I would only add to these answers that after getting the other columns correct by double-clicking, you can then double-click on the Description column, and it will resize so that all of the column are visible.
On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM Bill Wohler via gnucash-user < [email protected]> wrote: > I think the Description column is designed to grow or shrink as you > change the size of the window. My technique when viewing a new register > is this: > > 1. If any of the columns are too narrow and truncating values, I > double-click on the column's title. This auto-sizes the column to fit. > > 2. Grab the vertical bar on the right side of the Description (the mouse > icon turns into a double-ended arrow) and drag left until all columns > are visible. When you let go, the column will grow to eliminate any > blank space to the right of the rightmost column. > > Mark at Lorimark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1: At the very bottom of the 'table' there should be a scroll bar > > (left right) that should allow you to view the right-most columns. > > > > 2: You should be able to narrow-down any one of the other columns, to > > cause the right-most columns to move in. > > > > Is any of that working? > > > > ~mark petryk > > ~w:http://www.lorimarksolutions.com > > ~q:i don't know where it's going to go, > > ...and i don't know what to wear when it gets there. > > > > On 8/31/25 10:44, Adam Mackler via gnucash-user wrote: > > > Hi, I have a super-basic question. I'm entering an invoice in > GNUCash, and I cannot see the right end of the table row. No matter how > wide I make the window the "Description" column just keeps getting wider, > and the "Tax" column remains truncated. I've tried dragging the column > separator at the right edge of the "Description" column but it won't get > any narrower, even though the text is a fraction of its width. I would > like to confirm the tax amount is correct before posting. What's the trick? > > > Thanks in advance! > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > ----- > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > -- > Bill Wohler <[email protected]> aka <[email protected]> > http://www.newt.com/wohler/, GnuPG ID:610BD9AD > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
