Can we remove the side and top box of the first row and column of the Table?

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Hi Everybody, 
 I have a table in which I do not want the side and top rule for the first column as shown below 
 
 Can anyone help to achieve this. 
 Thanks! 
 Shahnawaz

Pam Schoenrock · Accepted Answer

Hi Shahnawaz 
 You could set the Column Heads (4 columns) and the Table Body (5 columns) as 2 separate tables. Ending the tabular after the Column Heads and starting a new tabular for the Table Body. Then aligning the Column Heads with the Correct Table Body columns. 
 Pam Schoenrock

Bart Terryn · Answer

Shahnawaz, Another possibility is at the end of the table to use the and macro's in combination with the %tbcwidth and %tbrdepth variable to figure out the width and depth of the 1st col and row and then blank out the normal rule by drawing a white rule on top of it. Not a task for the faint of heart, but feasible. The only restriction is that the table must be contained on the page as the start and end of the table must be on the same page.

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Can we remove the side and top box of the first row and column of the Table?

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