[GNC] How to widen the 'Account' column when entering transactions

Jim Passmore jim at passmore4.com
Thu Mar 12 21:23:18 EDT 2026


> > Not to go too far afield, but I'm like 99.999999% certain that if you
> > double click on the column header in Excel (the letter designations),
> > the column width is adjusted to the widest data value in the column. At
> > least that's my recollection.
> >
> > David T.
>
> Hi, David! I just now tried it, and it's not that way. Double-clicking
> on the letter E (the heading of the fifth worksheet column) did nothing
> though there were numerous entries wider than the current column width.

I no longer have a computer with Excel, but as I recall, double click
the small vertical divider line between columns (e.g., between "B" and
"C")--not the center of the header.  (I don't remember if double
clicking the divider deeper in the spreadsheet also works.)

Jim


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