#OPENOFFICE LOCK COLUMN WIDTH MANUAL#

(Probably asking for too much, but what would be really incredible is if the column widths would adjust in real-time while inputting text in the various columns. I'm looking for a Writer feature that will make these adjustments for me, since it would have the ability to make the right margin precisely the same width longer than each column's widest cell rather than me eyeballing it. I have manually adjusted it so that each column has about a quarter inch of margin on the right side according to the width of that column's widest cell.

Notice the sample table I've attached this time. Is there a way to have the columns do sort of the same thing but with more of a margin on the left and/or right side within each column so that the columns' contents aren't so bunched up? However, it's actually too narrow for my taste. then try to open it to other unit and see if it works. Then Review Tab /Protect/Protect Sheet and choose the appropriate options you want to lock. I just followed the recommendation to highlight an individual column and then select 'Optimal Width.' That resulted in the column being made pretty much as narrow as possible in relation to its contents. Choose Format/Cells and in the Protection tab select Unlock. Sample-1.pdf (20.73 KiB) Downloaded 99 times Is there a way to make OpenOffice perform these proportional width adjustments automatically and with some amount of reasonableness without the user having to manually adjust the individual column widths? I have tried the Optimal Column Width feature, but that causes the words within the columns to be way, way too close together, almost to the point of touching Meanwhile, for the heading of the 'LongestColumnTitle' column, OpenOffice has decided to make that column heading span two lines within that cell even though there is plenty of room for it to be adjusted to take up just one line. Option 3: Step 1: Choose Format Column Width and enter the. In the example that I uploaded, the 'Title' column is very narrow and has way too much blank space to the right side of its text. Option 2: Click on the column header, Right click Column Width, enter the column width value. I don't want all of the columns to be the same width, however, since the widths of the contents varies from column to column. Is there a feature within OpenOffice that will automatically and evenly adjust the widths of all columns in relation to the width of each column's contents? Note that the sum of the table width, and the values in the Left and Right boxes, needs to equal the width of the text area.I'm trying to make a simple table, and I have tried many of the different options under the 'Table' menu, but I just can't find what I'm looking for.

#OPENOFFICE LOCK COLUMN WIDTH MANUAL#

You can only change both values if you select Manual alignment and you can change the Left box value only when you select the From Left alignment. When the size of the table is less than the size of the text area, OOo will insert some values in the Left and Right boxes. In the Spacing section, use the Above and the Below boxes to modify the separation between the text and the table. Select Relative to see the width as percentage of the text area. Selecting an alignment option other than Automatic activates the Width field in the Properties section, where you can enter the desired size of the table.

Manual: lets you specify the distances from both left and right margins under Spacing.

If the table width is greater than the margin, the table will extend outside of the margins.

Center: aligns the table in the middle between the left and right margins.From Left: lets you specify under Spacing exactly how far from the left margin the table is placed.Right: aligns the table with the right margin.

Left: aligns the table with the left margin.

Automatic: the default setting for a table.

This can also be used to set the column width based on a range in the column rather than the entire column. On this page you can set the alignment of the table, choosing among the following options: Right clicking the column header (ie: the letter of the column) will bring up a menu, the 3rd item is the one youre looking for. The table page of the table formatting dialog.

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