# Form in dashboard - text field width?

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781
**Category:** Dashboard
**Tags:** dashboard-2
**Created:** [28 April 2025 06:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781 "2025-04-28T06:10:06Z")
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### Author: ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [28 April 2025 06:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781/1 "2025-04-28T06:10:06Z")

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Why is a form only taking up 50% of the space inside a widget in dashboard ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/f/ff7cca505650156c5c910a5db631e71e3ccbe889.png)

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### Author: ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [28 April 2025 07:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781/2 "2025-04-28T07:51:29Z")

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Do the widgets have `auto` size set?

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### Author: ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [28 April 2025 07:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781/3 "2025-04-28T07:58:41Z")

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Yes auto, but i found that it sets `grid-template-columns` to something custom on a form for some reason.  
I have overwritten it to 1fr instead.

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### Author: ![joepavitt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/joepavitt/32/59722_2.png) [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)
#### Post date: [28 April 2025 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781/4 "2025-04-28T08:48:44Z")

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Can you [raise an issue](https://github.com/FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard/issues) for this too please?

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [28 May 2025 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-in-dashboard-text-field-width/96781/5 "2025-05-28T08:49:06Z")

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