

On the Layout tab, in the Cell Size group, click AutoFit, and then click AutoFit Contents. To make the columns in a table automatically fit the contents, click on your table. On the Layout tab, in the Cell Size group, click in the Table Column Width box, and then specify the options you want. To change the width to a specific measurement, click a cell in the column that you want to resize. To use your mouse, rest the cursor on right side of the column boundary you want to move until it becomes a resize cursor, and then drag the boundary until the column is the width you want. To change the column width, do one of the following: If you need to add a table to your Word document, see Insert a table. You can change the size of multiple columns or rows and modify the space between cells. When you’re done and you save the document, it’ll continue to be stored where you opened it in Word for the web, and when you reopen it, you’ll see the new column widths.Īdjust the table size, column width, or row height manually or automatically. If you have the Word desktop application, click the Open in Word command (or Edit Document > Edit in Word), and follow the steps in Adjust column widths on a page. You can add and manage columns of text in Word. You can see newsletter-style columns in your document in Word for the web, but you can’t create or resize them there. To add a vertical line between columns, select the Line between check box in the Columns dialog box (shown above). For example, insert a column break to end a paragraph in one column and start a new paragraph at the top of the next column. Insert a column break to control how text flows between columns. If you want columns of varying widths, deselect the checkbox next to Equal column width.

In the Columns dialog box, adjust the settings under Width and spacing to choose your column width and the spacing between columns. At the bottom of the list, choose More Columns. On the Page Layout or Layout tab, click Columns. If the default formatting doesn’t work for your layout, open the Columns dialog box to make adjustments.

When you add newsletter style columns to a document, Word automatically sets the width of each column to fit your page.
