I have a table with a few columns. I wish to change the width of a single column on only one row. I know it's possible, because I've done it before, but I found it complicated -- and now I don't remember how I did it! (Once the column is different from the others, then it's easy to change. But when it's the same as the others, when I try to change its width, all other columns in the table also change in synchrony.) The attachment shows what I started with and how I wanted it to end up.

How do I achieve this in the simplest way? Attachments Showing the table before and after. (9.59 KiB) Downloaded 2421 times. Assuming that we're taking about changing the width of all the cells in the column, and not just one cell as in your example, I don't think it's possible using only the mouse. You have to use the Table Properties > Columns dialog window, and there are some constraints even there. Put the editing cursor anywhere in the column and choose Table > Table Properties.

Table tab > Alignment: Manual 2. Columns tab > Adapt table width: YES 3. Set the width of column 3 (and the others as needed) Writer absolutely cannot cope with a table that's wider than the page margins, and it does it's best to never let you configure the table layout to exceed the margins, so you can't just widen column three—you have to also decrease the width of at least one of the other columns. Citrix receiver for mac 2014. The rigid constraint on the table width, and Writer's automatic changing of the layout to enforce the constraint, can make it very difficult to get the column widths you want. I sometimes find that I have to copy the table to a scratch document where the page width/margins are wider (e.g.

Change to landscape) to give me room to make the table temporarily wider without bumping into the margins. Then, once I get the layout where I want it, and the overall width back down to where it fits in the normal document, I copy it back. According to Help, you should be able to change the width of a cell by clicking in the cell then holding down ALT + CTRL and pressing the left or right arrow key. This was working for me four years ago when using OOo 2.0.2 on Windows XP, but it isn't working now on OOo 3.2.1 RC1 on Vista.

I had to change the page to landscape to get the margins wider than the table; then I had to first shrink a column to get the table width narrower than the margins (i.e. 'remaining space' > 0), then set the widths, and finally, change the page back to portrait. How to change width of comment area in Microsoft Word 2011 for mac. Ask Question. Up vote 4 down vote favorite. Open your document and enable the View that you want to change (the width can be different for different views). Click Word->Tools->Macro->Visual Basic Editor. I have a MacBook Air and am using mac office 2011. On Excel, the ScreenTip displays the width of the column. The width displayed is in inches and not pixels.