Unless the table is wrapped, you can't set the width to more than the margin
width (100%).

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"Peter" wrote in message
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I have a table set at 140%. Often when I open the file it resizes itself
to
100%. I save it again at 140% but it keeps resizing itself.

What is happening?

Tnaks