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So I basically create all my tables in Excel and then transfer to Texnic Center by using the Excel2LaTeX addin for Excel. I am not too familiar with adjusting the outputted code to my own likings. For example, I have the following table (directly from Excel2LaTeX):

\begin{table}[htbp] \centering \caption{Add caption} \begin{tabular}{ccccccc} \toprule Dependent variable: & $CoJPoD_{system|sov}$ & & $\Delta$$CoJPoD_{system|sov}$ & & $CoJPoD_{sov|system}$ & \\ \midrule & & & & & & \\ & \textbf{(1)} & \textbf{(2)} & \textbf{(3)} & \textbf{(4)} & \textbf{(5)} & \textbf{(6)} \\ & & & & & & \\ Constant & -11.116*** & -10.045*** & -6.668*** & -5.597*** & 13.194*** & 13.938*** \\ & (-2.934) & (-3.540) & (-2.939) & (-3.000) & (3.584) & (3.556) \\ Market Ret (6 months) (\%) & 0.001*** & & 0.001*** & & 0.000 & \\ & (3.022) & & (3.645) & & (-0.016) & \\ Market Vol (6 months) (\%) & 0.008 & & 0.009 & & 0.008 & \\ & (0.686) & & (1.127) & & (0.458) & \\ Market Ret (1 month) (\%) & & 0.013** & & 0.010** & & -0.021*** \\ & & (2.010) & & (2.171) & & (-2.723) \\ Market Vol (1 month) (\%) & & -1.949*** & & -1.629*** & & -0.051 \\ & & (-4.682) & & (-5.221) & & (-0.063) \\ Log GDP & 0.913*** & 0.826*** & 0.550*** & 0.463*** & -1.180*** & -1.242*** \\ & (2.882) & (3.470) & (2.919) & (2.943) & (-3.824) & (-3.764) \\ Debt/GDP (\%) & 0.004*** & 0.004*** & 0.002* & 0.002 & 0.004* & 0.004* \\ & (2.796) & (2.825) & (1.953) & (1.949) & (1.750) & (1.730) \\ Reserve/Debt (\%) & 0.0689** & 0.071** & 0.043** & 0.045* & 0.075** & 0.072** \\ & (2.478) & (2.322) & (2.101) & (1.919) & (2.371) & (2.325) \\ Term Spread (\%) & 0.0423*** & 0.041*** & 0.038*** & 0.037*** & 0.012 & 0.015** \\ & (6.244) & (6.984) & (7.033) & (7.261) & (1.312) & (2.154) \\ VSTOXX (\%) & 0.004*** & 0.003*** & 0.003*** & 0.002*** & 0.008*** & 0.007868*** \\ & (4.853) & (4.192) & (4.389) & (3.737) & (7.545) & (7.848) \\ & & & & & & \\ Bank fixed effects & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes \\ No. of observations & 620 & 620 & 620 & 620 & 620 & 620 \\ Adjusted $R^2$ & 0.728 & 0.719 & 0.774 & 0.760 & 0.822 & 0.822 \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \label{tab:addlabel} \end{table}

Basically, the table is too wide to fit onto a portrait page (I do not want to use landscape). I see that there is quite a wide gap between each column, is there a way for me to reduce the gap between columns?

Thanks.

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use p{1.5cm} instead of c. Adjust the width as per your requirement. You can also tune gap between two columns if required.

\begin{tabular}{p{2cm} p{2cm}p{2cm}p{1.5cm}p{1.5cm}p{1.5cm}p{1.5cm}}

Your Table

\documentclass[a4paper]{article} \usepackage[english]{babel} \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage[colorinlistoftodos]{todonotes} \title{Your Paper} \author{You} \begin{document} \maketitle \begin{table}[htbp] \centering \caption{Add caption} \begin{tabular}{p{2cm} p{2cm}p{2cm}p{1.5cm}p{1.5cm}p{1.5cm}p{1.5cm}} Dependent variable: & $CoJPoD_{system|sov}$ & & $\Delta$$CoJPoD_{system|sov}$ & & $CoJPoD_{sov|system}$ & \\ & & & & & & \\ & \textbf{(1)} & \textbf{(2)} & \textbf{(3)} & \textbf{(4)} & \textbf{(5)} & \textbf{(6)} \\ & & & & & & \\ Constant & -11.116*** & -10.045*** & -6.668*** & -5.597*** & 13.194*** & 13.938*** \\ & (-2.934) & (-3.540) & (-2.939) & (-3.000) & (3.584) & (3.556) \\ Market Ret (6 months) (\%) & 0.001*** & & 0.001*** & & 0.000 & \\ & (3.022) & & (3.645) & & (-0.016) & \\ Market Vol (6 months) (\%) & 0.008 & & 0.009 & & 0.008 & \\ & (0.686) & & (1.127) & & (0.458) & \\ Market Ret (1 month) (\%) & & 0.013** & & 0.010** & & -0.021*** \\ & & (2.010) & & (2.171) & & (-2.723) \\ Market Vol (1 month) (\%) & & -1.949*** & & -1.629*** & & -0.051 \\ & & (-4.682) & & (-5.221) & & (-0.063) \\ Log GDP & 0.913*** & 0.826*** & 0.550*** & 0.463*** & -1.180*** & -1.242*** \\ & (2.882) & (3.470) & (2.919) & (2.943) & (-3.824) & (-3.764) \\ Debt/GDP (\%) & 0.004*** & 0.004*** & 0.002* & 0.002 & 0.004* & 0.004* \\ & (2.796) & (2.825) & (1.953) & (1.949) & (1.750) & (1.730) \\ Reserve/Debt (\%) & 0.0689** & 0.071** & 0.043** & 0.045* & 0.075** & 0.072** \\ & (2.478) & (2.322) & (2.101) & (1.919) & (2.371) & (2.325) \\ Term Spread (\%) & 0.0423*** & 0.041*** & 0.038*** & 0.037*** & 0.012 & 0.015** \\ & (6.244) & (6.984) & (7.033) & (7.261) & (1.312) & (2.154) \\ VSTOXX (\%) & 0.004*** & 0.003*** & 0.003*** & 0.002*** & 0.008*** & 0.007868*** \\ & (4.853) & (4.192) & (4.389) & (3.737) & (7.545) & (7.848) \\ & & & & & & \\ Bank fixed effects & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes \\ No. of observations & 620 & 620 & 620 & 620 & 620 & 620 \\ Adjusted $R^2$ & 0.728 & 0.719 & 0.774 & 0.760 & 0.822 & 0.822 \\ \end{tabular} \label{tab:addlabel} \end{table} \end{document}
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    This does adjust the width but also makes all my columns left justified. Is there a way to adjust the width but still centre justify? Commented Oct 14, 2016 at 14:02
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    I also want to know about the last comment :-) Commented Jan 2, 2023 at 15:11
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For guys looking for center align while shrinking margins, add:

\usepackage{array} \newcolumntype{C}[1]{>{\centering\let\newline\\\arraybackslash\hspace{0pt}}m{#1}} \begin{table} \begin{tabular}{C{1cm}C{1cm}} test for this & test for this \end{tabular} \end{table}
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