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# Creating Professional Tables in LaTeX
> Master advanced LaTeX tables with booktabs, multirow, multicolumn, longtable. Professional formatting for publication-quality results.
Create publication-quality tables with advanced formatting, proper alignment, and professional styling. This guide covers everything from basic tables to complex multi-page layouts with advanced features.
**Prerequisites**: Basic LaTeX knowledge\
**Time to complete**: 30-35 minutes\
**Difficulty**: Intermediate to Advanced\
**Key packages**: booktabs, multirow, longtable, tabularx, array
## Professional Table Design Principles
### Why Good Tables Matter
**Golden rules for professional tables**:
1. **Never use vertical lines** - They clutter the table
2. **Use horizontal lines sparingly** - Only for structure
3. **Add appropriate spacing** - Don't compress data
4. **Align numbers properly** - Decimal alignment for data
5. **Use consistent formatting** - Same style throughout
### Essential Packages
```latex table-packages.tex theme={null}
% Core packages for professional tables
\usepackage{booktabs} % Professional horizontal lines
\usepackage{array} % Enhanced column types
\usepackage{multirow} % Cells spanning multiple rows
\usepackage{makecell} % Line breaks in cells
\usepackage{tabularx} % Tables with calculated widths
\usepackage{longtable} % Multi-page tables
\usepackage{xcolor} % Colored cells
\usepackage{colortbl} % Colored columns
\usepackage{siunitx} % Number alignment
\usepackage{threeparttable} % Tables with notes
```
## Basic Professional Tables
### The Booktabs Approach
```latex booktabs-basic.tex theme={null}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{document}
% Bad example - what NOT to do
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Poor table design (avoid this)}
\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|}
\hline
Item & Quantity & Unit Price & Total \\
\hline
Apples & 5 & \$1.20 & \$6.00 \\
\hline
Oranges & 3 & \$0.80 & \$2.40 \\
\hline
Bananas & 12 & \$0.30 & \$3.60 \\
\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|r|}{Total:} & \$12.00 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
% Good example - professional design
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Professional table design}
\label{tab:good-example}
\begin{tabular}{lccc}
\toprule
Item & Quantity & Unit Price & Total \\
\midrule
Apples & 5 & \$1.20 & \$6.00 \\
Oranges & 3 & \$0.80 & \$2.40 \\
Bananas & 12 & \$0.30 & \$3.60 \\
\midrule
\multicolumn{3}{r}{Total:} & \$12.00 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\end{document}
```
```latex column-types.tex theme={null}
% Enhanced column types with array package
\usepackage{array}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Column type examples}
\begin{tabular}{
>{\bfseries}l % Bold left-aligned
c % Centered
>{\ttfamily}r % Monospace right-aligned
S[table-format=3.2] % siunitx number column
}
\toprule
Name & Status & Code & {Value} \\
\midrule
Alpha & Active & A001 & 123.45 \\
Beta & Inactive & B002 & 67.89 \\
Gamma & Pending & C003 & 234.56 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
### Column Specifications
```latex advanced-columns.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
% Define custom column types
\newcolumntype{L}[1]{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\newcolumntype{C}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\newcolumntype{R}[1]{>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\newcolumntype{M}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}m{#1}}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Custom column types}
\begin{tabular}{L{3cm} C{2cm} R{2cm} M{2cm}}
\toprule
Left aligned with fixed width &
Centered fixed width &
Right aligned width &
Middle aligned \\
\midrule
This text will wrap and align to the left &
Center &
Right &
Vertically centered \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
## Numeric Tables
### Aligning Numbers
```latex numeric-alignment.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Scientific data with proper alignment}
\begin{tabular}{
l
S[table-format=3.2(2)] % 3 digits.2 decimals (2 uncertainty)
S[table-format=4.3e2] % Scientific notation
S[table-format=2.1, table-space-text-post={\%}] % Percentage
}
\toprule
Sample & {Measurement} & {Concentration} & {Efficiency} \\
& {(\si{\milli\gram})} & {(\si{\mole\per\liter})} & {(\%)} \\
\midrule
A & 123.45(23) & 1.234e-3 & 95.2\% \\
