# Dynamic Table Width Editing by Perspective User **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [October 6, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149 "2023-10-06T18:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kssp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@kssp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kssp)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149/1 "2023-10-06T18:20:24Z")
Hey, folks. I was wondering if there was a built-in method to allow users in perspective to dynamically change the width of a table (Ex: clicking on the edge of the table and dragging it out). This is strictly for users in a launched browser session, not in the editor. I've thought about binding the width to a slider, but I was hoping there was an easier method that I just don't know about. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149/2 "2023-10-06T18:47:11Z")
It's always been there. ![Column resize](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/9/99f954c6fa572b511341b93104ee082d919b1e81.gif) For this and features such as column filters you need to define the columns properly. In this case we need to use the column names in the data property. `columns.0.field : city` `columns.1.field : country` `columns.2.field : population` ---
**Author:** ![kssp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@kssp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kssp)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149/3 "2023-10-06T19:08:02Z")
Hey, Transistor. Thank you for the response. I am referring more so to the actual table component and the bounds of it rather than column width. Does this affect the width of the component or only the individual columns? ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149/4 "2023-10-06T19:18:15Z")
Sorry, that should have been clear to me from your writing. I don't have an answer but can you clarify that the table is in a coordinate container? ---
**Author:** ![kssp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@kssp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kssp)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149/5 "2023-10-06T19:19:49Z")
Yes, it is in a coordinate container. I usually like to include pictures with my posts, but I wasn't sure exactly what would make a good picture, hahah. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149/6 "2023-10-07T07:59:34Z")
We forgot about the Split Container component! This post must have been on my mind because the solution came to me as I woke up this morning! ![Dynamic table width](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/c/fcad8fb5d1d389789cb31b953c7f08f4fc60828a.gif) - The green border has been added to show the limits of the split container. A padding of 5 was added. - The text is a label with `alignVertical : top`. To solve the overflow issue drop a Flex Container into the right split first and then drop the label into that. The overflow can then be sorted out with the flex's `style.overflow` property (and a vertical scrollbar will appear). [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+Split+Container](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+-+Split+Container) ---
**Author:** ![kssp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@kssp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kssp)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-table-width-editing-by-perspective-user/80149/7 "2023-10-09T10:55:07Z")
Perfect!! Maybe not so perfect that it was a plague on your subconscious, but I appreciate the solution!!