Defines the formatting and properties for one or more adjacent columns.
      
<Column
	AutoFitWidth="TrueFalseType"
	Index="xsd:positiveInteger"
	Span="xsd:nonNegativeInteger"
	StyleID="xsd:IDREF"
	Width="xsd:double"
	Hidden="See attribute definition.	c:Caption="[external type]"
/>
    | Element type | Anonymous | 
| Namespace | urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet | 
| Schema name | XML Spreadsheet 2002 | 
| Element | Description | 
|---|---|
| Table | Defines the table to contain the cells of the current worksheet. Only one instance of a Table element is valid for a single worksheet. | 
None.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoFitWidth | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether a column is automatically resized to fit numeric and date values. Columns are not resized to fit text data. | 
 | 
| Index | xsd:positiveInteger | optional | Specifies the position of a column in a table. | See external namespace. | 
| Span | xsd:nonNegativeInteger | optional | Specifies the number of adjacent columns with the same formatting as the defined column. | See external namespace. | 
| StyleID | xsd:IDREF | optional | Contains a reference to an ID attribute previously defined in a Style element. Used to apply that defined style to a column. | See external namespace. | 
| Width | Anonymous | optional | Specifies the width of a column in points. This value must be greater than or equal to zero. | minInclusive = 0 | 
| Hidden | None | optional | Specifies whether an element is visible. The Hidden attribute can be applied to the NamedRange, Column, and Row elements. | n/a | 
| c:Caption | external ref | optional | See external namespace. | See external namespace. | 
      
<xsd:element name="Column" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" >
  <xsd:complexType>
    <xsd:attribute form="qualified" name="AutoFitWidth" type="TrueFalseType" use="optional" default="1">
    </xsd:attribute>
    <xsd:attribute ref="Hidden" default="0">
    </xsd:attribute>
    <xsd:attribute form="qualified" name="Index" type="xsd:positiveInteger" use="optional">
    </xsd:attribute>
    <xsd:attribute form="qualified" name="Span" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="optional" default="0">
    </xsd:attribute>
    <xsd:attribute form="qualified" name="StyleID" type="xsd:IDREF" use="optional">
    </xsd:attribute>
    <xsd:attribute form="qualified" name="Width" use="optional">
      <xsd:simpleType>
        <xsd:restriction base="xsd:double">
          <xsd:minInclusive value="0" />
        </xsd:restriction>
      </xsd:simpleType>
    </xsd:attribute>
    <xsd:attribute ref="c:Caption" use="optional" />
  </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>