Modern SharePoint List - Column Width

Question

I'm using JSON code to set a Multiple Line Text Column's width for everyone to be able to see and not just for me. JSON works for coloring the columns and all can see, why doesn't the width work?

Answer 1

@Williams, Kim (US) ,

Thanks for your reply. Maybe you can take this method as an alternative into consideration. Hide column header using the syntax hideColumnHeader and create custom column header using JSON. See this demo:

[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/591263/fixed-column-header-width-in-lists .

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Answer 2

Hi @Williams, Kim (US) ,

Here is a sample how I format the width of the column using JSON, just set the width attribute like below:

{  
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",  
  "elmType": "div",   
 "style": {  
    "width": "80%"  
  },  
  "txtContent": "@currentField"  
}  

Also you can post your code here if anything unclear.

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Answer 3

@Allen Xu_MSFT

Yes, I am aware of that but didn't want to have to tell all the users, they need to do this (some will not want to and expect it to be full width). I want to set it so users do not have to drag the column.

Answer 4

@Williams, Kim (US) ,

Each user will be able to set a custom header width for each column in a view, and have those settings persist for multiple sessions. This is by design and I'm afraid currently there is no alternative way to achieve your need. You can submit your feedback to MS here: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/06735c62-321c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472. Customer feedback is very important to us – your ideas can change and improve products for users around the world.

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Answer 5

@Allen Xu_MSFT Thank you for your response. I guess I was somewhat confused, since as an Admin of a Site or List, I can set the Column color or Row Color for all users, but not the width. Currently the solution that my team wants to use for some list is to keep it in Classic Mode, which to me is not ideal.