B & 67.89(12) & 5.678e-4 & 87.5\% \\
C & 234.56(34) & 9.012e-3 & 92.1\% \\
D & 12.34(5) & 3.456e-5 & 78.9\% \\
\midrule
Mean & 109.56 & 2.794e-3 & 88.4\% \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
% Configure siunitx globally
\sisetup{
round-mode = places,
round-precision = 2,
group-separator = {,},
group-minimum-digits = 4
}
```
```latex financial-tables.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Financial report}
\sisetup{
table-format = 7.2,
group-separator = {,},
group-minimum-digits = 4
}
\begin{tabular}{
l
S[table-format=7.2]
S[table-format=7.2]
S[table-format=3.1, table-space-text-post={\%}]
}
\toprule
Department & {2022 (\$)} & {2023 (\$)} & {Change} \\
\midrule
Sales & 1234567.89 & 1456789.12 & 18.0\% \\
Marketing & 234567.89 & 267890.23 & 14.2\% \\
Operations & 3456789.01 & 3789012.34 & 9.6\% \\
R\&D & 567890.12 & 678901.23 & 19.5\% \\
\midrule
\textbf{Total} & \textbf{5493814.91} & \textbf{6193592.92} & \textbf{12.7\%} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
## Multi-row and Multi-column Tables
### Spanning Cells
```latex multirow-multicolumn.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Complex table with merged cells}
\begin{tabular}{lccccc}
\toprule
\multirow{2}{*}{Region} &
\multicolumn{2}{c}{Q1 2023} &
\multicolumn{2}{c}{Q2 2023} &
\multirow{2}{*}{Total} \\
\cmidrule(lr){2-3} \cmidrule(lr){4-5}
& Sales & Profit & Sales & Profit & \\
\midrule
North & 120 & 24 & 135 & 28 & 307 \\
South & 98 & 18 & 102 & 20 & 238 \\
East & 156 & 31 & 162 & 33 & 382 \\
West & 134 & 26 & 141 & 29 & 330 \\
\midrule
\textbf{Total} & \textbf{508} & \textbf{99} & \textbf{540} & \textbf{110} & \textbf{1257} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
% More complex example
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Product comparison matrix}
\begin{tabular}{lcccc}
\toprule
\multirow{3}{*}{\textbf{Feature}} &
\multicolumn{4}{c}{\textbf{Product Models}} \\
\cmidrule{2-5}
& \multicolumn{2}{c}{Standard} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Premium} \\
\cmidrule(lr){2-3} \cmidrule(lr){4-5}
& Basic & Plus & Pro & Elite \\
\midrule
Storage & 100GB & 500GB & 1TB & 5TB \\
\multirow{2}{*}{Support} & Email & Email & 24/7 & 24/7 \\
& -- & Chat & Phone & Priority \\
API Access & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Limited} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Unlimited} \\
\midrule
Price/month & \$9 & \$19 & \$49 & \$99 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
### Nested Tables
```latex nested-tables.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{makecell}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Table with nested content}
\begin{tabular}{lcc}
\toprule
Parameter & Configuration & Result \\
\midrule
Algorithm &
\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}c@{}}
Method: SVM \\
Kernel: RBF \\
C: 1.0
\end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}c@{}}
Accuracy: 95.2\% \\
F1: 0.94
\end{tabular} \\
\midrule
Dataset &
\makecell{Training: 80\% \\ Validation: 10\% \\ Test: 10\%} &
\makecell{Total: 10,000 \\ Features: 25} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
## Wide Tables
### Tables Wider Than Text
```latex tabularx-example.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
% Table that automatically fits text width
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Table fitting text width with tabularx}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lXXr}
\toprule
ID & Description & Comments & Score \\
\midrule
001 & This is a long description that would normally overflow & Additional comments here & 95 \\
002 & Another lengthy text entry & More commentary & 87 \\
003 & Short & Brief & 92 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}
% Custom column types for tabularx
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}
\newcolumntype{Z}{>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}X}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Centered and right-aligned X columns}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lYYZ}
\toprule
Item & Center 1 & Center 2 & Right \\
\midrule
A & Text & More text & 123 \\
B & Centered & Also centered & 456 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}
```
```latex adjustbox-tables.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{adjustbox}
% Scale table to fit
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Scaled table to fit page width}
\adjustbox{width=\textwidth}{%
\begin{tabular}{lcccccccc}
\toprule
