topic Re: Formatting column widths in a standalone table in ArcGIS Pro desktop in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Formatting column widths in a standalone table in ArcGIS Pro desktop

ForestCare — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:52:29 GMT

I have very basic excel data which I add to my maps. The method I have utilized normally is by adding the table to my Layout using a Table Frame. While this typically works occasionally there are formatting issues. In the below table you can see that with automatic column spacing the early columns are the width I would like them (Stand, Description) but the formatting of the later columns waste massive space because the title wording doesn't wrap.

If I choose instead to have a custom column width and word wrapping the result is that column with narrow data (Stands, Corr#) end up wastefully wide.

Is there a way to format word wrapping or apply variable widths to columns manually?

Thank you.

Re: Formatting column widths in a standalone table in ArcGIS Pro desktop

DanPatterson — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:19:27 GMT

Individual column properties can be set as described here

Add and modify table frame fields—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

perhaps that suits your use case

Re: Formatting column widths in a standalone table in ArcGIS Pro desktop

ForestCare — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 15:02:32 GMT

Thank you so much, as you know I was selecting the Table Frame in the layout and accessing the properties that way, which modified all the columns at once, and didn't realize that there was a totally different way to call up the properties pane field by field. Table looks just the way I wanted it now!