# Setting different column widths in table

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [August 10, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284 "2026-08-10T14:34:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Paulss](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/paulss/32/21473_2.png) [@Paulss](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Paulss)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284/1 "2026-08-10T14:34:25Z")

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I’d like to create a table with these two features, variable column widths, and variable cell background colours - as in the attached example.

 ![Screenshot 2026-08-10 at 15.30.16](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/f/c/fcde8baa9e897dad6c31247d64c37149b34ae621.png)

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**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284/2 "2026-08-12T07:32:24Z")

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Hi @Paulss

you can set the width of the columns in the Settings group and use striped background colour to have alternating rows.

 ![CleanShot 2026-08-12 at 09.29.50@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/9/d9f8f7789b374a6f61cdf96740c70152082656ec.png)

 ![CleanShot 2026-08-12 at 09.30.31@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/c/f/cf34bbb29d535cf7c9a02336fd1db1f4924283ac.png)

Hopefully that’s what you’re after, but do let us know if you need more help 🙂

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**Author:** ![Paulss](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/paulss/32/21473_2.png) [@Paulss](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Paulss)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284/3 "2026-08-12T10:58:40Z")

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Sorry Ben,

This didn’t really help. I’ve managed to create different column widths by using tables with only one column inside containers and designating each container as a grid item So in a five column grid the first and last containers are one column wide and the middle one is three wide.

I still don’t know how I can mark individual cells to match a colour key (as in my screenshot at the top of this thread). I need set either the background colour or the text colour on an individual basis.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284/4 "2026-08-12T11:01:48Z")

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If you’re using the Table Component you can switch a cell to support drop zones, this allows you to put anything inside of it, that way you could style it however you like.

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**Author:** ![Paulss](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/paulss/32/21473_2.png) [@Paulss](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Paulss)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284/5 "2026-08-12T14:04:07Z")

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Is there a video that shows me how to do this. I can’t find it in the table control panel.

BTW - my control panel does not look like the one in Dan’s screen grab.

 ![Screenshot 2026-08-12 at 15.03.44](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/9/f/9f2d78f54fb193af3d9a7a1cb80f0a303f8915fd.png)

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/setting-different-column-widths-in-table/57284/6 "2026-08-13T10:04:01Z")

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You need to be running Elements 3, once you update to the beta you’ll get all the new features 🙂