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<a name="minimalcolh1"></a>Minimal Column Width</h1>
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<p id="par_id581605991965966" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Adjust the column width for selected cells so that the longest paragraph in each cell can be on a single line.</p>
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<p id="par_id801654217365035" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Adjust the column width for the selected columns so that the longest paragraph in each column can fit exactly on a single line, without increasing the table width.</p>
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<p id="par_id51654220677297" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="menuitem">Table - Size - Minimal Column Width</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_id691655731247050" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="menuitem">Format - Table - Minimal Column Width</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_id941655738180090" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="menuitem">Size - Minimal Column Width</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_id951693929823714" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="menuitem">Table - Optimize Size - Minimal Column Width</span>.</p>
<p id="par_id401693929850221" class="paragraph" dir="auto">On the <span class="menuitem">Table</span> menu of the <span class="menuitem">Table</span> tab, choose <span class="menuitem">Minimal Column Width</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_id621693929897206" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="menuitem">Properties - Table - Minimal Column Width</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_id501655941966365" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Minimal Column Width</span> seeks to find a column width that allows each paragraph in the selected cells to <span class="emph">fit exactly</span> as a single line in the cell. This means that column widths are adjusted in relation to the length of the longest paragraph in each of the selected cells. The final result depends on which cells are selected.</p>
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<p id="par_id291655943042163" class="paragraph" dir="auto">If the table width is less than the page width, then under some circumstances the width of the table may be increased in an attempt to fit a cell paragraph onto a single line. Otherwise the command can be useful for reducing the width of tables.</p>
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<p id="par_id201655811553407" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Minimal Column Width</span> seeks to find a column width that allows each paragraph in the selected column(s) to fit exactly on a single line. This means that column widths are adjusted in relation to the length of the longest paragraph in each of the selected columns. The final result depends on the paragraph length in the selected columns.</p>
<p id="par_id971654218805882" class="paragraph" dir="auto">To minimize a single column, it is sufficient to place the cursor in a cell in the column to be minimized. To minimize multiple columns, it is sufficient to select one cell from each column to be minimized.</p>
<p id="par_id91656110781159" class="paragraph" dir="auto">The command can be useful for reducing the width of tables.</p>
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