Category & Jan & Feb & Mar & Apr & May & Jun & Jul & Aug \\
\midrule
Revenue & 1234 & 2345 & 3456 & 4567 & 5678 & 6789 & 7890 & 8901 \\
Expenses & 987 & 876 & 765 & 654 & 543 & 432 & 321 & 210 \\
Profit & 247 & 1469 & 2691 & 3913 & 5135 & 6357 & 7569 & 8691 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
}
\end{table}
% Rotate wide table
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Rotated wide table}
\adjustbox{angle=90}{%
\begin{tabular}{lccccccccccc}
\toprule
Metric & M1 & M2 & M3 & M4 & M5 & M6 & M7 & M8 & M9 & M10 & M11 \\
\midrule
Value A & 12 & 23 & 34 & 45 & 56 & 67 & 78 & 89 & 90 & 101 & 112 \\
Value B & 21 & 32 & 43 & 54 & 65 & 76 & 87 & 98 & 109 & 120 & 131 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
}
\end{table}
```
## Multi-page Tables
### Long Tables
```latex longtable-example.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{longtable}{lccr}
\caption{Multi-page data table} \label{tab:long} \\
% First header
\toprule
Item & Quantity & Unit Price & Total \\
\midrule
\endfirsthead
% Continued header
\multicolumn{4}{c}{\tablename\ \thetable{} -- continued from previous page} \\
\toprule
Item & Quantity & Unit Price & Total \\
\midrule
\endhead
% Footer except last page
\midrule
\multicolumn{4}{r}{Continued on next page} \\
\endfoot
% Last footer
\bottomrule
\multicolumn{3}{r}{Grand Total:} & \$12,345.67 \\
\bottomrule
\endlastfoot
% Table data
Product A & 10 & \$12.50 & \$125.00 \\
Product B & 25 & \$8.75 & \$218.75 \\
Product C & 15 & \$15.00 & \$225.00 \\
% ... many more rows ...
Product Z & 100 & \$5.00 & \$500.00 \\
\end{longtable}
```
```latex longtabu-example.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{longtabu}
% Combination of longtable and tabularx
\begin{longtabu} to \textwidth {X[l] X[2,c] X[r]}
\caption{Flexible multi-page table} \\
\toprule
Left Column & Center Column (2x width) & Right Column \\
\midrule
\endhead
Data 1 & This column gets more space & Value 1 \\
Data 2 & Automatically distributed & Value 2 \\
% ... more rows ...
\end{longtabu}
```
## Colored Tables
### Row and Column Colors
```latex colored-tables.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{colortbl}
% Define colors
\definecolor{headerblue}{RGB}{20, 100, 200}
\definecolor{rowgray}{RGB}{240, 240, 240}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Table with colored rows}
\begin{tabular}{lccr}
\rowcolor{headerblue}
\textcolor{white}{\textbf{Product}} &
\textcolor{white}{\textbf{Q1}} &
\textcolor{white}{\textbf{Q2}} &
\textcolor{white}{\textbf{Total}} \\
\rowcolor{rowgray}
Widget A & 120 & 135 & 255 \\
Widget B & 98 & 102 & 200 \\
\rowcolor{rowgray}
Widget C & 156 & 162 & 318 \\
Widget D & 134 & 141 & 275 \\
\midrule
\textbf{Total} & \textbf{508} & \textbf{540} & \textbf{1048} \\
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
% Alternating row colors
\usepackage{array}
\rowcolors{2}{rowgray}{white}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Alternating row colors}
\begin{tabular}{lccc}
\toprule
\rowcolor{headerblue}
\textcolor{white}{Name} &
\textcolor{white}{Score} &
\textcolor{white}{Grade} &
\textcolor{white}{Pass} \\
\midrule
Alice & 95 & A & Yes \\
Bob & 87 & B & Yes \\
Charlie & 78 & C & Yes \\
David & 92 & A & Yes \\
Eve & 68 & D & Yes \\
Frank & 55 & F & No \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
```latex cell-colors.tex theme={null}
% Individual cell coloring
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Heat map style table}
\begin{tabular}{lccc}
\toprule
Metric & Low & Medium & High \\
\midrule
Risk & \cellcolor{green!30}2.1 & \cellcolor{yellow!30}5.4 & \cellcolor{red!30}8.9 \\
Cost & \cellcolor{green!30}Low & \cellcolor{yellow!30}Moderate & \cellcolor{red!30}High \\
Impact & \cellcolor{red!30}Major & \cellcolor{yellow!30}Minor & \cellcolor{green!30}None \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
## Tables with Notes
### Three-part Tables
```latex threeparttable.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\begin{threeparttable}
\caption{Results with footnotes}
\begin{tabular}{lccc}
\toprule
Method & Accuracy\tnote{a} & Precision & Recall\tnote{b} \\
\midrule
SVM & 95.2 & 94.1 & 96.3 \\
Random Forest & 93.8 & 92.5 & 95.1 \\
Neural Network\tnote{c} & 97.1 & 96.8 & 97.4 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\begin{tablenotes}
\small
\item[a] Average over 10-fold cross-validation
\item[b] Weighted average across all classes
\item[c] 3-layer architecture with dropout
\end{tablenotes}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{table}
