Title: Improving Table Layout
Last modified: October 20, 2019

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# Improving Table Layout

 *  Resolved [melodyingreece](https://wordpress.org/support/users/melodyingreece/)
 * (@melodyingreece)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improving-table-layout/)
 * You were kind enough to help me with a layout problem in the past. I’ve just 
   donated to the Premium for TablePress and am hoping you can advise me.
 * I’ve created a new table but the data I have is too wide to be displayed nicely.
   The first rows are okay then it wraps onto more than one row and is difficult
   to read. I think one of the other layouts mentioned in Premium might improve 
   it, but I don’t know which to choose or how to implement it.
 * Alternatively, is there a way to open the table in a new window so that it isn’t
   restricted in size by WordPress?
 * Many thanks in anticipation
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fimproving-table-layout%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improving-table-layout/#post-12047802)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * First, I recommend to add this to the “Custom CSS” textarea on the “Plugin Options”
   screen of TablePress:
 *     ```
       .tablepress thead th,
       .tablepress tbody td {
       	word-break: normal !important;
       }
       ```
   
 * Then, please re-add the table Shortcode to that page again, but this time do 
   not add it to a “table” block in the WordPress editor, but add it into a “Shortcode”
   block.
    That should already add enough space to make it look better.
 * Showing the table in a new window is not directly possible. This would require
   that your theme has a “content only” page template, and you would then have to
   create a new page on your site, which can be opened in a popup. TablePress itself
   can not do that, unfortunately.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [melodyingreece](https://wordpress.org/support/users/melodyingreece/)
 * (@melodyingreece)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improving-table-layout/#post-12070662)
 * Thanks a lot. That is much better. I’ve removed the right hand column as well
   to give more space. I wasn’t sure what you meant by a “Shortcode” block – I put
   the shortcake for the table into a paragraph block. Is that what you meant?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improving-table-layout/#post-12071637)
 * Hi,
 * yes, a paragraph block should also work fine. There’s however als a designated“
   Shortcode” block that might be a bit better.
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias

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 * [layout](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/layout/)

 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improving-table-layout/#post-12071637)
 * Status: resolved