To change the width of a field, drag the divider line between the field names.

If for some reason you want to adjust the width of the field numerically, you can do so with the Field Blueprint Dialog.

In this dialog, the width is specified in characters, not an absolute dimension like points or inches. If you specify a width of 12, there will be approximately enough space to display 12 characters (some characters are wider than others, so this is not exact). The absolute width depends on the font size being used.

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See Also

• addfield -- adds a new field to the current database (on the end).
• Adding New Fields -- adding one or more fields to a database.
• autoallfieldwidths -- automatically sets the width of all fields based on the data in each field.
• autofieldwidth -- automatically sets the width of the current field based on the data in it.
• Automatic Field Calculations -- performing formulas automatically when data is entered into a field.
• Automatic Field Code -- running a short program when data is entered into a field.
• automaticfieldchoices -- updates the current field's Choice list with actual data in the database.
• automaticfieldname( -- returns an available field name.
• cell -- enters a value into the currently active field (i.e. cell).
• commonfieldspopup -- pops up a list of common fields, and changes the current field specifications when a field is chosen from this menu.
• Construct Multiple Fields -- using a template to quickly add multiple fields to a database.
• constructfields -- creates one or more new fields based on a template.
• Date Patterns -- control how dates are displayed or converted to text.
• Dates -- working with dates.
• dbinfo( -- gets information about a database: what forms it contains, what fields, what flash art pictures, etc.
• deletefield -- deletes the current field from the database.
• Deleting Fields -- deleting fields from the database.
• editfieldname -- opens the data sheet window's field properties inspector and selects the field name.
• Field Blueprint Dialog -- examining and modifying the raw specification of a field.
• Field Properties -- available field attributes.
• Field Properties Panel -- examining and modifying field attributes.
• fieldalignment( -- returns the alignment of a database field.
• fieldformula( -- returns the formula associated with a database field.
• fieldname -- changes the name of the current field.
• fieldnumber( -- returns the number of a database field (starting with 1).
• fieldpattern( -- returns the output pattern associated with a database field.
• Fields -- introduction to database fields.
• fieldtype -- changes the data type of the current field.
• fieldtypes -- returns a carriage return delimited array with list of fields and field data types.
• fieldtypes( -- returns a carriage return delimited array with list of fields and field data types.
• fieldwidth( -- returns the width (in the data sheet) of a database field.
• findreplacedialog -- opens the Find & Replace dialog.
• firstcolumn -- moves to the first column in the data sheet (leftmost column).
• getfieldproperties( -- returns a dictionary containing all of the properties of the specified field. (See the setfieldproperties statement if you want to change one or more field properties.)
• hiddenfields( -- returns a list of hidden fields in the curent data sheet window
• hidecurrentfield -- hides the current field in the data sheet.
• hidethesefields -- hides specific fields in the data sheet, making all others visible.
• Hiding and Showing Fields -- temporarily hiding fields in the data sheet.
• info("datatype") -- returns the data type of the current field.
• insertfield -- inserts a new field into the database in front of the current field.
• lastcolumn -- move to the last column in the data sheet (rightmost column).
• Line Item Fields -- are used for repeating items within a record
• mergefieldsdialog -- opens the standard *Merge Fields* dialog.
• Merging Adjacent Fields -- merging two fields into one.
• movefieldbefore -- moves the current field to a new position.
• newdatabasewithfields -- creates a new database with one or more fields.
• newdatabasewithtemplate -- creates a new database with a template.
• Numeric Data -- numeric data (fixed and floating point).
• Numeric Patterns -- control how a number is displayed or converted to text.
• Rearranging Field Order -- rearranging the order of fields in the data sheet.
• setfieldnames -- changes the names of all database fields at once.
• setfieldproperties -- modifies one or more properties (name, data type, formula, etc.) of the current field.
• showallfields -- makes every field in the data sheet visible.
• showcolumns -- forces Panorama to display specified fields.
• showfields -- forces Panorama to display specified fields.
• showfieldsbetween -- hides all fields except those in between specified numbers.
• showhidefieldsdialog -- opens the standard Show/Hide Fields dialog (in the Fields menu).
• showthesefields -- makes specific fields in the data sheet visible, hiding all others.
• Smart Dates -- keyboard entry of dates.
• splitfielddialog -- opens the standard *Split Field* dialog.
• Splitting a Field -- splitting a field into two fields.
• tokenname( -- returns the name of a field or variable (instead of the value contained in the field or variables).
• visiblefieldnumbers( -- returns a data array of visible fields (by number) in the data sheet.
• visiblefields( -- returns a list of visible fields in the data sheet.

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History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	No Change	Carried over from Panorama 6.0