If this is Word 2000 or above, make sure that auto resizing is turned off.
For more help, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TablePropProbs.htm
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> I've been trying for some time to chang ethe size of the column of a
> table in this particular column.
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