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Column width resize in modern list
- Click on the settings icon (gear icon) in the top-right corner of the list page and select "List settings".
- Scroll down to the "Columns" section and click on the column you want to resize.
- Under the "Column settings" section, click on the "Column width" option.
- In the "Column width" dialog box, enter a value for the desired width of the column (in pixels) and click "OK".
- Click "Save" at the bottom of the list settings page to save your changes.
Once you've saved the column width changes, they should persist and be applied every time you access the list. If you're still having trouble, try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page to ensure that the changes have been properly applied.
jhallal These is no Column Width option available under list settings > column settings page.
There are few new settings available to narrow/widen column like:
This narrow downs the Title column a bit. However, it cannot narrow down it completely because there are some hidden options like ellipses ( ... ), share and list comments options which will be shown when you hover over the list item.
Workaround (using SharePoint JSON column formatting): You can use JSON column formatting like below for your Title column:
{
"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
"elmType": "div",
"txtContent": "@currentField"
}
After applying JSON column formatting, you can manually drag Title column width to narrow it down. Then save changes using Save view as option as mentioned in my answer here: SharePoint Modern List - Increase column width with JSON Issue
Note: This will allow you to narrow down the Title column width (see below image). However, you will loose SharePoint default option given in above image (ellipses context menu, share, list comments, etc).
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- This seems like the best answer so far and the link you provided also covers how to drag the column width for Rich Text columns. Thanks for this post.
