Title: Getting data to span columns
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Getting data to span columns

 *  Resolved [rasinton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rasinton/)
 * (@rasinton)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-data-to-span-columns/)
 * Please have a look at a couple of tables I’ve created…..
 * [HERE](http://prestburytennis.org/chairmen-presidents/)
 * What I would like to do is get the first line (header) to be centralised across
   the 2 columns……is this possible?
 * Also, how can I increase the font size for the header?
 * Thanks
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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-data-to-span-columns/#post-4404932)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your question!
 * For this, please take a look at the “colspan” button below the table edit fields.
 * To make the font size in the header bigger (right now, the cells have the default
   font size of your theme), please add this to the “Custom CSS” textarea on the“
   Plugin Options” screen:
 *     ```
       #content .tablepress thead th {
         font-size: 16px;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [rasinton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rasinton/)
 * (@rasinton)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-data-to-span-columns/#post-4404933)
 * Thanks for reply.
 * Got the font size right, now.
 * I have tried to use the colspan button and have the “Presidents” text in column
   1 and “#colspan#” in column 2, but it seems to not have the effect I was hoping.
   I would like the text to appear across the 2 columns.
 * Do I need to do something to centre-align it?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-data-to-span-columns/#post-4404937)
 * Hi,
 * yes, we’ll have to center the text now:
 *     ```
       .tablepress th {
         text-align: center;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [rasinton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rasinton/)
 * (@rasinton)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-data-to-span-columns/#post-4404939)
 * Perfect – thanks, again, for your help and patience!
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-data-to-span-columns/#post-4404949)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 Good to hear that this helped!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias

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