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August 25th, 2006, 02:52 PM
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Adjust column widths in tables
I used to have no problems dragging my column boundaries in tables in Word to
adjust the width of the column. Now the columns are refusing to resize, when I click and drag nothing happens, the column stays the same size. Is there some option I have inadvertently turned on or off that I don't know about? 
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August 25th, 2006, 04:03 PM
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Adjust column widths in tables
It can be difficult to adjust column width if auto resizing is enabled:
Table Properties | Table | Options and clear the check box or Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... I used to have no problems dragging my column boundaries in tables in Word to adjust the width of the column. Now the columns are refusing to resize, when I click and drag nothing happens, the column stays the same size. Is there some option I have inadvertently turned on or off that I don't know about?
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August 31st, 2006, 01:14 PM
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Adjust column widths in tables
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I tried both of those and I'm still
having the same problems. When I try to make a column smaller, it actually gets bigger. Does anyone know what the problem is? It's driving me nuts! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It can be difficult to adjust column width if auto resizing is enabled: Table Properties | Table | Options and clear the check box or Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... I used to have no problems dragging my column boundaries in tables in Word to adjust the width of the column. Now the columns are refusing to resize, when I click and drag nothing happens, the column stays the same size. Is there some option I have inadvertently turned on or off that I don't know about?
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August 31st, 2006, 02:22 PM
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Adjust column widths in tables
Are you adjusting the width by dragging a column border or the ruler markers
or by changing the dimension in the Table Properties dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I tried both of those and I'm still having the same problems. When I try to make a column smaller, it actually gets bigger. Does anyone know what the problem is? It's driving me nuts! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It can be difficult to adjust column width if auto resizing is enabled: Table Properties | Table | Options and clear the check box or Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... I used to have no problems dragging my column boundaries in tables in Word to adjust the width of the column. Now the columns are refusing to resize, when I click and drag nothing happens, the column stays the same size. Is there some option I have inadvertently turned on or off that I don't know about?
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September 1st, 2006, 12:29 PM
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Adjust column widths in tables
I am dragging the column borders
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Are you adjusting the width by dragging a column border or the ruler markers or by changing the dimension in the Table Properties dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I tried both of those and I'm still having the same problems. When I try to make a column smaller, it actually gets bigger. Does anyone know what the problem is? It's driving me nuts! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It can be difficult to adjust column width if auto resizing is enabled: Table Properties | Table | Options and clear the check box or Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... I used to have no problems dragging my column boundaries in tables in Word to adjust the width of the column. Now the columns are refusing to resize, when I click and drag nothing happens, the column stays the same size. Is there some option I have inadvertently turned on or off that I don't know about?
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September 1st, 2006, 05:10 PM
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Adjust column widths in tables
Sometimes it is difficult to adjust column widths by very small amounts this
way. You might try pressing Alt while dragging. This not only displays the resulting column width but also overrides the grid to allow you to make finer adjustments. For other ways of changing column width, see the relevant section in http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... I am dragging the column borders "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Are you adjusting the width by dragging a column border or the ruler markers or by changing the dimension in the Table Properties dialog? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I tried both of those and I'm still having the same problems. When I try to make a column smaller, it actually gets bigger. Does anyone know what the problem is? It's driving me nuts! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It can be difficult to adjust column width if auto resizing is enabled: Table Properties | Table | Options and clear the check box or Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doublew" wrote in message ... I used to have no problems dragging my column boundaries in tables in Word to adjust the width of the column. Now the columns are refusing to resize, when I click and drag nothing happens, the column stays the same size. Is there some option I have inadvertently turned on or off that I don't know about?
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