# How to configure spreadsheet view?
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-configure-spreadsheet-view/8300
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-configure-spreadsheet-view/8300 "2021-11-01T17:25:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Pfiffikus](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pfiffikus)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-configure-spreadsheet-view/8300/1 "2021-11-01T17:25:39Z")
Watching to the data, I can control the precision or enlarge columns’ widths manually.
But when I step through the instantaneous states of my data, only the precision is kept ☹
The width is resized automagically, even in case of enough space in the relevant window …
How to control the format of floats (exponential etc.) used in spreadsheet view?
Many thanks in advance for any hint!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-configure-spreadsheet-view/8300/2 "2021-11-02T08:11:05Z")
No idea what you mean, please include steps to reproduce and screenshots.
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### Author:  [@Pfiffikus](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pfiffikus)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-configure-spreadsheet-view/8300/3 "2023-03-08T10:51:51Z")
No need, because meanwhile the column size is kept when you step through the instantaneous data 🙂