# Stretching in Column Container

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stretching-in-column-container/40655>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 13, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stretching-in-column-container/40655 "2020-11-13T23:01:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![steven.cox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steven.cox/32/18589_2.png) [@steven.cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.cox)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stretching-in-column-container/40655/1 "2020-11-13T23:01:49Z")

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Hi all,

I am just starting out on perspective (& Ignition for that matter). I am playing with the different containers.

I have a column container with a Markdown component in the first row. When it displays on a small display, the text wraps, making it taller. I then get a scroll bar. Is there a way to make it “push” row 2 down so that the scroll bar is not required?

I can size it long enough but then the medium view has a large space between row 1 & row 2.

i have tried nesting the Markdown in a flex & coordinate container but could not make it work.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Steven

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stretching-in-column-container/40655/2 "2020-11-14T10:25:10Z")

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You could use a Style with a media query to reduce the size of the text at the breakpoint?  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Style+Classes#StyleClasses-MediaQueryonStyleClasses](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Style+Classes#StyleClasses-MediaQueryonStyleClasses) down the bottom ish

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**Author:** ![steven.cox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steven.cox/32/18589_2.png) [@steven.cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.cox)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stretching-in-column-container/40655/3 "2020-11-16T18:17:41Z")

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> [@nminchin](#):
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> You could use a Style with a media query to reduce the size of the text at the breakpoint?

I like that!!

Thanks, Steven