Hi, I have tried to use Hans' recent tip concerning hooks for TABLE entries in oder to increase the horizontal separation of cells. Here is what I currently have: \newdimen\TabCol\Sep \TabColSep6pt \def\TBLcharalign#1#2{% \hskip\TabColSep\relax \framed[align=right,frame=off,rulethickness=0mm,offset=0mm,strut=yes]{#2}% \hbox to\TabColSep{\hss}% } This works - kind of, at least the horizontal cell separation is increased. Unfortunately, vertical spacing between rows is also affected. I had to introduce the \framed in order to treat multi-line entries, and the strut in order to ensure correct vertical alignment in the row. Now, my call for help: Does anybody have an idea how to control horizontal spacing without changing the inter-row space? Thanks, -- Eckhart