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Is there an easy way to get alternating table columns to be the same width?
I frequently need to create tables that have repeating columns, such
as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Num Value1 % Value2 % Value3 % Value4 % 1 12.1234 32% 34.5678 45% 56.7890 61% 78.9012 89% 2 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% 3 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% 4 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% 5 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% Column 1 is narrow. Columns 2, 4, 6, & 8 are wide and I would like them all the same width. Columns 3, 5, 7, & 9 are narrower and I wold like them all the same width. Is there an easy (graphical) way to set up this table with having to manually set each column individually? Then, is there an easy way to change the widths while keeping similar columns the same? The [Distribute columns equally] option works great if I want a set of adjacent columns to be the same width. Word even lets me select non-adjacent columns for applying formatting, but the [Distribute columns equally] option is greyed out. I did discover that if I select the non-adjacent columns, I can then set manually them all at once, so this may be the best option. |
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Is there an easy way to get alternating table columns to be the same width?
Set up the table once and then save it as a QuickPart making sure it is in
the required template (Alt+F3 is the shortcut). -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Sesquipedalian Sam" wrote in message ... I frequently need to create tables that have repeating columns, such as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Num Value1 % Value2 % Value3 % Value4 % 1 12.1234 32% 34.5678 45% 56.7890 61% 78.9012 89% 2 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% 3 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% 4 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% 5 nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% nn.nnnn nn% Column 1 is narrow. Columns 2, 4, 6, & 8 are wide and I would like them all the same width. Columns 3, 5, 7, & 9 are narrower and I wold like them all the same width. Is there an easy (graphical) way to set up this table with having to manually set each column individually? Then, is there an easy way to change the widths while keeping similar columns the same? The [Distribute columns equally] option works great if I want a set of adjacent columns to be the same width. Word even lets me select non-adjacent columns for applying formatting, but the [Distribute columns equally] option is greyed out. I did discover that if I select the non-adjacent columns, I can then set manually them all at once, so this may be the best option. |
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Is there an easy way to get alternating table columns to be the same width?
On Wed, 6 May 2009 21:45:42 +0100, "Terry Farrell"
wrote: Set up the table once and then save it as a QuickPart making sure it is in the required template (Alt+F3 is the shortcut). Good trick to know. That will work as long as that particular table wil be used again and I don't need to change it, which I always do. I was hoping for something a little more dynamic. |
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Is there an easy way to get alternating table columns to be the same width?
Not really. As you have already noted, you can select non-contiguous columns
and then use Table Properties to set the exact width of the select columns. But that is only good if you only have a few different column widths: if they all need to be set differently, then it is hard work without a simple answer. Terry "Sesquipedalian Sam" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 May 2009 21:45:42 +0100, "Terry Farrell" wrote: Set up the table once and then save it as a QuickPart making sure it is in the required template (Alt+F3 is the shortcut). Good trick to know. That will work as long as that particular table wil be used again and I don't need to change it, which I always do. I was hoping for something a little more dynamic. |
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