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?
What did you upgrade from?
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.]
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.
I'm still using Q2005 as my regular Quicken version (for a few more weeks anyway). No register column widths can be altered in Q2005. [I looked at Q2002 as well; same limitation.]
You may be thinking of reports: some report column widths can be changed (more in Q2008 than in Q2005), just look for the pair of vertical lines in the headings.
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