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 2.4.4 Tabular-like Environments
 -------------------------------
 
 When inserting Tabular-like environments, that is, 'tabular' 'array'
 etc., you will be prompted for a template for that environment.  Related
 variables:
 
  -- User Option: LaTeX-default-format
      Default format string for array and tabular environments.
 
  -- User Option: LaTeX-default-width
      Default width for minipage and tabular* environments.
 
  -- User Option: LaTeX-default-position
      Default position string for array and tabular environments.  If
      nil, act like the empty string is given, but don't prompt for a
      position.
 
    AUCTeX calculates the number of columns from the format string and
 inserts the suitable number of ampersands.
 
    You can use 'C-c <LFD>' ('LaTeX-insert-item') to terminate rows in
 these environments.  It supplies line break macro '\\' and inserts the
 suitable number of ampersands on the next line.  AUCTeX also supports
 the '*{num}{cols}' notation (which may contain another '*'-expression)
 in the format string when calculating the number of ampersands.  Please
 note that 'num' and 'cols' must be enclosed in braces; expressions like
 '*2l' are not recognized correctly by the algorithm.
 
  -- Command: LaTeX-insert-item
      ('C-c <LFD>') Close the current row with '\\', move to the next
      line and insert an appropriate number of ampersands for the current
      environment.
 
    Similar supports are provided for various amsmath environments such
 as 'align', 'gather', 'alignat', 'matrix' etc.  Try typing 'C-c <LFD>'
 in these environments.  It recognizes the current environment and does
 the appropriate job depending on the context.
 

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