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table columns won't resize

Anonymous
2016-06-10T02:50:07+00:00

I am trying to resize columns in a table and I can't.  The column edge just won't budge.  Does anyone have any suggestions on what do do about this?

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Barton

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Anonymous
2016-06-10T16:51:32+00:00

I did, and had problems with that.  I have a similar table format that I have copied instead and pasted the contents of the table I was having problems with into.  This seems to be working.  Thanks for your help.

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  1. Stefan Blom 342.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-06-24T20:51:42+00:00

    For future reference, note that you can make use of the AutoFit options on the Table Tools Layout tab. For example, if text columns are too wide to fit between the margins of the page, do the following: Click Table Tools Layout | AutoFit | AutoFit Window. Then click Table Tools Layout | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width, after which you should be able to drag column borders into the desired widths. If everything else fails, you can convert the table to text and then convert it back to a table.

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-06-10T04:36:07+00:00

    Are you trying to do it by clicking and dragging the marker on the ruler?

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