Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Distributing Columns Evenly.
When it is time to format a table, you may find that your overall table width is set the way you want it, but the columns within the table are not "just right." For instance, you may want the columns to be the same width as each other without disturbing the overall width of the table. How you do this depends on the version of Word you are using:
Word dutifully adjusts individual column widths without affecting the overall width of your table.
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2018-11-24 13:25:45
Steve Rawcliffe
Thanks for this Allen.
Have spent much time dragging column boundaries.
Must get new specs, as in Word 2016 this feature is really visible, right in the middle of the Table Layout tab!
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