How do I set column width for a table?

I want to set the same width for all the columns in a particular table. Is there anyway of doing this without having to actually manually adjust each individual column?
Thanks

Select the column headers and drag across (A,B,C for example) then select between one of the columns (your pointer will change shape). Select and drag to the new width. All selected columns will change.
Regards,

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add this line and try ur codeThanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to do the trick. Here is an abbreviated segment of my code:
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