Columns.PreferredWidthType Property

Returns or sets the preferred unit of measurement to use for the width of the specified cells, columns, or table. Read/write WdPreferredWidthType.

Syntax

expression.PreferredWidthType

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Columns collection.

Example

This example sets Microsoft Word to accept widths as a percentage of window width, and then it sets the width of all columns in the first table in the active document to 50% of the window width.

  With ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns
    .PreferredWidthType = wdPreferredWidthPercent
    .PreferredWidth = 50
End With

See Also

• Columns Collection Object
• Columns Object Members