Is it possible to add an additional column to a table in a document created in LibreOffice without changing the size of existing columns ?
The table width is smaller than the page width.
I don’t see any settings in the “Columns” tab of the table properties. Is this a bug?
I’m using LibreOffice version 26.2.2.2 on Linux Mint 21.3 Mate.
May be some related to the LibreOffice theme / dark theme or Linux compilation?
If you cannot see the left pane or it is unavailable for some reason you can revert to horizontal tabs. Click Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Appearance and select Horizontal on top
I am afraid you can’t.
As far as I understand Writer, tables were designed to extend by default from margin to margin. Therefore adding a new column reorganises existing ones so that everything fits within the margins. When you manually define a table width, this size replaces the margin distance and the same code is used with the same result.
If you create a “styled” table, there is no hope because the underlying macros get triggered and repaint the table according to designer’s decisions, not yours.
No, that is not possible.
Is this a bug?
No, it is not a mistake either.
What should the goal be?
My goal is always to end up with a compact, good-looking table.
The way:
Right-click on the table and select “Table Properties” from the context menu.
In the Table tab, select “Manual” under “Alignment”.
Click OK.
Place the cursor in the column next to which you want to insert a column.
In the Table toolbar, click the “Insert Column” icon (“before” or “after”).
Fill your content.
The icon “Optimize Size” in the Table toolbar is your frend.
As a workaround, you can resort to Split Cells:
- Add to the size of the nearer column (don’t forget to [x] Adapt table width)
- Select the wider column and choose
Split Cells:
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No change after deleting the configuration in ~/.config/libreoffice and setting “select Horizontal on top.”
Column width options are still unavailable.
Setting the “Libreoffice theme” option to “Light” does not change the colors.
They are likely downloaded from the Mint-Y-Dark system theme.
FTR: tdf#125736
(“Writer: adding a column to a table should enlarge and not squeeze table unless page width is reached”)
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