Creating tables in LaTeX is a labor-intensive process that is prone to errors. This program remedies this by allowing you to generate a table in a matter of seconds. By inputting a tab-delimited .txt file, this program generates a .tex file containing a table with default formatting.
Because this program only accepts tab-delimited .txt files, it is very important that you make sure to export your Excel Workbook as one. Follow the steps below to learn how to do this:
- In Excel, go to File -> Save As.
- After specifying a name for your file, click the dropdown and select "Tab delimited text (.txt)".
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Click Save. (NOTE: If you are prompted with a data-loss warning, ignore it and continue)
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Done! Now you can use this file to generate a LaTeX table.
To start using LaTeX-Table-Generator, follow the steps below:
- Clone the GitHub repository to your local computer (learn how here).
- Open Terminal and navigate to the location of the repository.
- In Terminal, type
python table_generator.py. Hit enter. - Before continuing, confirm that your Terminal window looks like the picture below (NOTE: You may have to resize your console window)
- Enter the full system path of your tab-delimeted file. Hit enter.
- When prompted, enter the name of the output file without extension (it will output as a
.texfile). Hit enter.
- The file has been created! Your Terminal window should look like the picture below.
- Locate the output file in the
/Outputs/folder within the repository directory.
You can now open the .tex file in your preferred LaTeX environment. Below is an example of a generated table in TexStudio.
The picture below shows the only error message this application provides.
The most common causes of this error are:
- Input file is not a
.txtfile - Input file is not tab-delimited
- Input file does not exist
- File path is wrong
If your issues still persists, please create an issue on the GitHub project's page, providing details and pictures as necessary.
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