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Cells.AutoFit Method

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Changes the width of a table column to accommodate the width of the text without changing the way text wraps in the cells.

Syntax

expression.AutoFit

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Cells collection.

Remarks

If the table is already as wide as the distance between the left and right margins, this method has no affect.

Example

This example creates a 3x3 table in a new document and then changes the width of the first column to accommodate the width of the text.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim docNew as Document
Dim tableNew as Table

Set docNew = Documents.Add
Set tableNew = docNew.Tables.Add(Range:=Selection.Range, _
NumRows:=3, NumColumns:=3)
With tableNew
.Cell(1,1).Range.InsertAfter "First cell"
.Columns(1).AutoFit
End With

This example creates a 3x3 table in a new document and then changes the width of all the columns to accommodate the width of the text.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim docNew as Document
Dim tableNew as Table

Set docNew = Documents.Add
Set tableNew = docNew.Tables.Add(Selection.Range, 3, 3)
With tableNew
.Cell(1,1).Range.InsertAfter "First cell"
.Cell(1,2).Range.InsertAfter "This is cell (1,2)"
.Cell(1,3).Range.InsertAfter "(1,3)"
.Columns.AutoFit
End With

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