How to Apply Different AutoFit Settings to a TableWhen creating a table using a visual agent such as Microsoft Word, you will often find yourself using one of the AutoFit options to automatically size the table to the desired width. For instance you can use the AutoFit to Window option to fit the table to the width of the page and the AutoFit to Contents option to allow each cell to grow or shrink to accommodate its contents. Show
By default Aspose.Words inserts a new table using “AutoFit to Window”. The table will size to the available width on the page. To change the sizing behavior on such a table or an existing table you can call Table.autoFit(int) method. This method accepts an AutoFitBehavior enumeration which defines what type of auto fitting is applied to the table. As in Microsoft Word, an autofit method is actually a shortcut which applies different properties to the table all at once. These properties are actually what give the table the observed behavior. We will discuss these properties for each autofit option. We will use the following table and apply the different auto fit settings as a demonstration: AutoFitting a Table to WindowThe following code example autofits a table to fit the page width. The result after this operation is a table which is lengthened to fit the width of the page is shown below. AutoFitting a Table to ContentsThe following code example autofits a table in the document to its contents. The result of the above code causes the table to automatically resize each column to its contents. When a table is an auto fitted to contents the following steps are actually undertaken behind the scenes:
Disabling AutoFitting on a Table and Use Fixed Column WidthsThe following code example disables autofitting and enables fixed widths for the specified table. The result of disabling autofit and using fixed widths for the column sizes is shown below. When a table has auto fit disabled and fixed column widths used instead the following steps are taken:
Lesson 6: Modifying Columns, Rows, and Cells/en/excel2016/cell-basics/content/ IntroductionBy default, every row and column of a new workbook is set to the same height and width. Excel allows you to modify column width and row height in different ways, including wrapping text and merging cells. Optional: Download our practice workbook. Watch the video below to learn more about modifying columns, rows, and cells. To modify column width:In our example below, column C is too narrow to display all of the content in these cells. We can make all of this content visible by changing the width of column C.
With numerical data, the cell will display pound signs (#######) if the column is too narrow. Simply increase the column width to make the data visible. To AutoFit column width:The AutoFit feature will allow you to set a column's width to fit its content automatically.
You can also AutoFit the width for several columns at the same time. Simply select the columns you want to AutoFit, then select the AutoFit Column Width command from the Format drop-down menu on the Home tab. This method can also be used for row height. To modify row height:
To modify all rows or columns:Instead of resizing rows and columns individually, you can modify the height and width of every row and column at the same time. This method allows you to set a uniform size for every row and column in your worksheet. In our example, we will set a uniform row height.
Inserting, deleting, moving, and hidingAfter you've been working with a workbook for a while, you may find that you want to insert new columns or rows, delete certain rows or columns, move them to a different location in the worksheet, or even hide them. To insert rows:
When inserting new rows, columns, or cells, you will see a paintbrush icon next to the inserted cells. This button allows you to choose how Excel formats these cells. By default, Excel formats inserted rows with the same formatting as the cells in the row above. To access more options, hover your mouse over the icon, then click the drop-down arrow. To insert columns:
When inserting rows and columns, make sure you select the entire row or column by clicking the heading. If you select only a cell in the row or column, the Insert command will only insert a new cell. To delete a row or column:It's easy to delete a row or column that you no longer need. In our example we'll delete a row, but you can delete a column the same way.
It's important to understand the difference between deleting a row or column and simply clearing its contents. If you want to remove the content from a row or column without causing others to shift, right-click a
heading, then select Clear Contents from the drop-down menu. To move a row or column:Sometimes you may want to move a column or row to rearrange the content of your worksheet. In our example we'll move a column, but you can move a row in the same way.
You can also access the Cut and Insert commands by right-clicking the mouse and selecting the desired commands from the drop-down menu. To hide and unhide a row or column:At times, you may want to compare certain rows or columns without changing the organization of your worksheet. To do this, Excel allows you to hide rows and columns as needed. In our example we'll hide a few columns, but you can hide rows in the same way.
Wrapping text and merging cellsWhenever you have too much cell content to be displayed in a single cell, you may decide to wrap the text or merge the cell rather than resize a column. Wrapping the text will automatically modify a cell's row height, allowing cell contents to be displayed on multiple lines. Merging allows you to combine a cell with adjacent empty cells to create one large cell. To wrap text in cells:
Click the Wrap Text command again to unwrap the text. To merge cells using the Merge & Center command:
To access more merge options:If you click the drop-down arrow next to the Merge & Center command on the Home tab, the Merge drop-down menu will appear. From here, you can choose to:
You'll want to be careful when using this feature. If you merge multiple cells that all contain data, Excel will keep only the contents of the upper-left cell and discard everything else. To center across selection:Merging can be useful for organizing your data, but it can also create problems later on. For example, it can be difficult to move, copy, and paste content from merged cells. A good alternative to merging is Center Across Selection, which creates a similar effect without actually combining cells. Watch the video below to learn why you should use Center Across Selection instead of merging cells.
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/en/excel2016/formatting-cells/content/ How do you AutoFit the width of a column?Change the column width to automatically fit the contents (AutoFit) Select the column or columns that you want to change. On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Format. Under Cell Size, click AutoFit Column Width.
How do you adjust the tables columns to fit the text in Word?To adjust table row and column size in Word: Click anywhere in the table. In "Table Tools" click the [Layout] tab > locate the "Cell Size" group and choose from of the following options: To fit the columns to the text (or page margins if cells are empty), click [AutoFit] > select "AutoFit Contents."
Where is AutoFit on word?To use the feature, follow these steps:. Select the entire table.. Make sure the Layout tab of the ribbon is displayed.. In the Cell Size group click AutoFit. Word displays a drop-down list of choices.. Choose AutoFit Contents from the choices.. |