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Column width resize in modern list
A work around. If you choose multiple lines of text, then choose 1 the column shrinks. Not perfect but better. The idea of having to use java, css or any code just to change a column width is ridiculous. Please sort this so ordinary non developer types can change widths easily. If sharepoint is truly going to appeal to the massess it must get easier to do the basics!
I've had the same problem with column width in modern lists since day 1. However, I saw today that "Column Formatting" would be rolling out to Office 365 customers next month. I don't know if it will let me control the width of the first column, but I'm going to give it a try when it rolls out to my tenant. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Column-formatting-1f927342-2bed-4745-b727-ff8b7ff96b22?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
If it works I'll report back to this thread.
- DeletedOct 22, 2018
end of 2018 and you can't still do any table formatting using standard UI on Sharepoint online. not speaking about creating 'responsive table'. What's wrong? was thinking responsive pages are the standard for many years now. am I wrong?
- Shelli GodfreyOct 30, 2017Copper Contributor
Even in their example on that page the Title column is way too wide!!!
- DeletedNov 29, 2017
I agree. There has to be a way to save resized columns in a list view. It would not be so bad if you only had to do it once, but having to resize each time you visit the page causes people to look elsewhere for the content.
- Mathieu mathieuJan 03, 2018Copper Contributor
Hi all,
After having seen the possibilities of formatting columns here : https://docs.microsoft.com/fr-ch/sharepoint/dev/declarative-customization/column-formatting
I wonder if there is a way to use these functionalities to do something, I do not have enough knowledge to find something
If somebody can paste a bit of json... that could help resizing these columns ...
Thanks
Mathieu