Free-form column widths in tables in Writer?

[leonstr]

Hi,

I’m trying to lay out a form in a table in Writer, i.e. to be printed for people to fill in using a pen.

So I have a table with a varying amount of columns in each row containing field titles and space for values to be completed.

However, I’m having trouble adjusting column widths on individual rows. If I select an individual row and move the mouse to the column border I get a pop-up tooltip saying “Adjust table column” but I can’t actually change the column width.

I can split cells (Table->Split Cells…->Vertically) and adjust those columns but if I inadvertently align this column with another one, they become linked and I can’t resize just that row’s column any more.

What I want is a series of rows with identical widths (i.e. the left and right border of the table is static) containing columns with individually varying widths. Is there a way to do this? Am I missing something here?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

LibreOffice 4.2.1.1 on Windows 7.

[mahfiaz]

It is possible to have every line as separate table. This way the rows never link. Syntactically it is horrible, but for your case would work well. To do so create a table with single row and enought columns, copy and paste it as many times as needed.

[leonstr]

You’re right! In both senses, i.e. it is horrible but it does exactly what I need! Thanks!