Hi Michael. I believe it is compatible with all versions of Excel. What version are you using? I just double checked it on 2010, and it worked fine.

Sheets.Select line

Is it compatible with all versions of Excel?

For example, open up a new Excel file (so you don’t mess with the Supervisor’s file). Set the zoom level to 50%. Then type in a long sentence in cell A1 (your street address, or anything that makes the text longer than the cell is wide). After you’re done, double click the little line separating column A, and column B at the top of the spreadsheet so that it expands column A to fit the contents of the cell. (My street address auto-adjusted to a column width of 45.71).

Now, increase the zoom to 100%. Notice that the text you just typed still appears within cell A1. However, if you were to double click the line between columns A and B again to fit the contents of cell A1, it would re-adjust the column width to a slightly smaller size. (Again, resizing the column with my address reduced the column to 42.14).

What your supervisor might be witnessing is the effect of another user who (a) adjusts the zoom level, and (b) resizes the columns. When the supervisor then tries to put the zoom back to where she last had it, all the columns probably seem to be a bit off.

Unfortunately for your supervisor, content can be displayed differently when viewed on different monitors, or at different screen resolutions. What is comfortable for her to view on her computer might look obnoxiously big, or insanely small on your monitor. To fix this, you HAVE to adjust the resolution so you can read what’s there. Unfortunately, adjusting the column widths or row heights might be necessary for you to see what’s in each cell. The same is true for the supervisor when she ultimately re-opens the file.

A macro that auto adjusts the columns/rows might solve the problem. You can set a button in the workbook that you/your supervisor clicks to adjust the columns/rows as needed.

Something like this might just do the trick:
Sub AutoFit()
Cells.Select
Cells.EntireRow.AutoFit
Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit
End Sub

Try it out on a “test” worksheet so you don’t create more work for you or your supervisor.
Hope this helps!

“I had to go in and re-adjust the entire log b/c it was zoomed to 100%. It threw off the rows and columns.”

This is frustrating to me because I know it is BS.

Is there any literature you can point me towards? To prove to her it does not change or “throw off” the columns.

Any info would be appreciated.

Sincerely,
Smarter than the Supervisor

Thanks!