Title: Column Width
Last modified: March 9, 2021

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# Column Width

 *  Resolved [erikbuchinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erikbuchinger/)
 * (@erikbuchinger)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-58/)
 * I’m trying to extend column widths on the tables on my site, and I have been 
   using the instructions on the FAQ page that talks about adjusting column widths
   and nothing is changing even when I add the ID, column and width numbers to the
   Custom CSS. Any help would be appreciated.
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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-58/#post-14157340)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * What exactly are you trying to change regarding column widths in this table? 
   Most likely, that simply won’t work as the table already is at its width limit,
   due to the content in it and the available screen space.
    (What I mean: If you
   want to make one column wider, another column has to shrink – which will however
   only be possible if the content in that column allows for that.)
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [erikbuchinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erikbuchinger/)
 * (@erikbuchinger)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-58/#post-14157440)
 * Thanks for the quick reply. I want to make it so the bold headings on the top
   row can fit on one line instead of dropping to the second line, and it even drops
   to a 3rd line on mobile. It would likely need to have a scroll because as you
   said it would go off the available page space. If this isn’t possible, could 
   I somehow make the fonts smaller?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-58/#post-14157598)
 * Hi,
 * got it! That will be possible! We’ll however not have to change column widths,
   but simply tell the browser to not automatically word-wrap these headings. For
   that, please add this to the “Custom CSS” textarea on the “Plugin Options” screen
   of TablePress:
 *     ```
       .tablepress-id-308 thead th {
         white-space: nowrap;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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