Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ table formatting

[mayankmi]

I am preparing a simple time sheet for my car driving course.
I just want the last colomn where i check tick or no tick to be in center.

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\documentclass[letterpaper,12pt]{article} 
\pagestyle{empty} % No footer 
\usepackage[hmargin=0.50in, vmargin=0.50in]{geometry} 
\usepackage{multicol} % Rows spanning multiple columns 
\usepackage{wasysym} % Square images 
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % Colorful links 
\usepackage{hyperref, xcolor} % Colorful links 
\usepackage{graphicx} % Figures 
\usepackage{pifont}
\usepackage{tabularx} % newcolumntype 
\newcommand{\cmark}{\ding{51}}%
\newcommand{\xmark}{\ding{55}}%

\usepackage{amssymb,tikz,pdftexcmds,xparse}

\tikzset{box/.style={
    minimum size=0.225cm,
    inner sep=0pt,
    draw,
  },  
  insert mark/.style={
    append after command={%
         node[inner sep=0pt,#1]
           at (\tikzlastnode.center){$\checkmark$}
     }     
  },
  insert bad mark/.style={
    append after command={%
         [shorten <=\pgflinewidth,shorten >=\pgflinewidth]
         (\tikzlastnode.north west)edge[#1](\tikzlastnode.south east)
         (\tikzlastnode.south west)edge[#1](\tikzlastnode.north east)
     }     
  },
}

\makeatletter
\NewDocumentCommand{\tikzcheckmark}{O{} m}{%
  \ifnum\pdf@strcmp{#2}{mark}=\z@%
    \tikz[baseline=-0.5ex]\node[box,insert mark={#1},#1]{};%
  \fi%
  \ifnum\pdf@strcmp{#2}{bad mark}=\z@%
    \tikz[baseline=-0.5ex]\node[box,insert bad mark={#1},#1]{};%
  \fi%
  \ifnum\pdf@strcmp{#2}{no mark}=\z@%
    \tikz[baseline=-0.5ex]\node[box,#1]{};%
  \fi%
}
\makeatother


\begin{document} 
\begin{center}
CAR DRIVING TIME SHEET
\end{center}
Employee Name: \underline{XXXXXXMotor Training School}  
\newcommand{\DAY}[3]{DAY \##1 \hspace{0.2in} #2 ~ #3\\} 
 \begin{multicols}{2} \noindent 
 \DAY{1~}{04/10/13 -- FRIDAY}{\tikzcheckmark[scale=1.25,red]{mark}}
 \DAY{2~}{05/10/13 -- SATURDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$}
 \DAY{3~}{06/10/13 -- SUNDAY}{$\boxtimes$}
 \DAY{4~}{07/10/13 -- MONDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$}
 \DAY{5~}{08/10/13 -- TUESDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$}
 \DAY{6~}{09/10/13 -- WEDNESDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$}
 \DAY{7~}{10/10/13 -- THURSDAY}{$\boxtimes$}
 \DAY{8~}{11/10/13 -- FRIDAY}{$\boxtimes$} 
 \vfill \columnbreak \noindent 
 \DAY{9}{12/10/13 -- SATURDAY}{$\boxtimes$} 
 \DAY{10}{13/10/13 -- SUNDAY}{$\boxtimes$} 
  \end{multicols} 

 
   \end{document} 

[mayankmi]

I would like the last column to be centered..please see screenshot of output which is coming..

[mas]

I presume that the check marks will be done by hand daily on the printed sheet. In that case, having tick marks in the boxes might not be desirable. If you are generating this from a database of records, then it is a different matter.

Regarding your problem, why not use {tabular} rather than {multicols} to achieve the desired result? The output as posted does not look that good. By using \tabular or one of its variants, you can achieve a much better consistency in the output.

[mas]

When I tried compiling your example, I am getting the following error:

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...
(/home/software/texlive/2013/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amsopn.sty)

! LaTeX Error: Command \iint already defined.
               Or name \end... illegal, see p.192 of the manual.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.505 ...d{\iint}{\DOTSI\protect\MultiIntegral{2}}
                                                  
? 

[cgnieder]

Why don't you use a table?

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\documentclass[letterpaper,12pt]{article} 
\pagestyle{empty} % No footer 
\usepackage[hmargin=0.50in, vmargin=0.50in]{geometry} 
\usepackage{multicol} % Rows spanning multiple columns 
\usepackage{wasysym} % Square images 
\usepackage{amssymb}
%% those two are defined already; let's ``undefine'' them to avoid errors:
\let\iint\relax
\let\iiint\relax
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % Colorful links 
\usepackage{hyperref, xcolor} % Colorful links 
\usepackage{graphicx} % Figures 
\usepackage{pifont}
\usepackage{tabularx} % newcolumntype 
\newcommand{\cmark}{\ding{51}}%
\newcommand{\xmark}{\ding{55}}%

\usepackage{amssymb,tikz,pdftexcmds,xparse}

\tikzset{box/.style={
    minimum size=0.225cm,
    inner sep=0pt,
    draw,
  },  
  insert mark/.style={
    append after command={%
         node[inner sep=0pt,#1]
           at (\tikzlastnode.center){$\checkmark$}
     }     
  },
  insert bad mark/.style={
    append after command={%
         [shorten <=\pgflinewidth,shorten >=\pgflinewidth]
         (\tikzlastnode.north west)edge[#1](\tikzlastnode.south east)
         (\tikzlastnode.south west)edge[#1](\tikzlastnode.north east)
     }     
  },
}

\makeatletter
\NewDocumentCommand{\tikzcheckmark}{O{} m}{%
  \ifnum\pdf@strcmp{#2}{mark}=\z@%
    \tikz[baseline=-0.5ex]\node[box,insert mark={#1},#1]{};%
  \fi%
  \ifnum\pdf@strcmp{#2}{bad mark}=\z@%
    \tikz[baseline=-0.5ex]\node[box,insert bad mark={#1},#1]{};%
  \fi%
  \ifnum\pdf@strcmp{#2}{no mark}=\z@%
    \tikz[baseline=-0.5ex]\node[box,#1]{};%
  \fi%
}
\makeatother

\usepackage{tabularx}

\begin{document} 
\begin{center}
CAR DRIVING TIME SHEET
\end{center}
Employee Name: \underline{XXXXXXMotor Training School}  
\newcommand{\DAY}[3]{DAY \##1 & #2 & #3}

\noindent
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{llXllX}
 \DAY{1}{04/10/13 -- FRIDAY}{\tikzcheckmark[scale=1.25,red]{mark}} &
   \DAY{9}{12/10/13 -- SATURDAY}{$\boxtimes$} \\
 \DAY{2}{05/10/13 -- SATURDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$} &
  \DAY{10}{13/10/13 -- SUNDAY}{$\boxtimes$} \\
 \DAY{3}{06/10/13 -- SUNDAY}{$\boxtimes$} \\
 \DAY{4}{07/10/13 -- MONDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$} \\
 \DAY{5}{08/10/13 -- TUESDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$} \\
 \DAY{6}{09/10/13 -- WEDNESDAY}{$\text{\rlap{$\checkmark$}}\square$} \\
 \DAY{7}{10/10/13 -- THURSDAY}{$\boxtimes$} \\
 \DAY{8}{11/10/13 -- FRIDAY}{$\boxtimes$} 
\end{tabularx}

\end{document}

Regards

[mayankmi]

you are right.. no need to make life complex if things can be much simple.. thank you very much