# Tables

Tables are created using the tabular environment. If you want a caption, the figure equivalent for tables is the table environment. You can use a \caption within it.

After the \begin{tabular} you need to specify the columns. The example has two centered columns (c), followed by one with a fixed width, p{2cm}.

You separate rows by using \\ (the newline command) and columns within a row are separated using the &-character. The \toprule, \midrule and \bottomrule yield the horizontal rules. The \cmidrule is just like \midrule, but only spans the columns indicated. Finally, there is the

\multicolumn: multiple cells within the same row are merged together.

Required: \usepackage{booktabs}

\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{c c p{2cm}}
\toprule
Getal 1 & Getal 2 & Notitie\\
\cmidrule(lr){1-2}\cmidrule(lr){3-3}
88 & 94 & Twee grote getallen\\
89 & 12 & Een grote en een kleintje\\
96 & 18 & Weer zo\\
32 & 98 & Iets minder schreef\\
\midrule
\multicolumn{2}{c}{527} & Totale som\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\caption{Een tabel!}
\end{table}


Sometimes you need a fixed width for your table. You can use tabularx from the package \usepackage{tabularx}. The difference is the column specifiers are preceded by a different argument: the table width.

Next, you can use, like in the example, column type X; the columns will be stretched equally until the table has the appropriate width.

\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\begin{tabularx}{0.7\textwidth}{X X}
\toprule
Formule & Beschrijving\\
\midrule
$\sqrt{2}$ & Wortel\\
$\frac{2}{3}$ & Breuk\\
$6\geq 3$ & Symbool\\
$a^2 + b^2$ & Superscript\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\caption{Een tabel!}
\end{table}