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# Minimal Column Width

Adjust the column width for selected cells so that the longest paragraph in each cell can be on a single line.

Adjust the column width for the selected columns so that the longest paragraph in each column can fit exactly on a single line, without increasing the table width.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Table - Size - Minimal Column Width.

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Table - Minimal Column Width.

#### From the context menu:

Choose Size - Minimal Column Width.

#### From the tabbed interface:

Choose Table - Optimize Size - Minimal Column Width.

On the Table menu of the Table tab, choose Minimal Column Width.

#### From toolbars:

Minimal Column Width

#### From the sidebar:

Choose Properties - Table - Minimal Column Width.

Minimal Column Width seeks to find a column width that allows each paragraph in the selected cells to fit exactly as a single line in the cell. This means that column widths are adjusted in relation to the length of the longest paragraph in each of the selected cells. The final result depends on which cells are selected.

Column width includes space for any horizontal cell padding, paragraph padding, and paragraph indents.

If the table width is less than the page width, then under some circumstances the width of the table may be increased in an attempt to fit a cell paragraph onto a single line. Otherwise the command can be useful for reducing the width of tables.

Select a single cell to adjust the entire column width to fit the content of that cell.

Minimal Column Width seeks to find a column width that allows each paragraph in the selected column(s) to fit exactly on a single line. This means that column widths are adjusted in relation to the length of the longest paragraph in each of the selected columns. The final result depends on the paragraph length in the selected columns.

To minimize a single column, it is sufficient to place the cursor in a cell in the column to be minimized. To minimize multiple columns, it is sufficient to select one cell from each column to be minimized.

The command can be useful for reducing the width of tables.

Related Topics

Optimize Size

Size

Resizing Rows and Columns in a Text Table

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