On 4/21/06 9:23 AM, Kuestner, Bjoern <Bjoern.Kuestner at drkw.com> wrote: > <http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=458172&seqNum=5> > > "The default column width is determined by the first Finder window you set > up in column mode. All new Finder windows use the same window size and > column widths, which is fine." That article is about the Column view in Finder windows. The Column view in open/save dialog boxes is different. AFAIK any width changes to the columns in open/save dialog boxes cannot be saved at all. You have to resize them every time. And unlike Finder windows, double-clicking the column divider at the bottom does not auto-expand the column. Eddie Hargreaves