XL97: Cannot Reset a Column to the Standard Width

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you point to Column on the Format menu and click Standard Width, the column width is not reset to the Standard Column Width setting.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you change the width of a column from the original width. Microsoft Excel cannot automatically reset the width of the column.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

To manually resize the column to the width used by the Standard Width command, use the following steps:

1. Click any cell in the column that you want to resize.

2. On the Format menu, point to Column, and then click Standard Width. Note the width in the Standard Column Width box and click OK.

3. On the Format menu, point to Column and click Width. In the Column Width dialog box, type a width that is equal to the Standard Column Width setting and click OK.

NOTE: If you change the Standard Column Width setting, Microsoft Excel does not change the column to match the new Standard Column Width setting.