# Customize table/grid column widths in Specify 7

**URL:** https://speciforum.org/t/customize-table-grid-column-widths-in-specify-7/2114
**Category:** Get Help
**Created:** [November 13, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/customize-table-grid-column-widths-in-specify-7/2114 "2024-11-13T07:05:22Z")
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### Author: ![willem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/898d66/32.png) [@willem](https://speciforum.org/u/willem)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/customize-table-grid-column-widths-in-specify-7/2114/1 "2024-11-13T07:05:22Z")

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I find the Sp 6 grid design far easier to use:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/4/474f7011c80aaefc2c7c425de177d92c275f2832.png)

I have read [this](https://speciforum.org/t/editing-forms-in-specify-7/1557) (by finding the word ‘grid’) but I’m still uncertain as to whether or not grid column widths (as in the ‘grid view’) can be changed in Sp7.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/1/137381c56bded3165e70d4f69e6ed73fa6a5d5b7.png)

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### Author: ![Grant](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/grant/32/4255_2.png) [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/customize-table-grid-column-widths-in-specify-7/2114/2 "2024-11-13T17:21:39Z")

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Hi @willem,

We use `grid` and `table` interchangeably, adding to the confusion.

You can actually add a new `columnDef` to a view definition that defines the widths of the columns ([link here](https://speciforum.org/t/editing-forms-in-specify-7/1557#p-2936-customizing-form-table-column-widths-17)):

> [@](#):
>
> ### Customizing form table column widths
> 
> Form tables by default use automatic sizing for all columns. You can override this by adding a `<columnDef os="table">` tag.
> 
> **Example:**
> 
> ```auto
> <columnDef os="table">100px,0,200px,0,250px,0,p:g,0,p:g</columnDef>
> 
> ```

This just goes below the `columnDef` elements in the view definition that define the column widths. This enables you to change the widths of the table columns in 7, but does not change the behavior in 6.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/1/18a843c97bc32b40e8ad0e035755bc88ffaacaf7.svg) [@system](https://speciforum.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/customize-table-grid-column-widths-in-specify-7/2114/3 "2025-07-23T17:55:49Z")

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