[Tex/LaTex] Text and sidewaystable on same page

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I have a oversized sidewaystable, that means I have too many rows for my geometry. The oversize prevents my table from appearing on a page with the section. Here is a small example. The section isn't on the same page as the table.

\documentclass[fontsize=12pt, paper=a4, oneside, headsepline]{scrbook}
\usepackage{scrpage2}
\pagestyle{scrheadings}
\usepackage[top=3cm, bottom = 3cm, left =3.5cm, right=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{caption, booktabs}
\usepackage[figuresright]{rotating}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{dcolumn}
\newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{.}{#1}}
\usepackage{float}

\begin{document}
\section{Testsection}
\begin{sidewaystable}
\centering
\captionof{table}{Test: Oversized sidewaystable} 
\addtolength{\tabcolsep}{-2pt}
\begin{tabular}{
  |l|l|S|S|S|S|S|S|S| *{7}{S[table-format=-1.3,table-space-text-post=***]}
}

\hline

\textbf{test1} & {\textbf{test2}} & {\textbf{Number1}} & {\textbf{Number2}} & 
                {\textbf{Number3}} & {\textbf{Number4}} & {\textbf{Number5}} & {\textbf{Number6}} & {\textbf{Number7}} \\ 

\hline\hline 
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\ 
\hline 
\end{tabular} 
\end{sidewaystable}
\end{document}

Here is my question: How can I get the table on the same page as the section?
I've tried to use [H] like:

\begin{sidewaystable}[H]

But this made the whole table disappear.

Does anyone have a solution for my problem?

Many thanks in advance.

Philippe

Best Answer

Two ways for this: either you set the font size to \footnotesize and use a smaller value of \tabcolsep, and you don't need sidewaystable. Or you use a minipage nested in a sideways environment.

Note compilation produces a warning about scrpage2 being obsolete and having to be replaced with scrlayer-scrpage, which I did.

\documentclass[fontsize=12pt, paper=a4, oneside, headsepline]{scrbook}
\usepackage{scrlayer-scrpage}
\pagestyle{scrheadings}
\usepackage[vmargin= 3cm, left =3.5cm, right=2cm, showframe]{geometry}
\usepackage{caption, booktabs}
\usepackage[figuresright]{rotating}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{dcolumn}
\newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{.}{#1}}
\usepackage{float}

\begin{document}
\setcounter{chapter}{1}

\section{Testsection}

\begin{table}[!htb]%sidewaystable
\centering
\captionabove{Test: Oversized sidewaystable}
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{3pt}\footnotesize
\begin{tabular}{
  |l|l| *{7}{S[table-format=-1.3,table-space-text-post=***]|}
}

\hline

\textbf{test1} & {\textbf{test2}} & {\textbf{Number1}} & {\textbf{Number2}} &
                {\textbf{Number3}} & {\textbf{Number4}} & {\textbf{Number5}} & {\textbf{Number6}} & {\textbf{Number7}} \\

\hline\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
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\hline
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\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\clearpage
\section{Testsection}

\begin{sideways}%
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{3pt}
\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{2ex}
\begin{minipage}{1.12\textwidth}
\small
\captionaboveof{table}{Test: Oversized sidewaystable}
\begin{tabular}{
  |l|l| *{7}{S[table-format=-1.3,table-space-text-post=***]|}
}
\hline
\textbf{test1} & {\textbf{test2}} & {\textbf{Number1}} & {\textbf{Number2}} &
               {\textbf{Number3}} & {\textbf{Number4}} & {\textbf{Number5}} & {\textbf{Number6}} & {\textbf{Number7}} \\
\hline\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
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test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
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test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
test1 & test2 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{minipage}
\end{sideways}
\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] sidewaystable doesn’t fit in a page

To narrow the tables you should drop empty columns and maybe reorganize them a bit. And there are several other points to improve them.

The »booktabs« package for a better look especially regarding the horizontal rules.
The »siunitx« package for digit alignment in the respective columns.
The »threeparttable« package for table notes instead of footnotes.

Another prerequisite is an appropriate type area by e.g. »geometry« to make the tables fit the page. Alternatively you can decrease the font size inside the table environment (but before tabular). The corresponding modifications for the first table could look like this. I'm sure you will be able to apply that to the second one.

