New SharePoint Layout - Columns and Wrapping Text

Question

Using the new SharePoint layout in a library or a list, I do not know how to control the width of the columns or how to enable text to "wrap" rather than hide behind a column.  I know that one can drag the column to resize, but this does not appear to be saved and the next time I use the library or list the columns have moved to their original position.

Does anyone know which setting is used to fix this issue?

Answer 1

Hi Elizabeth,

Unlike the classic experience of SharePoint Online list, in the new experience, the text in a list column will not wrap unless we choose Multiple lines of text when creating the column (and select Enhanced rich text in Additional Column Settings).

In the new experience, the column width will not save based on the last change we made.

To see all the content in a column, we can select the item and click Open the details pane button on the right.

Given this, I would suggest you vote in the uservoice link below or you may post a new idea.

Possibility to choose to wrap text of column text (header but also the text in the datafields)

Regards,

James

Answer 2

Hi Elizabeth,

Have you tried the above? Let me know if you need more assistance.

Regards,

James

Answer 3

Thanks James.  Yes, the issue is resolved now.

Answer 4

This addresses the wrap issue, but it does not address the "new experience" view where a single line of text is truncated.  See image below.  I can temporarily increase this, but when I come back to the page it is truncated again.  This seems like there should be a quick fix for this, but it is not very obvious.