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I have a table of maths as below, where I've used the p{} attribute to allow the list of partitions to wrap inside the cell. The problem is that it also justifies the column, which looks very strange for the rows 6-10 because you get huge gaps. What I want is the list of partitions to be left-justified with standard spacing, like in the first few rows, but still able to spill over onto multiple rows.

\usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \begin{table} \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \begin{center} \label{pntable} \begin{tabular}{|c|p{6.5cm}|c|} \hline \textbf{Integer} & \textbf{Partitions} & \textbf{Number of partitions} \\ \hline 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \hline 2 & 2, 1+1 & 2 \\ \hline 3 & 3, 2+1, 1+1+1 & 3 \\ \hline 4 & 4, 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, 1+1+1+1 & 5 \\ \hline 5 & 5, 4+1, 3+2, 3+1+1, 2+2+1, 2+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1 & 7 \\ \hline 6 & 6, 5+1, 4+2, 4+1+1, 3+3, 3+2+1, 3+1+1+1, 2+2+2, 2+2+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1 & 11 \\ \hline 7 & 7, 6+1, 5+2, 5+1+1, 4+3, 4+2+1, 4+1+1+1, 3+3+1, 3+2+2, 3+2+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+1, 2+2+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 15 \\ \hline 8 & 8, 7+1, 6+2, 6+1+1, 5+3, 5+2+1, 5+1+1+1, 4+4, 4+3+1, 4+2+2, 4+2+1+1, 4+1+1+1+1, 3+3+2, 3+3+1+1, 3+2+2+1, 3+2+1+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+2, 2+2+2+1+1, 2+2+1+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 22 \\ \hline 9 & 9, 8+1, 7+2, 7+1+1, 6+3, 6+2+1, 6+1+1+1, 5+4, 5+3+1, 5+2+2, 5+2+1+1, 5+1+1+1+1, 4+4+1, 4+3+2, 4+3+1+1, 4+2+2+1, 4+2+1+1+1, 4+1+1+1+1+1, 3+3+3, 3+3+2+1, 3+3+1+1+1, 3+2+2+2, 3+2+2+1+1, 3+2+1+1+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+2+1, 2+2+2+1+1+1, 2+2+1+1+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 30 \\ \hline 10 & 10, 9+1, 8+2, 8+1+1, 7+3, 7+2+1, 7+1+1+1, 6+4, 6+3+1, 6+2+2, 6+2+1+1, 6+1+1+1+1, 5+5, 5+4+1, 5+3+2, 5+3+1+1, 5+2+2+1, 5+2+1+1+1, 5+1+1+1+1+1, 4+4+2, 4+4+1+1, 4+3+3, 4+3+2+1, 4+3+1+1+1, 4+2+2+2, 4+2+2+1+1, 4+2+1+1+1+1, 4+1+1+1+1+1+1, 3+3+3+1, 3+3+2+2, 3+3+2+1+1, 3+3+1+1+1+1, 3+2+2+2+1, 3+2+2+1+1+1, 3+2+1+1+1+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+2+2, 2+2+2+2+1+1, 2+2+2+1+1+1+1, 2+2+1+1+1+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 42 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{All the partitions of $n \in \{1,\ldots,10\}$} \end{table} \end{document}

Apologies in advance because I'm sure this will have been answered before, but I can't find it anywhere and really need some help!

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use the array package then you can use

\begin{tabular}{|c|>{\raggedright}p{6.5cm}|c|}
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    is this solution works for math mode only? I got error with message "extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr" and also ugly pdf result. Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 10:36
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    @bagustris if you do that in the final column use \raggedright\arraybackslash or use \tabularnewline not \\ to end the table row. Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 10:53
  • For whatever reason it had to be upper case: \RaggedRight, but cannot say why. (?) Commented Dec 29, 2023 at 11:50
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    @UserRebo no the answer works as described. \RaggedRight (from ragged2e) does not give as much raggedness so will not work in all cases. Commented Dec 29, 2023 at 12:57
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Since the second column has math expressions, you can use the >{...}, <{...} construct from the array package, not only to get the left justification, but to change to math mode inside this column (it is not the same thing to write 3+4 in text mode than $3+4$). Your table format definition could be something like

\begin{tabular}{c>{\raggedright\arraybackslash$}p{6.5cm}<{$}c}

As a side note, I would suggest you to use the booktabs package to build your tables. Here's an example of your table:

