I'm a software development engineer in Microsoft Office and have been working mostly on the RichEdit editor since 1994. In this blog I focus on mathematics in Office along with some posts on RichEdit and the early Windows days. Sep 25, 2011  Can't move a Word 2011 Table. Discussion in 'Mac Apps and Mac App Store' started by ukiyo-e, Sep 25, 2011. Most Liked Posts. Ukiyo-e, Sep 25, 2011. Ukiyo-e macrumors newbie. Joined: Jul 7, 2011 #1. I need to 'schooch' a table a couple inches to the right in a Word 2011 document. I hover over the symbol at the top left of the table and wait for.

How can I use the Fixed Column Width option? It gives you more control over how the columns widths are calculated.

If you change this option you won't see any immediate effect. If this option is set you can manually size columns and word will not recalculate the width later if the table is moved or otherwise altered.

Fixed Column Width gives you control over column widths Table Tools Layout > AutoFit > Fixed Column Width gives you control over column widths. When you select the option, Word clears the 'Preferred width' setting for the whole table and disables 'Automatically resize to fit contents' in the Table Options dialog box. Source: Fixed Column Width doesn't mean that the column widths can't be changed Fixed Column Width doesn't mean that the column widths can't be changed. Rather, it means that Word won't automatically change the column widths when the table is moved or otherwise altered, but you can still change them. The command is on or off for an entire table, so selecting columns isn't necessary.

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