[Tex/LaTex] table in the middle of the page

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I'm creating an Appendix of lots of tables. I write

\newpage  
\section{Appendix}  
\label{append}  
\begin{table}[h]  
\input{table1}  
\caption['Tis table1]{'Tis table1}  
\label{table1}  
\end{table}

This starts a page with heading “Appendix'', and then table 1 just after the heading on the top of the page.

I want a page with heading “Appendix'', and then table 1 below the heading in the middle of the page.

If any help, I also tried

\begin{table}[p]  

but this starts a page with heading “Appendix'', and another page with table 1 in the middle of the page..

I'd appreciate any and all help. Thank you very much!

Best,

John

Best Answer

See, if the following can help you:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{showframe}

\begin{document}
\newpage
\section{Appendix}
\label{append}

\vfill
\begin{table}[htb]
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{example-image}
\caption['Tis table1]{'Tis table1}
\label{table1}
\end{table}

\vfill
\clearpage
next page

\end{document}

I assume, that you use book (or report) document class. Instead of table I use example-image to simulate it.

enter image description here

Addendum: The very the same result is obtained with table too:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{showframe}

\begin{document}
\section{Appendix}
\label{append}

\vfill
\begin{table}[htb]
    \caption['Tis table1]{'Tis table1}
\label{table1}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{XX}
    \hline
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\   
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
    \hline
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
aaaaaaaaaaaaa   &   bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb   \\
    \hline
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}

\vfill
\clearpage
next page

\end{document}

enter image description here

So,if you can not obtain the above result with your table, than you have something very different from this case. If you will add it in your question, I will be able to test my MWE with it.