% With source note
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\begin{threeparttable}
\caption{Economic indicators}
\begin{tabular}{lrrr}
\toprule
Country & GDP\tnote{*} & Growth & Inflation \\
\midrule
USA & 21,433 & 2.3\% & 1.8\% \\
China & 14,343 & 6.1\% & 2.9\% \\
Japan & 5,082 & 0.7\% & 0.5\% \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\begin{tablenotes}
\small
\item[*] In billions USD
\item[Source:] World Bank, 2023
\end{tablenotes}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{table}
```
## Advanced Formatting
### Custom Rules and Spacing
```latex custom-formatting.tex theme={null}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{array}
% Custom rule thickness
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Custom rule thickness}
\begin{tabular}{@{}lcc@{}}
\toprule[1.5pt]
Category & Value A & Value B \\
\midrule[0.8pt]
First & 123 & 456 \\
Second & 789 & 012 \\
\cmidrule[0.5pt](lr){2-3}
Total & 912 & 468 \\
\bottomrule[1.5pt]
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
% Custom spacing
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Custom spacing}
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{10pt} % Column separation
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.5} % Row stretch
\begin{tabular}{lcc}
\toprule
Item & Quantity & Price \\
\midrule
Apple & 5 & \$2.50 \\
Orange & 3 & \$1.80 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
% Remove space around table
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Compact table}
\begin{tabular}{@{}lcc@{}}
\toprule
Compact & No Space & Edges \\
\midrule
Data & 123 & 456 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
```
### Professional Examples
```latex publication-table.tex theme={null}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\begin{threeparttable}
\caption{Comparison of machine learning algorithms on benchmark datasets}
\label{tab:ml-comparison}
\begin{tabular}{
l
S[table-format=2.1(2)]
S[table-format=2.1(2)]
S[table-format=2.1(2)]
S[table-format=3.1]
S[table-format=4.0]
}
\toprule
Algorithm &
\multicolumn{3}{c}{Accuracy (\%)} &
{Time} &
{Memory} \\
\cmidrule(lr){2-4}
& {MNIST} & {CIFAR-10} & {ImageNet} & {(s)} & {(MB)} \\
\midrule
SVM & 94.5(5) & 68.2(8) & 45.3(12) & 12.3 & 1024 \\
Random Forest & 96.8(3) & 75.4(6) & 52.1(9) & 8.7 & 2048 \\
CNN\tnote{a} & 99.2(1) & 92.1(2) & 76.8(4) & 45.6 & 4096 \\
ResNet-50\tnote{b} & 99.5(1) & 94.5(2) & 82.3(3) & 123.4 & 8192 \\
Transformer\tnote{c} & 99.1(1) & 95.8(1) & 87.6(2) & 234.5 & 16384 \\
\midrule
\textbf{Best} & \textbf{99.5} & \textbf{95.8} & \textbf{87.6} & \textbf{8.7} & \textbf{1024} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\begin{tablenotes}
\small
\item[a] Custom 5-layer architecture
\item[b] Pre-trained on ImageNet
\item[c] Vision Transformer (ViT-B/16)
\item Numbers in parentheses indicate standard deviation
\end{tablenotes}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{table}
\end{document}
```
## Best Practices
### Table Design Checklist
✅ **Professional table checklist**:
* [ ] Use booktabs for rules (no vertical lines)
* [ ] Align numbers properly (decimal alignment)
* [ ] Add appropriate spacing (not too cramped)
* [ ] Use consistent formatting throughout
* [ ] Include clear captions and labels
* [ ] Add units in column headers, not cells
* [ ] Use table notes for clarifications
* [ ] Consider readability over decoration
* [ ] Test table appearance in final document
* [ ] Ensure tables fit within margins
### Common Mistakes to Avoid
**Avoid these common table mistakes**:
1. **Too many rules** - Less is more
2. **Vertical lines** - Almost never needed
3. **Colored cells for data** - Use sparingly
4. **Inconsistent alignment** - Pick one style
5. **Missing captions** - Every table needs one
6. **Poor number formatting** - Use siunitx
7. **Cramped layout** - Add breathing room
8. **Overwide tables** - Consider rotation or splitting
## Complete Example
```latex complete-table-document.tex theme={null}
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{colortbl}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{array}
% Setup
\sisetup{
round-mode = places,
round-precision = 2,
table-format = 3.2
}
\definecolor{headercolor}{RGB}{70, 130, 180}
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}
\begin{document}
\title{Professional Tables in LaTeX}
\author{Your Name}
\date{\today}
\maketitle
\section{Introduction}
This document demonstrates professional table creation techniques.