\documentclass[a4paper,twoside]{book} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{array} \usepackage{booktabs} \begin{document} \begin{table} \centering \begin{tabular}{c>{\raggedright\arraybackslash$}p{6.5cm}<{$}c} \toprule \textbf{Integer} & \textbf{Partitions} & \textbf{Number of} \\ & & \textbf{partitions} \\ \midrule 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \midrule 2 & 2, 1+1 & 2 \\ \midrule 3 & 3, 2+1, 1+1+1 & 3 \\ \midrule 4 & 4, 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, 1+1+1+1 & 5 \\ \midrule 5 & 5, 4+1, 3+2, 3+1+1, 2+2+1, 2+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1 & 7 \\ \midrule 6 & 6, 5+1, 4+2, 4+1+1, 3+3, 3+2+1, 3+1+1+1, 2+2+2, 2+2+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1 & 11 \\ \midrule 7 & 7, 6+1, 5+2, 5+1+1, 4+3, 4+2+1, 4+1+1+1, 3+3+1, 3+2+2, 3+2+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+1, 2+2+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 15 \\ \midrule 8 & 8, 7+1, 6+2, 6+1+1, 5+3, 5+2+1, 5+1+1+1, 4+4, 4+3+1, 4+2+2, 4+2+1+1, 4+1+1+1+1, 3+3+2, 3+3+1+1, 3+2+2+1, 3+2+1+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+2, 2+2+2+1+1, 2+2+1+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 22 \\ \midrule 9 & 9, 8+1, 7+2, 7+1+1, 6+3, 6+2+1, 6+1+1+1, 5+4, 5+3+1, 5+2+2, 5+2+1+1, 5+1+1+1+1, 4+4+1, 4+3+2, 4+3+1+1, 4+2+2+1, 4+2+1+1+1, 4+1+1+1+1+1, 3+3+3, 3+3+2+1, 3+3+1+1+1, 3+2+2+2, 3+2+2+1+1, 3+2+1+1+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+2+1, 2+2+2+1+1+1, 2+2+1+1+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 30 \\ \midrule 10 & 10, 9+1, 8+2, 8+1+1, 7+3, 7+2+1, 7+1+1+1, 6+4, 6+3+1, 6+2+2, 6+2+1+1, 6+1+1+1+1, 5+5, 5+4+1, 5+3+2, 5+3+1+1, 5+2+2+1, 5+2+1+1+1, 5+1+1+1+1+1, 4+4+2, 4+4+1+1, 4+3+3, 4+3+2+1, 4+3+1+1+1, 4+2+2+2, 4+2+2+1+1, 4+2+1+1+1+1, 4+1+1+1+1+1+1, 3+3+3+1, 3+3+2+2, 3+3+2+1+1, 3+3+1+1+1+1, 3+2+2+2+1, 3+2+2+1+1+1, 3+2+1+1+1+1+1, 3+1+1+1+1+1+1+1, 2+2+2+2+2, 2+2+2+2+1+1, 2+2+2+1+1+1+1, 2+2+1+1+1+1+1+1, 2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 & 42 \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \caption{All the partitions of $n \in \{1,\ldots,10\}$} \label{pntable} \end{table} \end{document}

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My answer is to used {p} in \begin{tabular} to left-justify the text:

\documentclass[11pt]{report} \usepackage{amsmath,array} \newcolumntype{C}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}m{#1}} \begin{document} \begin{table}[] \caption{Comparisons of different PVT systems, presented in 2014.} \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|C{1cm}|p{6cm}|C{3cm}|C{3cm}|} %\hline % \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{\textbf{Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) System}}\\ \hline \textbf{Sr No.} & \textbf{PVT Designs} &\textbf{Average Electrical efficiency \%} &\textbf{Average Thermal efficiency \%}\\ \hline 1& Experimental study of heat pipe PVT system in China \cite{44}. &16.7 &23.5 .\\ \hline 2& Experimental study of new hybrid solar collector PVT system in China \cite{45}. &27 &5\\ \hline 3& Experimental performance in PVT/ air collector in South Korea \cite{46}. &15 &22 \\ \hline 4& Study of Sheet and tube design in Algeria \cite{47}.&- &22\\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \end{table} \end{document}

It works for me.

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    This does not do a ragged left, but rather a paragraph style, which can cause awkward spacing for small paragraphs. Commented Jun 24, 2018 at 16:35

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