Insert table is auto including column width

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Robohelp 2017

I am working on creating a CSS style for a table. I want the first column to be a fixed width (to accommodate an image) and can't seem to figure it out. I thought I had all the CSS html code defined properly, but when I insert I get <col style="width: 50%;" /> added automatically to the topic html code, which of course overwrites my CSS. Anyone know how to make this stop?

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Captiv8r

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One of my favorite features is the "Autofit" for tables.

If you choose autofit and stick an image in a cell, the column should size just to fit the width of the image. Shouldn't that work?

Cheers... Rick

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AURORAxmpAuthor

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Thanks for the reply. I have the image set-up as a background-image: in the CSS, so I guess it doesn't 'see' the image? Is there a way to autofit just the first column in the CSS? These 50% tags are being added automatically when I insert the table, but I want my CSS to control things so it is consistent. I'm still learning html and maybe I missed how to do that. Basically, I'm trying to setup a style for highlighted notes. So the first column is the image and the second column will hold the text.

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Captiv8r

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If the first column will only ever just hold an image, why configure it in CSS? Since you are dealing with a table, it seems it would be simpler to just plop the image into the cell. But that's just me.

I'm no CSS expert, so that's likely why I don't just "go there" when dealing with things like this.

Perhaps another author visiting here has a better idea.

Cheers... Rick

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