How do I stop my table columns from automatically widening?

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Becot - 15 May 2008 15:58 GMT

I am working in a table that has 6 columns. I have set the width of the
first column (and all subsequent columns) to be what I want. However, as I
type a long word into the first column, the column is automatically resizing
itself to accommodate the length of that word. How can I stop this from
happening?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 15 May 2008 16:59 GMT

Have you disabled auto resizing? Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width.

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>I am working in a table that has 6 columns. I have set the width of the
> first column (and all subsequent columns) to be what I want. However, as
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> itself to accommodate the length of that word. How can I stop this from
> happening?

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Jean-Guy Marcil - 15 May 2008 17:10 GMT

> I am working in a table that has 6 columns. I have set the width of the
> first column (and all subsequent columns) to be what I want. However, as I
> type a long word into the first column, the column is automatically resizing
> itself to accommodate the length of that word. How can I stop this from
> happening?

"Table" menu > Table Properties... > "Table" tab > "Options..." button >
Uncheck "Automatically resize to fit contents"

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