Columns outside of Table

Question

I am trying to produce a table 24*9 with text. If you run the code below you see that the columns to the right is outside of the table. I guess this could have something to do with the first and second column being connect too, no space between the values inside the columns.

Thankful for any input. Thanks.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[h!]
\small
\caption{DM Test}
\label{table:5:2}
\begin{tabular}{\textwidth}{c @{\extracolsep{\fill}} lllllllll}
\toprule
     {} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 1} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 2}
    & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 3} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 4}  \
    \cmidrule(lr){2-3} \cmidrule(lr){4-5} \cmidrule(lr){6-7} \cmidrule(l){8-9}
    {} &   2021  &  2022 &   2021  &   2022  &   2021  &   2022  &   2021  &  2022   \
\midrule
1  & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto  \
2  & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & LEAR & LEAR & Auto & Auto*  \
3   & Auto & LEAR*** & Auto & Auto*** & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR***   \
4   & Auto & Expert*** & Auto & Expert*** & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR**  \
5   & Auto*** & Expert** & Expert*** & Expert*** & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR & Expert***   \
6   & Expert** & Expert** & Expert** & Expert** & Expert** & LEAR & Expert** & Expert***   \
7   & Expert* & Expert* & Expert* & Expert* & Expert & LEAR* & Expert & LEAR***  \
8   & Expert & Expert*** & LEAR*** & LEAR*** & Expert** & LEAR & Expert*** & LEAR**   \
9   & Expert & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert** & Expert*** & LEAR & Expert*** & LEAR*   \
10  & Expert & LEAR*** & Expert* & Expert*** & LEAR*** & LEAR & LEAR** & LEAR***   \
11  & Expert & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert** & LEAR* & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
12  & Expert & Expert* & Expert** & Expert* & Expert** & LEAR & Expert*** & Auto***   \
13  & Expert & Expert** & Expert & Expert* & Expert** & LEAR & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
14  & Expert & Expert** & Expert* & Expert* & Expert* & LEAR* & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
15  & Expert* & Expert** & Expert** & Expert* & Expert & LEAR*** & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
16  & Expert & Expert* & Expert** & Expert** & Expert & Expert*** & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
17  & Expert* & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert* & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
18  & Expert & LEAR** & LEAR*** & LEAR*** & Expert*** & Naive** & LEAR** & Naive**    \
19  & Naive*** & LEAR*** & Naive*** & LEAR*** & Naive*** & Naive & Expert*** & Naive   \
20  & Naive*** & LEAR*** & Naive** & LEAR*** & Naive** & Naive* & LEAR* & Naive   \
21  & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR** & Naive* & LEAR* & LEAR*** & Naive   \
22  & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR* & Naive & LEAR** & Expert** & Naive*    \
23  & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR* & Expert** & Naive*    \
24  & Naive & LEAR* & Naive & LEAR* & Naive & LEAR & Naive & Naive*    \
\bottomrule
\end{tabular*}
\smallskip
\footnotesize
\end{table}
\end{document}

Please tell us which paper size you employ and how wide the margins are supposed to be. — Mico, Dec 27 '22 at 12:38
Already answered i think: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/439111/how-to-wrap-around-table-row-width — anis, Dec 27 '22 at 12:51
Your table is probably wider than \textwidth. Try using a page size that is wider. And also you specify 10 columns, but only use 9 of them. — Pieter van Oostrum, Dec 27 '22 at 13:13

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 27 '22 at 23:15

Your table is quite a bit wider than default \textwidth of ąrticle document class, so I suggest to use geometry package and make it bigger
If this is not an option, than you need to put table landscape oriented page
I suppose that you looking for threeparttable or talltblr equivalent of tabularray package:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}       %  needed!  otherwise cells will overlap
\usepackage{tabularray}
\UseTblrLibrary{booktabs}
\begin{document}
    \begin{table}[h!]
\SetTblrStyle{note}{font=\footnotesize}
\begin{talltblr}[
    \small
caption = {DM Test},
  label = {table:5:2},
note{} = {some text, :    \dots,
          :   \dots and 
          :  \dots.
          }
                ]{colspec = {@{} r {8}{X[l]} @{}},
                  row{3-Z}= {rowsep  = 0pt},
                  row{even[3-X]} = {belowsep=1ex}
                  }
\toprule
    &   \SetCell[c=2]{c}    Zone 1 
        &   &   \SetCell[c=2]{c}    Zone 2
                &   &   \SetCell[c=2]{c}  Zone 3
                        &   &   \SetCell[c=2]{c}    Zone 4
                                &               \
    \cmidrule[r]{2-3} \cmidrule[r]{4-5} \cmidrule[r]{6-7} \cmidrule{8-9}
    &   2021    &   2022    &   2021    &   2022    &   2021    &   2022    &   2021    &  2022     \
    \midrule
1   & Auto      & Auto      & Auto      & Auto      & Auto      & Auto      & Auto      & Auto      \
2   & Auto      & Auto     & Auto      & Auto      & LEAR      & LEAR      & Auto      & Auto*     \
3   & Auto      & LEAR*   & Auto      & Auto***   & LEAR      & LEAR      & LEAR      & LEAR***   \
4   & Auto      & Expert*** & Auto      & Expert*** & LEAR      & LEAR      & LEAR      & LEAR**    \
5   & Auto***   & Expert**  & Expert*** & Expert*** & LEAR      & LEAR      & LEAR      & Expert*** \
6   & Expert**  & Expert**  & Expert**  & Expert**  & Expert**  & LEAR      & Expert**  & Expert*** \
7   & Expert*   & Expert*   & Expert*   & Expert*   & Expert    & LEAR*     & Expert    & LEAR***   \
8   & Expert    & Expert*** & LEAR***   & LEAR***   & Expert**  & LEAR      & Expert*** & LEAR**    \
9   & Expert    & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert**  & Expert*** & LEAR      & Expert*** & LEAR*     \
10  & Expert    & LEAR***   & Expert*   & Expert*** & LEAR***   & LEAR      & LEAR**    & LEAR***   \
11  & Expert    & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert**  & LEAR*     & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
12  & Expert    & Expert*   & Expert**  & Expert*   & Expert**  & LEAR      & Expert*** & Auto***   \
13  & Expert    & Expert**  & Expert    & Expert*   & Expert**  & LEAR      & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
14  & Expert    & Expert**  & Expert*   & Expert*   & Expert*   & LEAR*     & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
15  & Expert*   & Expert**  & Expert**  & Expert*   & Expert    & LEAR***   & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
16  & Expert    & Expert*   & Expert**  & Expert**  & Expert    & Expert*** & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
17  & Expert*   & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*   & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
18  & Expert    & LEAR**    & LEAR***   & LEAR***   & Expert*** & Naive**   & LEAR**    & Naive**   \
19  & Naive***  & LEAR***   & Naive***  & LEAR***   & Naive***  & Naive     & Expert*** & Naive     \
20  & Naive***  & LEAR***   & Naive**   & LEAR***   & Naive**   & Naive*    & LEAR*     & Naive     \
21  & Naive     & LEAR**    & Naive     & LEAR**    & Naive*    & LEAR*     & LEAR***   & Naive     \
22  & Naive     & LEAR**    & Naive     & LEAR*     & Naive     & LEAR**    & Expert**  & Naive*    \
23  & Naive     & LEAR**    & Naive     & LEAR**    & Naive     & LEAR*     & Expert**  & Naive*    \
24  & Naive     & LEAR*     & Naive     & LEAR*     & Naive     & LEAR      & Naive     & Naive*    \
    \bottomrule
\end{talltblr}
    \end{table}
\end{document}

