Adjusting Latex table width & length. Splitting table to multiple pages

Question

I am latex beginner.If I use tabularx, I am unable to split tables to multiple pages.

\begin{table}[h!]
\centering
\caption{Summarized Analysis of Structured, OO, ADL \& WSO Approach}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|X|X|X|X|X|}
\hline 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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    \end{tabularx}
    \label{table:Summarized_Analysis_of_Structured_OO_ADL_WSO_Approach}
\end{table}

check this also https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/376790/tabularx-break-long-tables-over-several-pages — Samjith, Jul 22 '19 at 12:55
xltabular, ltxtable, and ltablex combine the features of tabularx(X type columns) with longtable(multiple page tables). — leandriis, Jul 22 '19 at 14:24

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 24 '19 at 03:05

Well, one possibility is to use

\usepackage{xltabular}

to be able to use a combination of package longtable and tabularx.

Then it is important that you have to redefine the header and footer of the table for the different pages like this:

  \caption{Summarized Analysis of Structured, OO, ADL \& WSO Approach}%
  \label{table:Summarized_Analysis_of_Structured_OO_ADL_WSO_Approach}\\ 
  \hline
  \textbf{Header 1} & hHeader 2. & Header 3  & Header 4  \\ 
  \hline 
\endfirsthead
  \hline
  \textbf{Header 1} & hHeader 2. & Header 3  & Header 4  \\ 
  \hline
\endhead
  \hline
\endfoot

and you start your table with

\begin{xltabular}{\textwidth}{|X|X|X|X|X|}

With the following complete mwe

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}

\usepackage[showframe]{geometry} % <================ showframe to visualize typing area and margins
\usepackage{xltabular} % <==============================================


\begin{document}

\begin{xltabular}{\textwidth}{|X|X|X|X|X|} % <==========================
%\centering
  \caption{Summarized Analysis of Structured, OO, ADL \& WSO Approach}%
  \label{table:Summarized_Analysis_of_Structured_OO_ADL_WSO_Approach}\\ 
  \hline
  \textbf{Header 1} & hHeader 2. & Header 3  & Header 4  \\ 
  \hline 
\endfirsthead
  \hline
  \textbf{Header 1} & hHeader 2. & Header 3  & Header 4  \\ 
  \hline
\endhead
  \hline
\endfoot
\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.  \\ \hline
\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.  \\ \hline
\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\textbf{Complete \& Clear Requirements} & hjhjhjhjhjhj hjhjhjhjjjjjjjj jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj. & jhjhjhj hjhjhjhjh jhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhjhhjhj hjhjjjjhjh.  & 
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\end{xltabular}

\end{document}

you get the result

for page 1 with an small white space at the end of page 1 (see red arrow 3) because the next row is longer than space is there available ... and page 2

You can also, if you need it, add an remark into the \endhead part that table is continued or in the \endfoot part add a remark table to be continued and the adding \endlastfoot without that remark ... It depends on your needs ...

Adjusting Latex table width & length. Splitting table to multiple pages

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