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Automatically Adjust Selected Columns to Fit Text [How to]
Adjust layout settings in Microsoft Word to fix this issue
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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While using the table function in Microsoft Wordapplicationyou may have noticed that Word will automatically adjust the columns of the selected tableto fit the text.
These features are useful, but they can interfere with some users. In the past, we wrote how toremove paragraph symbol, so be sure to check it out.
Today we’re going to focus on the adjustment issue and show you how to fix it.
Where is the AutoFit command in Word?
AutoFit command is located in the Layout panel in Microsoft Word. Keep in mind that in order for this feature to show up, first you need to create and select a table.
How do I turn off AutoFit in the table?
1. Turn Off AutoFit
After doing that, Word won’t automatically adjust the selected tables columns to fit the text.
2. Add or change the space inside the table
That’s it. The first method should help you to when Word automatically adjust the selected tables columns to fit the text.
To learn more about Word, we have a great guide on how todisable protected view in Word, so you might want to check it out.
Did you find a different way to fix this issue? If so, let us know in the comments below.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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