Sometimes it is difficult to adjust column widths by very small amounts this
way. You might try pressing Alt while dragging. This not only displays the
resulting column width but also overrides the grid to allow you to make
finer adjustments. For other ways of changing column width, see the relevant
section in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
"doublew" wrote in message
...
I am dragging the column borders
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Are you adjusting the width by dragging a column border or the ruler
markers
or by changing the dimension in the Table Properties dialog?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.
"doublew" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I tried both of those and I'm
still
having the same problems. When I try to make a column smaller, it
actually
gets bigger. Does anyone know what the problem is? It's driving me
nuts!
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
It can be difficult to adjust column width if auto resizing is
enabled:
Table Properties | Table | Options and clear the check box or Table
|
AutoFit | Fixed Column Width.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.
"doublew" wrote in message
...
I used to have no problems dragging my column boundaries in tables
in
Word
to
adjust the width of the column. Now the columns are refusing to
resize,
when
I click and drag nothing happens, the column stays the same size.
Is
there
some option I have inadvertently turned on or off that I don't
know
about?