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From: dsv250 on 29 Mar 2008 13:33
I've just upgraded to Quicken 2008 Deluxe. When I look at my account
window, I would like to expand (widen) specific columns (ie Payee,
category, etc). Most user interfaces will allow you to go up to the
title bar and drag the column to a new width using the mouse. I can't
seem to do this with Quicken 2008. Is there any way to perform that
function?
From: John Pollard on 29 Mar 2008 16:29
dsv250 wrote:
> I've just upgraded to Quicken 2008 Deluxe.

What did you upgrade from?

> When I look at my account
> window, I would like to expand (widen) specific columns (ie
> Payee,
> category, etc). Most user interfaces will allow you to go up
> to the
> title bar and drag the column to a new width using the mouse.
> I can't
> seem to do this with Quicken 2008. Is there any way to
> perform that
> function?

To the best of my knowledge, no version of Quicken allowed this
for any account type ... until Q2007 (or possibly Q2006).

In Q2007/Q2008, you can adjust the widths of the fields only in
investment accounts ("Transactions" tab). The column widths in
non-investment account registers are fixed ... except that you
can tell Q2008 not to display the "Tag" field separately, which
will alter the widths of other columns (as will switching from
"two line" to "one line" display).

[I think usually in Quicken, if a column width can be adjusted,
the column divider in the heading consists of two vertical lines
instead of one, or none. The Investing Center, Portfolio tab,
is one exception.]

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From: gmalis1 on 29 Mar 2008 17:56
On Mar 29, 3:29 pm, "John Pollard" <inva...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
> dsv250 wrote:
> > I've just upgraded to Quicken 2008 Deluxe.
>
> What did you upgrade from?
>
> > When I look at my account
> > window, I would like to expand (widen) specific columns (ie
> > Payee,
> > category, etc).  Most user interfaces will allow you to go up
> > to the
> > title bar and drag the column to a new width using the mouse.
> > I can't
> > seem to do this with Quicken 2008.  Is there any way to
> > perform that
> > function?
>
> To the best of my knowledge, no version of Quicken allowed this
> for any account type ... until Q2007 (or possibly Q2006).
>
> In Q2007/Q2008, you can adjust the widths of the fields only in
> investment accounts ("Transactions" tab).  The column widths in
> non-investment account registers are fixed ... except that you
> can tell Q2008 not to display the "Tag" field separately, which
> will alter the widths of other columns (as will switching from
> "two line" to "one line" display).
>
> [I think usually in Quicken, if a column width can be adjusted,
> the column divider in the heading consists of two vertical lines
> instead of one, or none.  The Investing Center, Portfolio tab,
> is one exception.]
>
> --
>
> John Pollard
> First initial underscore Last name at mchsi dot com
> Please reply to newsgroup

And "hiding" the account bar by clicking on the "-" sign next to the
"Accounts" will open more screen real estate, making the account
register fields larger. Also, maximizing the window by pressing F11
will also increase the screen size, making the register fields larger.
From: dsv250 on 31 Mar 2008 15:26
dsv250 wrote:
> I've just upgraded to Quicken 2008 Deluxe. When I look at my account
> window, I would like to expand (widen) specific columns (ie Payee,
> category, etc). Most user interfaces will allow you to go up to the
> title bar and drag the column to a new width using the mouse. I can't
> seem to do this with Quicken 2008. Is there any way to perform that
> function?
Thanks for your comments. I think I upgraded from a 2005 version and if
I remember correctly the titles could be widened ... I could be wrong.
I tried your suggestions and they work pretty well. I'd still like to
be able to use the mouse, but these are good workarounds.

Thanks for the help.
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