What does it mean that the width of a column will be increased or decreased so the widest entry will fit?

Answer 1

Each column has a set width when you start. As you type text into different cells, some of that text will be too wide to fit into its cell. Different pieces of text are different widths. If you looked down a column, it would have to be made wide enough to allow the longest piece of text fit in a cell. At the top of each column there is a letter to identify it. If you put the cursor on the dividing line between it and the next column header, the mouse pointer will change to a double arrow. If you then double click it will then find the longest piece of text or other data in the column and adjust the column width so that it fits perfectly into it. If the text is wider than a cell, then the column will widen out to fit it. If it is narrower, the column width will reduce its size to fit it.

Answer 2

Auto-fit Column Width to find best fit. Each column has a set width when you start. As you type text into different cells, some of that text will be too wide to fit into its cell. Different pieces of text are different widths. If you looked down a column, it would have to be made wide enough to allow the longest piece of text fit in a cell. At the top of each column there is a letter to identify it. If you put the cursor on the dividing line between it and the next column header, the mouse pointer will change to a double arrow. If you then double click it will then find the longest piece of text or other data in the column and adjust the column width so that it fits perfectly into it. If the text is wider than a cell, then the column will widen out to fit it. If it is narrower, the column width will reduce its size to fit it.

Answer 3

Auto-fit Column Width

Each column has a set width when you start. As you type text into different cells, some of that text will be too wide to fit into its cell. Different pieces of text are different widths. If you looked down a column, it would have to be made wide enough to allow the longest piece of text fit in a cell. At the top of each column there is a letter to identify it. If you put the cursor on the dividing line between it and the next column header, the mouse pointer will change to a double arrow. If you then double click it will then find the longest piece of text or other data in the column and adjust the column width so that it fits perfectly into it. If the text is wider than a cell, then the column will widen out to fit it. If it is narrower, the column width will reduce its size to fit it.

Answer 4

Sometimes text is too wide to be displayed in a cell. The width of the column can be changed, making the cell bigger, so that all of its contents can be shown. By double-clicking on the right side of the column header, it will find the widest content in the column and adjust its width so that it can be seen in full. The same can be done if the widest content is less than the width of the column, allowing the column's width to be decreased.

Answer 5

Your question answers itself. Increased means to get larger or wider. Decreased means to get smaller or narrower.

Answer 6

this is so simple, sometimes there is a long word that does not fit in the cell so you increase the width to let the word fit,

for short words you can decrease the width

Answer 7

best fit

Answer 8

Bestfit