\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[showframe]{geometry}  % drop `showframe` option in actual document
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\usepackage{rotating}

\begin{document}
  \begin{sidewaystable}
    \caption{Table caption}\label{tab:dummy}
    \centering
    \begin{threeparttable}
      \begin{tabular}{
        l
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
        S[table-format=2.1]
      } \toprule
        & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Agriculture}
        & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Industry}
        & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Services} \\ \cmidrule(lr){2-4} \cmidrule(lr){5-7} \cmidrule(lr){8-10}
        & {Male} & {Female} & {\% of GDP}
        & {Male} & {Female} & {\% of GDP}
        & {Male} & {Female} & {\% of GDP} \\ \cmidrule(lr){2-4} \cmidrule(lr){5-7} \cmidrule(lr){8-10}
        \textbf{Africa}              &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      \\
        Liberia\tnote{a}             & 49.5 & 48.3 & 53.1 & 13.5 &  4.8 &  4.8 & 37   & 46.8 & 37.9 \\
        South Africa\tnote{b}        &  5.5 &  3.5 &  2.5 & 32.8 & 13.2 & 29.2 & 58.3 & 68.4 & 68.3 \\ \addlinespace
        \textbf{Asia}                &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      \\
        Cambodia\tnote{b}            & 55   & 56.6 & 36.7 & 16.3 & 17.5 & 23.5 & 28.7 & 26   & 39.8 \\
        Indonesia\tnote{b}           & 37   & 35   & 14.7 & 24   & 15   & 47.2 & 40   & 50   & 38.1 \\
        Malaysia\tnote{a}            & 16   &  8.5 & 10.4 & 31.3 & 21   & 40.3 & 52.8 & 70.5 & 48.5 \\
        Sri Lanka\tnote{a}           & 30.2 & 37.8 & 12.1 & 23.9 & 24.8 & 29.4 & 28.3 & 27.2 & 57.8 \\
        Philippines\tnote{b}         & 41.3 & 22.5 & 12.8 & 17.7 &  9.9 & 31.5 & 41.1 & 67.6 & 55.7 \\
        Thailand\tnote{b}            & 40.5 & 36.6 & 12.4 & 22.9 & 18   & 41.2 & 36.6 & 45.4 & 46.5 \\
        Bhutan\tnote{b}              & 53.3 & 67.8 & 15.9 &  9.8 &  8.5 & 43.9 & 36.9 & 23.7 & 40.2 \\ \addlinespace
        \textbf{Latin America}       &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      \\
        Colombia\tnote{a}            & 26.1 &  5   &  7.1 & 22.7 & 15.8 & 35   & 51   & 79.1 & 57.9 \\
        Costa Rica\tnote{a}          & 20.1 &  4.3 &  7.1 & 24.9 & 11.4 & 26.2 & 54.6 & 84.2 & 66.7 \\
        Honduras\tnote{a}            & 49.9 & 11.9 & 12.5 & 18.6 & 21.2 & 26.5 & 31.3 & 66.7 & 60.9 \\
        Mexico\tnote{a}              & 18.6 &  4   &  3.9 & 30.1 & 17.8 & 34.7 & 50.5 & 77.5 & 61.4 \\
        Nicaragua\tnote{a}           & 44.2 & 15.2 & 18.6 & 17.6 & 14.8 & 23.8 & 38.1 & 69.8 & 57.6 \\ \addlinespace
        \textbf{Developed Countries} &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      &      \\
        United Kingdom\tnote{b}      &  1.7 &  0.7 &  0.7 & 29.1 &  7.5 & 21.6 & 68.5 & 91.2 & 77.7 \\
        United States\tnote{a}       &  2.3 &  0.8 &  1.2 & 25.1 &  7.2 & 19.8 & 71.7 & 91.9 & 79   \\ \bottomrule
      \end{tabular}
      \begin{tablenotes}
        \footnotesize
        \item[a] Data of 2010
        \item[b] Data of 2011
        \item Source: \cite{wb}, tabs. 2.3 (p.47), 4.2 (p.76)
      \end{tablenotes}
    \end{threeparttable}
  \end{sidewaystable}
\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] tabu package – gaps in vertical lines

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} 
\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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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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