The header inscription of one or more columns in a data table is reduced
in horizontal width. A user having input to a first view of a data table
can select a desired column at any location in the column to reduce the
horizontal width of the header inscription. The header inscription is
reduced in horizontal width, and a second view of the data table is
displayed in which the header inscription of the selected column has
reduced horizontal width. The header inscriptions of some or all columns
in the data table can also be reduced in horizontal width by selection of
a single column. Further, the header inscription style utilized in the
reduction of the horizontal width can be user selected.