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Before adjusting the column width, make sure the table's 'preferred width' option is not checked. To resize a column without affecting other columns, move the gray column markers on the ruler instead of dragging cell edges. Works like a charm.

To change the width of columns to fit the contents, select the column or columns that you want to change, and then double-click the boundary to the right of a selected column heading. To change the width of all columns on the worksheet, select Select All, and then drag the boundary of any column heading.

If your table has columns and rows of different sizes, you can distribute them so that they're all the same width or height. Click the Layout tab in the Table Tools ribbon group. Click the Distribute Columns button or the Distribute Rows button.

On the Page Layout or Layout tab, click Columns. At the bottom of the list, choose More Columns. In the Columns dialog box, adjust the settings under Width and spacing to choose your column width and the spacing between columns.

The correct answer is Ruler. The ruler can be used to change the column width of a table in MS Word.

To adjust table row and column size in Word: Click anywhere in the table. In "Table Tools" click the [Layout] tab > locate the "Cell Size" group and choose from of the following options: To fit the columns to the text (or page margins if cells are empty), click [AutoFit] > select "AutoFit Contents."

Before adjusting the column width, make sure the table's 'preferred width' option is not checked. To resize a column without affecting other columns, move the gray column markers on the ruler instead of dragging cell edges. Works like a charm.