BDU LaTeX Practical 9 : Creating tables · caption · label · referencing

📘 LaTeX Practical 9

Creating tables · caption · label · referencing

❓ Question 9: Create a table with five rows and four columns in LATEX, including caption and label, and reference the table in the text.

⌨️ LaTeX Source Code

\documentclass[12pt]{article} \title{Tables in \LaTeX} \author{ARO Study Circle} \date{\today} \begin{document} \maketitle \section{Table Example} Table \ref{tab:students} shows student information. \begin{table}[htbp] \centering \caption{Student Information} \label{tab:students} \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline Roll No. & Name & Course & Mark \\ \hline 1 & Abc & Mathematics & 85 \\ \hline 2 & Def & Physics & 78 \\ \hline 3 & Ghi & Computer Science & 90 \\ \hline 4 & Jkl & Statistics & 82 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{table} The table is referenced using the \ref{ } command. \end{document}

📖 Explanation of Commands

• table environment creates a floating table.
• tabular environment creates rows and columns.
• Four c specifications create four columns with center aligned.
• & symbol separates columns.
• \\ command ends a row.
• \hline creates horizontal lines.
• \caption{} provides the table caption.
• \label{} gives the table a reference name.
• \ref{} refers to the table number.
• This example contains exactly five rows and four columns, including the header row.

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📄 Compiled PDF Output

Tables in LaTeX

ARO Study Circle

August 21, 2026

1 Table Example

Table 1 shows student information.

Roll No.	Name	Course	Mark
1	Abc	Mathematics	85
2	Def	Physics	78
3	Ghi	Computer Science	90
4	Jkl	Statistics	82

Table 1: Student Information

The table is referenced using the \ref command.

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