\section{Basic Professional Table}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Quarterly sales report}
\label{tab:sales}
\begin{tabular}{lS[table-format=4.0]S[table-format=4.0]S[table-format=3.1]}
\toprule
Region & {Q1 Sales} & {Q2 Sales} & {Growth (\%)} \\
\midrule
North & 1234 & 1456 & 18.0 \\
South & 2345 & 2678 & 14.2 \\
East & 3456 & 3890 & 12.6 \\
West & 4567 & 5234 & 14.6 \\
\midrule
\textbf{Total} & \textbf{11602} & \textbf{13258} & \textbf{14.3} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\section{Complex Multi-level Table}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Product performance metrics}
\begin{tabular}{lccccc}
\toprule
\multirow{2}{*}{Product} &
\multicolumn{2}{c}{Customer Satisfaction} &
\multicolumn{2}{c}{Market Share} &
\multirow{2}{*}{Revenue} \\
\cmidrule(lr){2-3} \cmidrule(lr){4-5}
& 2022 & 2023 & 2022 & 2023 & (Million \$) \\
\midrule
Product A & 4.2 & 4.5 & 23\% & 26\% & 45.6 \\
Product B & 3.8 & 4.1 & 18\% & 19\% & 34.2 \\
Product C & 4.5 & 4.6 & 31\% & 29\% & 67.8 \\
Product D & 3.9 & 4.3 & 28\% & 26\% & 52.4 \\
\midrule
\textbf{Average} & \textbf{4.1} & \textbf{4.4} & \textbf{25\%} & \textbf{25\%} & \textbf{200.0} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\section{Scientific Data Table}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\begin{threeparttable}
\caption{Experimental results with statistical analysis}
\begin{tabular}{
l
S[table-format=3.2(2)]
S[table-format=2.1(1)]
S[table-format=1.4]
c
}
\toprule
Sample &
{Measurement} &
{Error (\%)} &
{$p$-value} &
Significant \\
& {(\si{\micro\gram\per\milli\liter})} & & & \\
\midrule
Control & 100.00(0) & 0.0(0) & -- & -- \\
Treatment A & 145.67(23) & 2.3(4) & 0.0012 & *** \\
Treatment B & 132.45(18) & 1.8(3) & 0.0089 & ** \\
Treatment C & 118.23(15) & 1.5(2) & 0.0234 & * \\
Treatment D & 108.90(12) & 1.2(2) & 0.1234 & ns \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\begin{tablenotes}
\small
\item Significance levels: *** $p < 0.001$, ** $p < 0.01$, * $p < 0.05$, ns = not significant
\item Values shown as mean(SD) for n=10 replicates
\end{tablenotes}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{table}
\section{Wide Table}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\caption{Comprehensive comparison across multiple criteria}
\small % Reduce font size for wide table
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lYYYYYY}
\toprule
\rowcolor{headercolor}
\textcolor{white}{Method} &
\textcolor{white}{Speed} &
\textcolor{white}{Accuracy} &
\textcolor{white}{Precision} &
\textcolor{white}{Recall} &
\textcolor{white}{F1-Score} &
\textcolor{white}{AUC-ROC} \\
\midrule
\rowcolor{gray!10}
Baseline & Fast & 85.2\% & 83.1\% & 87.4\% & 0.852 & 0.891 \\
Method A & Medium & 91.3\% & 90.2\% & 92.5\% & 0.913 & 0.942 \\
\rowcolor{gray!10}
Method B & Slow & 93.7\% & 92.8\% & 94.6\% & 0.937 & 0.961 \\
Method C & Fast & 89.5\% & 88.3\% & 90.8\% & 0.895 & 0.923 \\
\rowcolor{gray!10}
\textbf{Proposed} & \textbf{Medium} & \textbf{95.8\%} & \textbf{95.1\%} & \textbf{96.5\%} & \textbf{0.958} & \textbf{0.978} \\
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## Next Steps
Master more advanced LaTeX techniques:
Organize tables in multi-file projects
Combine tables with figures
Create diagram-table combinations
Tables in research papers
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