How to stretch a table over multiple pages

Question

I have a Table (multiple rows, multiple columns, see below ) that is longer than one page. How can I tell LaTeX to continue on the next page.

Adding a \newpage didn't work

Manually 'ending' and 'reopening' the table works, but is very tedious, since the table will be many pages long.

\begin{tabular}{lp{13cm}} 
    AAAAAAAAAA  & FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR\\
    BBBBBBBBBB  & FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR\\
    CCCCCCCCCC  & FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR\\

    ...

    ZZZZZZZZZ  &  FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR FOOBAR\\
 \end{tabular}

In future: See tex.stackexchange.com – Martin Thoma Jul 25 '14 at 04:36 — Martin Thoma, Jul 25 '14 at 04:36

score 85 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '10 at 12:11

85

You should \usepackage{longtable}.

PDF Documentation of the package: ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools/longtable.pdf
Tutorial with examples can be found here.

answered May 24 '10 at 12:11

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What if you are using the `tabularx` environment and have the same problem? – HelloGoodbye Aug 15 '12 at 01:13
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To answer my own comment, I just found that the `longtabu` environment in the `tabu` package is basically a redefinition of the `longtable` environment, which allows the same kind of syntax that `tabularx` uses for defining "flexible columns". – HelloGoodbye Aug 15 '12 at 17:23

How to stretch a table over multiple pages

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