Table width

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How can I adjust the table width?

Table width

EVotingCC 13 Sep 2007 10:43

Hello!
I'm trying to create a table from an excel sheet and I would like the table to break after, let's say 3 words in the Name column and 5-7 words in the Value column.
I didn't have the problem before, only after I removed all the formatting from my excel file. I assume, that that's the reason for that problem. I don't want to redo all the Ecxel work though…..

Especially the links are uncool if they create a scrollbar because of excessive page width.

Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you!
Daniel

Example:

Name	Value
Seperate Machines	0
Pre-election	1
Election	0
Post Casting	0
Other	missing
Comments	Leotine Leober
Reference 1	http://www.minbzk.nl/bzk2006uk/subjects/constitution_and/internet_elections/publications?ActItmIdt=6407
Reference 2	http://www.minbzk.nl/aspx/download.aspx?file=/contents/pages/10764/041110bijlagemetverslag_eng_corr.pdf
Reference 3	http://www.minbzk.nl/aspx/download.aspx?file=/contents/pages/10764/041110evaluatierapportexpinternetenteldefversie_eng3.pdf
Reference 4	missing

PS: I just found a post which said, that this feature was soon to come. The post is from February 2007. Is is possible now?

Last edited on 13 Sep 2007 11:01 by EVotingCC + Show more

Re: Table width

gerdami 13 Sep 2007 11:05

I have no direct answer for trunking a column. However, in this case you might consider hiding the real URLs under Refs :

Name	Value
Seperate Machines	0
Pre-election	1
Election	0
Post Casting	0
Other	missing
Comments	Leotine Leober
Reference 1	Ref1
Reference 2	Ref2
Reference 3	Ref3
Reference 4	missing

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Re: Table width

Phil Chett 13 Sep 2007 11:29

I have adjusted your table abit, and posted direct.

||this sentence is going _
to keep the colum width _
to about this size _
because i have used the _
underscore trick||

this sentence is going to keep the colum width to about this size because i have used the underscore trick

||with a long sentence like this, then the coloum width will adjust to the with according to your browser window size automatically. I'll just type a bit more so that you can see what i mean, by making this a really long sentence.||

with a long sentence like this, then the coloum width will adjust to the with according to your browser window size automatically. I'll just type a bit more so that you can see what i mean, by making this a really long sentence

Putting the two together gives:-

this sentence is going to keep the colum width to about this size because i have used the underscore trick

with a long sentence like this, then the coloum width will adjust to the with according to your browser window size automatically. I'll just type a bit more so that you can see what i mean, by making this a really long sentence

Notice that the first colum has also done a wrapround, So there are times when the underscore trick will not give you what you need
The wraparound feature does not work with URLs, So, as gerdarmi says it is best to give that url a name.

So:

||[http://www.wikidot.com Wikidot]||

Gives

Wikidot

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Last edited on 13 Sep 2007 11:36 by Phil Chett + Show more

Re: Table width

EVotingCC 13 Sep 2007 12:18

I'm afraid the underscore trick plays a trick on me. When I add underscores to the text it is shown as an underscore, not as a break to a new line.

What am I doing wrong??

Thank you so far!

Re: Table width

Phil Chett 13 Sep 2007 12:31

where you want the break to occur

lastword space underscore return

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Last edited on 14 Sep 2007 23:43 by Phil Chett + Show more

Re: Table width

EVotingCC 20 Sep 2007 14:07

Thank you!! :)