW}              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\multicolumn{1}{l}{Total Number of Meters Installed}          & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}

\end{table}

\end{document}

Best Answer

You have too long headers, but it's easy to shorten them by grouping.

Instead of three separate tables, you should have one, with various sections having a title for which I suggest italics a bit indented to the left.

Since the table is large, it makes sense to use tabular* and let TeX compute the intercolumn widths.

\documentclass[english]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[margin=.65in, includefoot]{geometry}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{booktabs}



\begin{document}

\begin{table}[htp]
\centering

\setlength{\tabcolsep}{0pt} % let TeX compute the intercolumn space

\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}\quad}lccccccccc}
\toprule
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{March}
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{March, YTD}
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{March, Cumulative} \\
\cmidrule{2-4}\cmidrule{5-7}\cmidrule{8-10}
& 2019 & 2018 & \% Change & 2019 & 2018 & \% Change & 2019 & 2018 & \% Change \\
\midrule
\multicolumn{1}{l}{\itshape TX DG Customers} \\
Number of Applications              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
New Applications Capacity, kW       & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
Installed Capacity, kW              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
Number of Meters Installed          & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\midrule
\multicolumn{1}{l}{\itshape NM DG Customers} \\
Number of Applications              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
New Applications Capacity, kW       & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
Installed Capacity, kW              & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
Number of Meters Installed          & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\midrule
\multicolumn{1}{l}{\itshape TX \& NM DG Customers} \\
Total Number of Applications        & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
Total New Applications Capacity, kW & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
Total Installed Capacity, kW        & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
Total Number of Meters Installed    & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2  & 6 & 4 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular*}

\end{table}

\end{document}

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One way is to shift up the skip prior to the mid-height \tabucline with a \\[-1pt]. See below for 2nd approach.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5} 
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 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
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\end{document}

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Alternately, if you want the thin line to bisect the thick line, then the approach: \\[-1pt] \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]\hline works.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]
\hline
 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
  \end{tabu}
\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Resizing a table using resizebox raises an error

\resizebox is a horizontal mode command (like \mbox) so it can take the tabular but not vertical material like \centering.

Also please test your example before posting there were undefined commands and extra } unrelated to the question asked.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{booktabs}%grrr
\begin{document}
\newlength\mywidth%grrr
\begin{table}[ht]

    \centering
    \settowidth\mywidth{\textbf{\MakeUppercase{TABLENAME}}}
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\mywidth}
            \mbox{}\par
            \textbf{\MakeUppercase{TABLENAME}}
        \end{minipage}

    \resizebox{\linewidth}{!}{\begin{tabular}[t]{ccccccccc}
    \toprule
    \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{column 1}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{column 2}
%grr}
 & \multicolumn{1}{c}{column 3} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{column 4} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{column 5} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{column 6} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{column 7} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{column 8}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{column 9}}\\
    \midrule
        value & value & value & value & value & value & value & value & value \\
    \bottomrule 
    \end{tabular}}  


    \caption{My Caption}
    \label{tbl:verylongtable}

\end{table}
\end{document}

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