[texhax] Column specifier question

[Philip G. Ratcliffe]

> be specific, I need to give the columns some certain widths 
> while at the 
> same time requiring the text to be centre aligned. I have tried the 
> \begin{tabular}{c c c c c}, and also the \begin{tabular}{... p{24mm} 
> ...} commands, but how can I get them to work at the same time?

Try looking at one of the table enhancement packages, such as tabularx.

Cheers,  Phil