How can I specify the width of a column in an HtmlTable?

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According to this: http://www.web-source.net/web_design_tips/setting_html_table_column_widths.htm#.VdzSIPm6dQI[^], setting HtmlTable column widths is as easy as:

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<TD WIDTH="100">

I tried that and at first it didn't work at all, but then I thought to myself: Self, I've got to make all the cells in that column that width, too, so added the same (width="100") to them:

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<td width="100"><input type="number" step="0.01" min="0" name="airfareTotalExpense" id="airfareTotalExpense"/></td>

That worked - up to a point. But when I tried reducing the width even more, it failed. So I thought maybe the input elements also needed their width set explicitly, so I added a width specifier to the input elements, too:

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<td width="40"><input width="40" type="number" step="0.01" min="0" name="airfareTotalExpense" id="airfareTotalExpense"/></td>

...but it does nothing more. It stubbornly stays stuck at a too-wide width.

What is needed to force an entire column to hold its arms in and its knees together?

Posted 25-Aug-15 11:14am

B. Clay Shannon

Updated 25-Aug-15 11:15am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Aug-15 19:36pm

Stop using style attributes, always use CSS.
—SA

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namo77 · Answer 1 · 2015-08-25T13:31:00

Solution 1

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<table>
  <tr>
  	<td width="254"><p>Download the  Mobile App</p></td>
    <td width="254"><p>Visit our website</p></td>
  </tr>
</table>

Posted 25-Aug-15 13:31pm

namo77

Updated 25-Aug-15 13:36pm

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