Probably the sheet or even the workbook is protected. If you're lucky there is no password.
ToolsProtection

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

"Carole S" wrote in message ...
|I cannot change the column widtyh by dragging with the mouse. When I go to
| Format Column all the menu options show in gray and are not accessible.
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| "Niek Otten" wrote:
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| How do you notice you can't?
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| Kind regards,
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| Niek Otten
| Microsoft MVP - Excel
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| "Carole S" <Carole wrote in message ...
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