#Installbuilder reduce field height how to#

SELECT THE COLUMN HEADER(S), SELECT FORMAT » COLUMN WIDTH FROM THE MENU, AND ENTER THE COLUMN WIDTH.ĭRAG THE ROW HEADER'S BOTTOM BORDER UP OR DOWN. RIGHT-CLICK THE COLUMN HEADER(S), SELECT COLUMN WIDTH FROM THE SHORTCUT MENU, AND ENTER THE COLUMN WIDTH.

TO ADJUST THE WIDTH OF A COLUMN:ĭRAG THE COLUMN HEADER'S RIGHT BORDER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.

#Installbuilder reduce field height how to#

Splendid! In just one lesson you've learned how to adjust the width of columns and the height of rows in a datasheet. The height of all the rows in the table is doubled, as shown in figure. Ĭlick and hold the mouse button and drag the line down until the row height doubles, as shown in figure, then release the mouse button.Once the pointer appears as a you can adjust the row height to make it smaller or wider. Move the pointer to the record selection area and carefully position the pointer between any two records, until it changes to a. The procedure for adjusting the height of a row is almost the same as adjusting the width of a column simply click and drag the bottom of any record's row heading. Unless you are working with a table that contains several memo fields with lots of text, you will probably want to stick with the default row height. Double-click the right edge of the Address field name to automatically adjust its width.ĪutoFit automatically adjusts the width of the Address field so that it is wide enough to display its longest entry. Scroll to the right until the Address field is displayed. To use AutoFit, simply double-click the right edge of the column or field you wish to adjust. You can also have Access automatically adjust the width of a field or column so that it can hold the widest entry. Ĭlick and hold the mouse button and drag the line to the right about a half-inch, as shown in figure, then release the mouse button.Īccess resizes the width of the Title column, as shown in figure.Once the pointer is positioned over the column line and appears as a, you can adjust the column width to make it narrower or wider. Ĭarefully position the pointer over the right edge of the Title field until it changes to a.The Title column, however, needs to be slightly wider. Most of the columns in this table are wide enough to display all their information. If it isn't already open, find and open the Employees table. This lesson explains how to change the width of a column and the height of a row. Sometimes, however, you will discover that some of the columns or rows are not large enough to display the information they contain. The resized row.Īccess is usually pretty smart about how wide to make the columns of a table or query so hopefully you won't have to do much resizing.