How do I find out the width and height of a column or row in a table?

[James3669094303ct]

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @James3669094303ct,

Thanks for sharing the screenshot and reaching out! To find and adjust the width and height of a column or row in a table within Adobe InDesign, follow these steps:

1. Find and View Column Width or Row Height:
   - Select the table or place the cursor in the specific cell whose column or row you want to check.
   - Go to 'Table > Cell Options > Rows and Columns'. The dialog box will display the width and height of the selected column or row.
   - You can also view the width and height directly in the control panel at the top when a column, row, or cell is selected.

2. Adjusting Width and Height:
   - You can manually adjust the width and height by dragging the column or row borders.
   - For precise adjustments, use the 'Width' and 'Height' fields in the control panel or in the 'Rows and Columns' options.

Let me know if you need any more assistance or have further questions!

Best,
Abhishek Rao

[James3669094303ct]

Hi thanks for your response in Indesign CC24 when a column or row is highlighted the table options appear, as in pic attached. however, in Indesign CC25 these options don't appear when selecting a column or row

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@James3669094303ct 

Maybe you should reset your prferences - in 2025?

2024 + 2025:

[James3669094303ct]

How do I do that?

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

How do I do that?

By @James3669094303ct

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/reset-indesign-preferences-and-other-troubleshoo...

[James3669094303ct]

When selecting a table in CC24 the table options appear up top but in CC25 the same options don't appear, see pic attached for CC24

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@James3669094303ct

What do you have in 2025? 

What if you switch Workspaces? 

[Laubender]

Hi @James3669094303ct ,

with my German InDesign 2025 on macOS the table widgets in the Control Panel do appear:

When the columns do have different widths the width input field will be empty because of the different values.

The Input field for Width of a cell will only show you the width of a single cell or for all selected cells if they share the same value for width:

 

The Control Panel does not show the overall width of a table or the width of a range of selected cells.

For that you'll need a script. See @FRIdNGE ExtendScript (JavaScript) code.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-do-i-find-out-the-width-and-height-of-a-colu...

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@James3669094303ct

You mean via scripting? Which scripting language do you prefer - JS, VBS, AS?

[FRIdNGE]

Just select Cells and:

alert( "Width: " + app.selection[0].width.toFixed(2) + " / Height: "  + app.selection[0].height.toFixed(2) )

(^/)  The Jedi