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How to design crosstabs with a fixed column width

Troubleshooting


Problem

Several subsequent crosstabs are supposed to look like a single crosstab when positioned on top of each other. For that reason, the column widths need to be alike. The width of each crosstab cell needs to be defined with a fix absolute length unit in order to not change when the browser window of HTML reports is re-sized.

Symptom

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1040229

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Modified date:
13 January 2026

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