[GNC] Question: how to see end of line in invoice editing screen

R Losey rlosey at gmail.com
Mon Sep 1 10:52:10 EDT 2025


I would only add to these answers that after getting the other columns
correct by double-clicking, you can then double-click on the Description
column, and it will resize so that all of the column are visible.

On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM Bill Wohler via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> I think the Description column is designed to grow or shrink as you
> change the size of the window. My technique when viewing a new register
> is this:
>
> 1. If any of the columns are too narrow and truncating values, I
> double-click on the column's title. This auto-sizes the column to fit.
>
> 2. Grab the vertical bar on the right side of the Description (the mouse
> icon turns into a double-ended arrow) and drag left until all columns
> are visible. When you let go, the column will grow to eliminate any
> blank space to the right of the rightmost column.
>
> Mark at Lorimark <mark at lorimarksolutions.com> wrote:
>
> > 1: At the very bottom of the 'table' there should be a scroll bar
> > (left right) that should allow you to view the right-most columns.
> >
> > 2: You should be able to narrow-down any one of the other columns, to
> > cause the right-most columns to move in.
> >
> > Is any of that working?
> >
> > ~mark petryk
> > ~w:http://www.lorimarksolutions.com
> > ~q:i don't know where it's going to go,
> >     ...and i don't know what to wear when it gets there.
> >
> > On 8/31/25 10:44, Adam Mackler via gnucash-user wrote:
> > > Hi, I have a super-basic question.  I'm entering an invoice in
> GNUCash, and I cannot see the right end of the table row.  No matter how
> wide I make the window the "Description" column just keeps getting wider,
> and the "Tax" column remains truncated.  I've tried dragging the column
> separator at the right edge of the "Description" column but it won't get
> any narrower, even though the text is a fraction of its width.  I would
> like to confirm the tax amount is correct before posting.  What's the trick?
> > > Thanks in advance!
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