Thank you. Is there a way to see that the table is wider than the \textwidth, or how do you know this? — Simon Rydstedt, Dec 28 '22 at 09:57
@SimonRydstedt, table is defined so, that can't be wider than \textwidth. If you like to see, that this is true, in preamble add \usepackage{showframe} (which you should remove in final version of document). — Zarko, Dec 28 '22 at 11:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '22 at 23:18

I suggest you set \tabcolsep to 0pt and let LaTeX figure out the available amount of intercolumn whitespace.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[letterpaper,margin=1in]{geometry} % set applicable page parameter values
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[h!]
%\small  % not needed
\setlength\tabcolsep{0pt} % let LaTeX figure out intercol. whitespace
\caption{DM Test\strut}
\label{table:5:2}
\begin{tabular}{\textwidth}{l @{\extracolsep{\fill}} {8}{l}}
\toprule
& \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 1} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 2}
& \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 3} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Zone 4}  \
\cmidrule{2-3} \cmidrule{4-5} \cmidrule{6-7} \cmidrule{8-9}
& 2021 & 2022 & 2021 & 2022 & 2021 & 2022 & 2021 & 2022 \
\midrule
1  & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto & Auto  \
2  & Auto & Auto* & Auto & Auto & LEAR & LEAR & Auto & Auto*  \
3  & Auto & LEAR*** & Auto & Auto*** & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR***   \
4  & Auto & Expert*** & Auto & Expert*** & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR**  \
5  & Auto*** & Expert** & Expert*** & Expert*** & LEAR & LEAR & LEAR & Expert***   \
6  & Expert** & Expert** & Expert** & Expert** & Expert** & LEAR & Expert** & Expert***   \
\addlinespace
7  & Expert* & Expert* & Expert* & Expert* & Expert & LEAR* & Expert & LEAR***  \
8  & Expert & Expert*** & LEAR*** & LEAR*** & Expert** & LEAR & Expert*** & LEAR**   \
9  & Expert & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert** & Expert*** & LEAR & Expert*** & LEAR*   \
10 & Expert & LEAR*** & Expert* & Expert*** & LEAR*** & LEAR & LEAR** & LEAR***   \
11 & Expert & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert** & LEAR* & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
12 & Expert & Expert* & Expert** & Expert* & Expert** & LEAR & Expert*** & Auto***   \
\addlinespace
13 & Expert & Expert** & Expert & Expert* & Expert** & LEAR & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
14 & Expert & Expert** & Expert* & Expert* & Expert* & LEAR* & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
15 & Expert* & Expert** & Expert** & Expert* & Expert & LEAR*** & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
16 & Expert & Expert* & Expert** & Expert** & Expert & Expert*** & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
17 & Expert* & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert*** & Expert* & Expert*** & LEAR***   \
18 & Expert & LEAR** & LEAR*** & LEAR*** & Expert*** & Naive** & LEAR** & Naive**    \
\addlinespace
19 & Naive*** & LEAR*** & Naive*** & LEAR*** & Naive*** & Naive & Expert*** & Naive   \
20 & Naive*** & LEAR*** & Naive** & LEAR*** & Naive** & Naive* & LEAR* & Naive   \
21 & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR** & Naive* & LEAR* & LEAR*** & Naive   \
22 & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR* & Naive & LEAR** & Expert** & Naive*    \
23 & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR** & Naive & LEAR* & Expert** & Naive*    \
24 & Naive & LEAR* & Naive & LEAR* & Naive & LEAR & Naive & Naive*    \
\bottomrule
\end{tabular*}
\end{table}
\end{document}

Thank you. I think this solution is sligthly better then the other answer since here the stars on the last column is inside the table limits. — Simon Rydstedt, Dec 28 '22 at 09:59

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