how to make tabular width stretch to page

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How ? my code and result below

\chapter*{Camera Calibration Data, \\ Cont'd}

Focal Length in x = 953.58\\
Focal Length in y = 953.58\\
Principal Point = (959.5, 539.5)\\


\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
  \hline
Camera 1 & $\begin{array}{ccc} 0.99997 & -0.00769 & 0.00016 \\ -0.00500 & -0.66628 &-0.74569 \\ 0.00585 & 0.74567 & -0.66630 \end{array}$ & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &   0& 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &0  & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
\end{tabular}

I am trying to make it look like

Please don't add your code as a screenshot, but as a codeblock. This makes it big enough to actually read and we can simply copy it. And please clarify what your intended output should look like. — samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz, Nov 24 '16 at 15:47
I would not make the effort to use array, simply put the numbers directly into the tabular: http://pastebin.com/443JajUY — samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz, Nov 24 '16 at 16:53

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 24 '16 at 18:03

Just FYI, a table version

without vertical lines, and
with less horizontal lines including better vertical spacing by the rules of package booktabs.
As David Carlisle pointed out, for better readability, the table is not horizontally stretched.
The numbers are aligned at the decimal dot (except the number in exponential format). Package siunitx is used with table column type S.
The camera settings are separated by a little vertical space (\addlinespace of package booktabs).

Full example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{siunitx}

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabular}{
    l
    *{3}{S[table-format=-1.5]}
    S[table-format=-2.2] % minus sign is larger than the leading 1
  }
    \toprule
    &&&& {Camera Position} \\
    & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Rotation Matrix}
    & {$[x\;y\;z]^{\mathrm{T}}$}\\
    \midrule
    Camera 1 &  0.99997 & -0.00769 &  0.00016 &  87.56 \\
             & -0.00500 & -0.66628 & -0.74569 & -34.52 \\
             &  0.00585 &  0.74567 & -0.66630 &  60.69 \\
    \addlinespace
    Camera 2 & -0.99998 & {7.600e-5}&  0.00628 &  87.69 \\
             & -0.00475 &  0.66371 & -0.74797 & 103.14 \\
             &  0.00065 &  0.76363 & -0.64565 &  60.62 \\
    \addlinespace
    Camera 3 &  0.99997 & -0.00564 & -0.00567 &  53.15 \\
             & -0.00797 & -0.64563 & -0.76361 & -34.13 \\
             &  0.00065 &  0.76363 & -0.64565 &  56.51 \\
    \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
\end{document}

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '16 at 15:55

The image you posted is not made by tabular from the code you posted but probably a misused? tabular*. You can use tabular* as below but as you see, the effect of stretching the table is just to make it harder to read.

\documentclass{report}
\begin{document}

\chapter*{Camera Calibration Data, \\ Cont'd}

Focal Length in x = 953.58\\
Focal Length in y = 953.58\\
Principal Point = (959.5, 539.5)%no!\\

\begin{center}

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
  \hline
Camera 1 & $\begin{array}{ccc} 0.99997 & -0.00769 & 0.00016 \\ -0.00500 & -0.66628 &-0.74569 \\ 0.00585 & 0.74567 & -0.66630 \end{array}$ & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &   0& 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &0  & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{center}

\begin{center}

\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}|c|c|c|@{}}
  \hline
Camera 1 & $\begin{array}{ccc} 0.99997 & -0.00769 & 0.00016 \\ -0.00500 & -0.66628 &-0.74569 \\ 0.00585 & 0.74567 & -0.66630 \end{array}$ & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &   0& 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &0  & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
Camera 2 &  0 & 0\\
\hline
\end{tabular*}

\end{center}


\end{document}

thanks ! do you know how I can make all the entries center ? I am just trying to learn latex by redoing my old report (attached new image) This is by far tougher than any programming language I have ever learnt. I thought the argument |c|c|c| would make all the entries center — Kong, Nov 24 '16 at 16:08
@kong c does make them center and I would use tabular as in the first table above. tabular* adds extra intercolumn space but only on one side of the | so if using that do not use vertical rules (not using vertical rules is a good idea anyway) — David Carlisle, Nov 24 '16 at 16:39

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 24 '16 at 17:44

The usage of array just makes this unnecessarily complicate. I would simply place the numbers directly in the tabular.

To get the numbers aligned with respect to their decimal markers, I added siunitx.

\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{siunitx}

\begin{document}

Focal Length in x = 953.58

Focal Length in y = 953.58

Principal Point = (959.5, 539.5)

\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{%
    @{}|X|SSS|>{\centering\arraybackslash}X|@{}}
  \hline
                & 0.99997 & -0.00769 & 0.00016 & \\
    Camera 1    & -0.00500 & -0.66628 &-0.74569 & 0\\
                & 0.00585 & 0.74567 & -0.66630 & \\
    \hline
                & 0.99997 & -0.00769 & 0.00016 & \\
    Camera 1    & -0.00500 & -0.66628 &-0.74569 & 0\\
                & 0.00585 & 0.74567 & -0.66630 & \\
    \hline
\end{tabularx}
\end{document}

Off-topic, but perhaps you are interested in reading https://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/markusp/teaching/guides/guide-tables.pdf

also see https://wiert.me/2014/04/03/andre-vatter-google-wie-tabellen-eigentlich-aussehen-sollten-%EF%BB%BF/ — Zarko, Nov 24 '16 at 17:53

how to make tabular width stretch to page

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