[Tex/LaTex] Table width exceeds \textwidth, align to margin

formattingmarginstables

I have a wide table which exceeds the \textwidth. I want to let the left side of table align the left margin. How should I do?

Note: This page is at left-hand side.

MWE

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper, twoside]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,
 textwidth=120mm, lmargin=25mm, marginparwidth=5mm, marginpar=55mm]{geometry}
\usepackage[font=footnotesize, labelfont=bf]{caption}
\newcommand{\tabincell}[2]{\begin{tabular}{@{}#1@{}}#2\end{tabular}}

\begin{document}
 some text here ............

\newpage       % To make this page left-hand side. 
We choose 6-hourly MRI-CGCM3, MPI-ESM-LR, GFDL CM3 models for this studies. However, it remains a restriction, that is, the lack of lots of variables. The Vitart algorithm (Knutson 2007) requires environmental variables such as vorticity at 850 hPa, temperature, geopotential, wind speeds on various pressure levels, and sea level pressure. But the CMIP models doesn't provide geopotential data and wind speed at sea level, we are going to skip the thickness criteria in the algorithm (in Sec. A.2.2) and replace surface wind by 850-hPa wind.   \\

\footnotesize \captionof{table}{CMIP5 models we used to analysis in our study. (Taylor et al. 2012, Camargo 2013)} 
\begin{tabular}{ccccc}
 \hline \hline
Acronym & Model name  & Number {\footnote{The model number here follows which described in Camargo 2013.}} & Modeling center & Resolution  \\     
 \hline
GFDL CM3 & \tabincell{c}{Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory \\ Climate Model, version 3}  & M5 & \tabincell{c}{NOAA/Geophysical Fluid \\ Dynamics Laboratory} & $2.5^{\circ} \times 2.0^{\circ}$  \\[0.5cm]
MPI-ESM-LR & \tabincell{c}{Max Planck Institute Earth \\ System Model, low resolution} & M12 & \tabincell{c}{Max Planck Institute \\ for Meteorology } & $1.9^{\circ } \times 1.9^{\circ }$ \\[0.5cm]
MRI-CGCM3 & \tabincell{c}{Meteorological Research Institute \\ Coupled Atmospheric-Ocean General \\ Circulation Model, version 3} & M13 & Meteorological Research Institute & $1.1^{\circ }\times 1.2^{\circ }$ \\[0.5cm]
\hline
\end{tabular} \\[0.2cm]
\end{document}

Thanks!

Best Answer

In case, that you persist with table extension to outside margin ... than package changepage and its macro adjustwidth* is your frend. Partly considering improvements of your table design given in Mico answer, using siunitx packages for units, the table is:

\documentclass[12pt,twoside]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,
            lmargin=25mm,
            textwidth=120mm,
            marginparsep=5mm, marginparwidth=55mm% <-- changed
            ]
            {geometry}
\usepackage[font=footnotesize, labelfont=bf]{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs, tabularx}% <-- added
\newcolumntype{L}{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X}

\usepackage{showframe}% <-- for showing page layout
\renewcommand*\ShowFrameColor{\color{red}}

\usepackage{calc}% <-- added
\usepackage{siunitx}% <-- added
\usepackage[strict]{changepage}% <-- added
\usepackage{lipsum}% <-- for dummy text

\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]

\clearpage       % To make this page left-hand side.
\lipsum[2]
    \begin{table}[htb]
\begin{adjustwidth*}{}{-\marginparwidth-\marginparsep}
%    \footnotesize
\caption{CMIP5 models we used to analysis in our study.
                  (Taylor et al. 2012, Camargo 2013)}
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{r
                             >{\setlength\hsize{1.2\hsize}}Lc
                             >{\setlength\hsize{0.8\hsize}}Lc}
    \toprule
Acronym     &   Model name
                &   Number\footnote{The model number here follows
                                    which described in Camargo 2013.}
                    &   Modeling center
                        &   Resolution      \\
    \midrule
GFDL CM3    &   Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory 
                Climate Model, version 3
                &   M5  &   NOAA/Geophysical Fluid 
                            Dynamics Laboratory
                            &   $\SI{2.5}{\degree}\times\SI{2.0}{\degree}$  
                                            \\
    \addlinespace
MPI-ESM-LR  &   Max Planck Institute Earth 
                System Model, low resolution
                &   M12 &   Max Planck Institute 
                            for Meteorology
                            &   $\SI{1.9}{\degree}\times\SI{1.9}{\degree}$ 
                                            \\
    \addlinespace
MRI-CGCM3   &   Meteorological Research Institute 
                Coupled Atmospheric-Ocean General 
                Circulation Model, version 3 
                &   M13 &   Meteorological Research Institute 
                            &   $\SI{2.0}{\degree}\times\SI{2.0}{\degree}$
                                            \\
    \bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{adjustwidth*}
    \end{table}
\end{document}

The above code should be self-explanatory :-). Beside mentioned I correct geometry settings and use the same font size in the table and in the main text. Package showframe and its frame color setting should be in real document deleted.

