How to Resize an MS Word Column

Columns Dialog Box
1. Click the 'Page Layout' tab.
2. Click the 'Columns' icon. A menu will drop down; click 'More Columns.'
3. Type the desired column width, in inches, in the Width field under Width and Spacing. Or, use the up and down arrows next to the field to change the number. If you make the columns wider, the space between them will shrink. If you make the columns thinner, the space between them will expand. The margins will remain the same.
4. Uncheck 'Equal column width' if you want the columns to have different sizes. You can now adjust each column's width individually. If you change just one column's width, the space or spaces between columns will increase or decrease; the other column or columns won't change width to take up extra space or to accommodate another column's growth. However, you can then change the other columns to fit with the first column's new width.
5. Click 'OK' at the bottom of the dialog box once you have set the column widths to your preferred specifications.
Ruler Controls
6. Click the small vertical line on the right or left side of the gray space, on the ruler, that separates the columns.
7. Drag the line to the left or right to increase or decrease the space between the columns. If you increase the space, the columns will become smaller; if you decrease the space, the columns will grow larger.
8. Release the line when the columns reach the width you prefer.