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FLJerry
Sep 10, 2021Copper Contributor
Can't adjust table column width
Working in windows 10, MS Word 2019 and built a pretty long table with 4 columns. Unable to keep columns adjusted to a new width. I tried all the standard procedures in MS Word, and even went on the...
mwhittdivertinccom
Jan 12, 2023Copper Contributor
Thanks for your post! It gave me some inspiration so that I was able to solve the same problem by right-clicking on the table, selecting 'AutoFit' from the dropdown list, and selecting 'Fixed Column Width' from the options. After that, I was able to change the column width as needed.
Hope that helps someone else!
Lady_Gwyneth
Jul 03, 2024Copper Contributor
Yes, this helped me! I am often working on tables that others create, and although I'm an MS Word SME, this is a setting I was unaware of. I was tearing my hair out trying to change column widths in a table, and this fixed my problem in an instant! Thank you so much!