Addendum:

Today (after almost three year) I would make the following changes in above MWE:

remove cal package and instead it in calculation of the table width use LaTeX primitive \dimexpr
instead of \footnote (which doesn't work as expected) rather use \tnotecommand defined in the\threeoarttable` and put node immediately after table
instead of $\SI{2.5}{\degree}\times\SI{2.0}{\degree}$ in use shorter notation \SI{2.5 x 2.0}{\degree}

In MWE below are cases when table is on odd and on even page. For showed result you need to compile MWE (at least) twice.

on odd pages:

and on even pages:

The new MWE is:

\documentclass[12pt,twoside]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,
            lmargin=25mm,
            textwidth=120mm,
            marginparsep=5mm, marginparwidth=55mm
            ]
            {geometry}
\usepackage[font=footnotesize, labelfont=bf]{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs, tabularx, 
            threeparttable}% <-- added
\newcolumntype{L}{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage[strict]{changepage}
%---------------- show page layout. don't use in a real document!
\usepackage{showframe}
\renewcommand\ShowFrameLinethickness{0.15pt}
\renewcommand*\ShowFrameColor{\color{red}}
%---------------------------------------------------------------%
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
    \begin{table}[htb]
\begin{adjustwidth*}{}{-\dimexpr\marginparwidth+\marginparsep\relax}
    \begin{threeparttable}
\caption{CMIP5 models we used to analysis in our study.
                  (Taylor et al. 2012, Camargo 2013)}
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{} r Lc
                                   Lc @{}}
    \toprule
Acronym     &   Model name
                &   Number\tnote{a}
                    &   Modeling center
                        &   Resolution      \\
    \midrule
GFDL CM3    &   Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
                Climate Model, version 3
                &   M5  &   NOAA/Geophysical Fluid
                            Dynamics Laboratory
                            &   $\SI{2.5 x 2.0}{\degree}$
                                            \\
    \bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\begin{tablenotes}[flushleft]\footnotesize
\item[a]   The model numbers follows to the 
           the models described in Camargo 2013.
\end{tablenotes}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{adjustwidth*}
    \end{table}
\lipsum[2]

\clearpage       % To make this page left-hand side.
\lipsum[3]
    \begin{table}[htb]
\begin{adjustwidth*}{}{-\dimexpr\marginparwidth+\marginparsep\relax}
    \begin{threeparttable}
\caption{CMIP5 models we used to analysis in our study.
                  (Taylor et al. 2012, Camargo 2013)}
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{} r Lc
                                   Lc @{}}
    \toprule
Acronym     &   Model name
                &   Number\tnote{a}
                    &   Modeling center
                        &   Resolution      \\
    \midrule
GFDL CM3    &   Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
                Climate Model, version 3
                &   M5  &   NOAA/Geophysical Fluid
                            Dynamics Laboratory
                            &   \SI{2.5 x 2.0}{\degree}
                                            \\
    \addlinespace
MPI-ESM-LR  &   Max Planck Institute Earth
                System Model, low resolution
                &   M12 &   Max Planck Institute
                            for Meteorology
                            &   \SI{1.9 x 1.9}{\degree}
                                            \\
    \addlinespace
MRI-CGCM3   &   Meteorological Research Institute
                Coupled Atmospheric-Ocean General
                Circulation Model, version 3
                &   M13 &   Meteorological Research Institute
                            &   \SI{2.0 x 2.0}{\degree}
                                            \\
    \bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\begin{tablenotes}[flushleft]\footnotesize
\item[a]   The model numbers follows to the
           the models described in Camargo 2013.
\end{tablenotes}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{adjustwidth*}
    \end{table}
\footnotetext{The model number here follows
              the model described in Camargo 2013.}
\lipsum[4]
\end{document}

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booktabs can improve the appearance of the tabular significantly. rotating allows you to present it as a sidewaystable:

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
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If you really don't want to rotate it, your only option is to make it smaller. That either means rethinking how you present the data or squishing it. Only you can really do the former, so here's an example of the latter. But remember that your readers will not thank you for this kind of thing!

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}
    \centering\small\setlength\tabcolsep{.225em}
    \begin{tabular}{*{11}{c}}
      \toprule
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      4 & 7.77 & 0.92 & 14.23    & 0.72 & 19.23    & 0.48 & 24.10    & 0.18 & 26.61    & 0.01 \\
      7 & 7.79 & 0.91 & 14.26    & 0.71 & 19.22    & 0.47 & 23.99    & 0.18 & 26.35    & 0.02 \\ \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}
    \caption{My caption}
    \label{my-label}
  \end{table}
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\documentclass{article}
    \usepackage{tabularx}

    \usepackage{showframe}% for show text borders

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\noindent
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|c|>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X |}
\hline
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\hline
3 & -\\
\hline
6 & 2\\
\hline
12& 2, 11, 127\\
\hline
24  &2, 3, 11, 19, 43, 59, 127, 16490213\\
\hline
51  &29, 3041, 11497, 115565611397334238169231623190182913, 2836028200003852058503272908875165997\\
\hline
102 &2, 29, 557, 1063, 3041, 3331, 5147, 11497,  531847, 8769247, 108649481, 204147583, 1708442713 (cofactor 262 digit)\\
\hline
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\hline
267 &173, 28949\\
\hline
408 &2, 3, 11, 19, 29, 43, 59, 127, 211, 557, 1063, 3041, 3331, 5147, 5233, 8147, 11497 \\
\hline
534 &2, 173, 383, 1103, 6863, 20177, 28949\\
\hline
1068    &2, 11, 127, 173, 383, 1103, 2801, 4339, 4993, 6863, 20177, 28949\\
\hline
2136    &2, 3, 11, 19, 43, 59, 127, 173, 383, 1103, 2801, 4339\\
\hline
4539,9078,18156,36312   &   29, 173, 3041, 11497, 28949\\
\hline
\end{tabularx}
    \end{document}

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