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How can I change the width / height of an apex:inputField on a VisualForce page?

I'm writing a VisualForce wizard that collects a list of hardware items (RMA_Return__c) being returned by a customer.  In the VF page, I'd like to control the height and width of the Problem Description field.
 
Picture is worth a thousand words:
 
 
I want to reduce the size of the left InputField box, and increase the width and height of the second InputField box.
 
It looks like <apex:inputText> has a "size" attribute, so you can specify the width of the inputText box, but there isn't a similar attribute for the <apex:inputField> component.
 
There is a "style" attribute, but I'm don't know what CSS syntax would allow me to control this.
 
NOTE:  Still a work in progress, kindly excuse the code hacks here.
 
Current VisualForce Page:
 
Code:
<!-- Create RMA Wizard: Step 2 for Defect / ECO Recall / Shipment Error RMA types -->
<apex:page controller="newRmaController" tabStyle="RMA__c">
  <apex:sectionHeader title="New RMA" subtitle="Step 2 : Select Returning Hardware"/>
  <apex:form >
    <apex:pageBlock title="RMA Detail" mode="edit">
      <apex:pageBlockButtons >
        <apex:commandButton action="{!step1}" value="Previous"/>
        <apex:commandButton action="{!step2}" value="Next"/>
      </apex:pageBlockButtons>
      <apex:pageBlockSection title="RMA Information">
        <apex:inputField id="rmaType" value="{!Rma.Type__c}" required="TRUE"/>
        <apex:inputField id="caseNumber" value="{!Case.casenumber}" />
        <apex:inputField id="caseSwitch" value="{!Case.Switch__c}" required="TRUE"/>
        <apex:inputField id="caseAccount" value="{!Case.Accountid}" required="TRUE"/>
      </apex:pageBlockSection>

      <table width="100%"><tr valign="top">
         <td width="70%">
            <apex:pageBlockSection title="List All Returning Hardware and Reason for Return" columns="1">
               <apex:repeat value="{!RMA_Returns}" var="rtn">
                  <tr>
                     <td width="30%"> <apex:inputField value="{!rtn.SN__c}"/> </td>
                     <td witdh="70%"> <apex:inputField value="{!rtn.Problem_Description__c}"/> </td>
                  </tr>
               </apex:repeat>
               <apex:commandLink action="{!addReturn}" value="Add Card"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
         </td>
         <td width="30%">
            <apex:pageBlockSection title="Installed HW as of Last SAT Audit" columns="1">
               <apex:dataTable id="c3HardwareList" value="{!c3HardwareList}" var="hw" bgcolor="#F3F3EC"
                styleClass="list" rowClasses="dataRow" onRowMouseOver="hiOn(this);" onRowMouseOut="hiOff(this);">
                  <apex:column >
                     <apex:facet name="header"><b>S/N</b></apex:facet>
                     <apex:outputLink value="/{!hw.id}">
                        {!hw.name}
                     </apex:outputLink>
                  </apex:column>
                  <apex:column >
                     <apex:facet name="header"><b>Product Code</b></apex:facet>
                        {!hw.Product_Code__c}
                  </apex:column>
               </apex:dataTable>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
      </td></tr></table>
      <apex:pageBlockSection title="Ship-To Information : Verify with Customer for Accuracy" collapsible="TRUE" columns="2">
          <apex:inputField id="rmaContact" value="{!Switch.RMA_Contact__c}" />
          <apex:inputField id="rmaPhone" value="{!Switch.RMA_Phone__c}" />
          <apex:inputField id="rmaStreet" value="{!Switch.RMA_Street__c}" />
          <apex:inputField id="rmaCity" value="{!Switch.RMA_City__c}" />
          <apex:inputField id="rmaState" value="{!Switch.RMA_State_Region__c}" />
          <apex:inputField id="rmaZip" value="{!Switch.RMA_Zip_Code__c}" />
          <apex:inputField id="rmaCountry" value="{!Switch.RMA_Country__c}" />
      </apex:pageBlockSection>
    </apex:pageBlock>
    Help: http://forums.sforce.com/sforce/board/message—board.id=Visualforce&message.id=668
  </apex:form>
</apex:page>

 
Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
JPSeaburyJPSeabury
Solution given to me by Twitter friend @jcasimiro who wrote:
 
@jpseabury Have you tried style="width: 300px; height: 100px" ? Width should work. Height might have different effects based on browser.
 
I hadn't, it worked great:
 
Revised code:
Code:
      <tr>
         <td> <apex:inputField value="{!rtn.SN__c}"/ style="width:100px"> </td>
         <td> <apex:inputField value="{!rtn.Problem_Description__c}" style="width: 360px; height: 40px"/> </td>
      </tr>

 

All Answers

JPSeaburyJPSeabury
Solution given to me by Twitter friend @jcasimiro who wrote:
 
@jpseabury Have you tried style="width: 300px; height: 100px" ? Width should work. Height might have different effects based on browser.
 
I hadn't, it worked great:
 
Revised code:
Code:
      <tr>
         <td> <apex:inputField value="{!rtn.SN__c}"/ style="width:100px"> </td>
         <td> <apex:inputField value="{!rtn.Problem_Description__c}" style="width: 360px; height: 40px"/> </td>
      </tr>

 
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djrootdjroot

Works like a charm!  I needed to shorten some text input fields as they were causing excessive horizontal scroll. 

Thanks for posting.

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Were you able to change the sectionHeader  image. Can you help me to do the same.

Dinesh ChandraDinesh Chandra
Will it be possible to share controller code with me? I am having problem in creating a custom controller. I am new to Salesforce.
David Kingery 3David Kingery 3
style="width:100px;" doesn't seem to work at all for multi-picklist.  Mine are all trailing off the edge of the page.