<\body> In order to create a table, you may either use or one of the following keyboard shorthands: <\description> >Create a plain table. >Create a table whose cells are centered. >Create a ``block'', whose cells all have a small border. >Create a block whose cells are centered. In math mode, a few other table-like structures are provided: <\description> >Create a matrix. >Create a determinant. >Create a choice list. Examples of a plain table, a centered block and a matrix are shown below. Notice that the environments with the explanatory text below the tables were created using . The use of ``small tables'' allows you to put several tables besides each other on the same line. For a single large table, one may use . <\with|par-mode|center> |>||>||>>>>|A plain table.>|>||>||>>>>|A centered block.>|>||>>>>>>|A matrix.> There are several other table-like environments and new ones may be created by the user. For instance, using or , you may insert an environment, which allows mathematically oriented users to align a list of equations which span over entire lines. An example of such a list of equations is <\eqnarray*> >||*cos (f(x)*g(x))>>|||(x)*g(x)+f(x)*g(x))*cos (f(x)*g(x))>>>> When starting a new table, its size is minimal (usually 1>) and its cells are empty. New rows and columns are inserted using the , , and shorthands. For instance, creates a new column at the right of the current cursor position, as illustrated in the figure below. You may also start a new row below the current cursor position by hitting . <\big-figure> <\equation*> >|>||>>>>\|>|>|||>>>> <|big-figure> Example of the insertion of a new column in a matrix. Assuming that the cursor is at the position indicated in the left-hand matrix, insertion of a new column using results in the right-hand matrix. <\initial> <\collection>