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Subject:Re: MadCap Flare PDF output and wide tables From:Hannah Drake <hannah -at- formulatrix -dot- com> To:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:45:42 -0500
Thanks Vola, I will check that out. We use table styles, but I think in a
regular stylesheet, and I did set a max width but I think I do have to
double-check the medium.
Gene, there are somewhat long text strings in my third column in certain
rows, so maybe we have to rethink the format? The third column contains
configuration file keys that need to be altered (or not, depending on what
the service tech is trying to do).
...now that I'm looking at it, do you think ti's because there is no
"break" (space) in the second string there?
-Hannah
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
> Do your table cells have any very long text strings in them?
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Hannah Drake <hannah -at- formulatrix -dot- com>wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> We have a table or three that is exceeding the page width in PDF output.
>> I can't figure out why it won't automatically resize. It's set to max width
>> of 90% and each column is set to "auto" size.
>
>
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