HowTo: Fixed column width in table

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Change width of the table columns

It would be wonderful if you could adjust the width of the table columns. If enabling users to modify it at their discretion proves challenging, consider implementing preset sizes such as Narrow, Medium, or Wide as default options.

Tables: Adjust/Resize Column Width

Use case or problem The tables cannot autosize in Live Preview and there is no way to adjust the width/height of the table like you can in Excel. When in live preview add a drag bar that updates the value too. Proposed solution Add a syntax that lets you adjust height or width to autosize or manual. Could be something like: | {W:auto;H:15pt} Rest of cell text or another annotation or formula. |

The best solution I found so far is to transform the column name into an empty image with a given width, i.e. <div style="width:290px">column name</div>, check the answer below:

Set table column width via Markdown