[Tex/LaTex] Table inside Header

fancyhdrtables

I'm trying to create table inside Hearder to looks like this :

Output
enter image description here

but with my following

Code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in,top=0.5in,headheight=5\baselineskip,headsep=1\baselineskip,includehead]{geometry}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{graphicx}


%create table =============================================================================================================================
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{colortbl}
\usepackage{longtable}
\definecolor{MatlabCellColour}{RGB}{252,251,220}
\newcolumntype{A}[2]{%
    >{\minipage{\dimexpr#1\linewidth-2\tabcolsep-#2\arrayrulewidth\relax}\vspace\tabcolsep}%
    c<{\vspace\tabcolsep\endminipage}}


\newenvironment{Table}[4]{%
    \longtable{%
        |A{#1}{1.5}% for figure
        |>{\centering$\displaystyle}A{#2}{1}<{$}% for inline equation
        |>{\correction{-1}\strut\[}A{#3}{1}<{\]\strut}% for displayed equation
        |>{\centering}A{#4}{1.5}% for text
        |}\hline\ignorespaces}{%
    \endlongtable\ignorespacesafterend}


%% some invisible "struts" to help define the structures and row heights.
%% set up and width for the tabularx environment to expand and fit to.
\newlength{\headerwidth}
\setlength{\headerwidth}{\textwidth}
\newsavebox{\myheader}

\begin{lrbox}{\myheader}%
    \begin{minipage}[b]{\headerwidth}
        \noindent

\longtable{|A{0.2}{1.5}|A{0.2}{1.5}||A{0.2}{1.5}|A{0.2}{1.5}|}\arrayrulecolor{green}\hline\hline 
\rowcolor{MatlabCellColour} \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.3}{1}|}{\centering Author }& \multicolumn{3}{|A{0.7}{1}|}{ \centering Universität der Mathematik Department of Mathematics }\tabularnewline\hline\hline 
\multicolumn{1}{|A{0.2}{1}|}{   \textbf{Page \thepage \ of \ \pageref{LastPage} } } & \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.2}{1}|}{\centering Subject } & \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.2}{1}|}{ \centering Year } & \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.3}{1}|}{\centering Mathematics competitions }\tabularnewline\hline 
\endlongtable
    \vspace{-0.5ex}\par
    \bfseries
    Time: 120 Min \hspace*{\fill} 
    Date:        \hspace*{\fill}
    Marks:40
        \bigskip
    \end{minipage}
        \bigskip
\end{lrbox}

%% Setting up the header
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
\lhead{}
\chead{\usebox{\myheader}}
\rhead{}
\lfoot{}
\cfoot{}
\rfoot{}



\begin{document}
\noindent

\longtable{|A{0.2}{1.5}|A{0.2}{1.5}||A{0.2}{1.5}|A{0.2}{1.5}|}\arrayrulecolor{green}\hline\hline 
\rowcolor{MatlabCellColour} \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.3}{1}|}{\centering Author }& \multicolumn{3}{|A{0.7}{1}|}{ \centering Universität der Mathematik Department of Mathematics }\tabularnewline\hline\hline 
\multicolumn{1}{|A{0.2}{1}|}{   \textbf{Page \thepage \ of \ \pageref{LastPage} } } & \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.2}{1}|}{\centering Subject } & \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.2}{1}|}{ \centering Year } & \multicolumn{1}{|A{0.3}{1}|}{\centering Mathematics competitions }\tabularnewline\hline 
\endlongtable
 \vspace{-0.5ex}\par
    \bfseries
    Time: 120 Min \hspace*{\fill} 
    Date:        \hspace*{\fill}
    Marks:40
\bigskip

\lipsum[1]
\newpage 
\lipsum[1]
\end{document}

I got this

Output
enter image description here

  • Could anyone offer any solutions or suggestions please?

Best Answer

Another code using tabulary this time, but the main idea is the same "keep it simple" principle.

mwe

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in,top=0.5in,headheight=7\baselineskip,
headsep=1.5\baselineskip,includehead]{geometry}
\usepackage{tabulary}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{xcolor,colortbl}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\chead{
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{2.5}
\tabcolsep3em
\arrayrulecolor{green!70!black}
\begin{tabulary}{\linewidth}{|C|C|C|C|}
\hline\rowcolor{yellow!15} 
Author & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{%
Universität der Mathematik Department of Mathematics}\\
\hline\bfseries 
Page \thepage\ of \pageref{LastPage} &  
Subject & 
Year & 
Mathematics competitions\\
\hline
\end{tabulary}
\linebreak\vskip2ex\bfseries
Time: 120 Min \hfill Date: \hfill Marks: 40}

\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
\end{document}
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