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Tabular question

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From: Robert D. Nicholson
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 02:24
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When using \multicolumn in a tabular environment which has
the column specified as a par box as in p{1in} how do you
get the item in the multicolumn to wrap at the right
hand border of the column.

\multicolumn seems to dissobey the p{width} altogether and
create it's own which is the width of the item
hence the affect is like

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From: ede978e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Robert D. Nicholson)
Subject: Tabular question
Message-ID: <1992Oct29.022437.10055@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Organization: Monash University, Caulfield Campus
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 02:24:37 GMT
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