Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/excel/ExcelUtil.java
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diff -u -r4f5eca990931a3d98f22aee38ccb79bb8ce9f153 -r5a7e02f11a118499d2f7476f8252ff788d6b6dd1
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/excel/ExcelUtil.java	(.../ExcelUtil.java)	(revision 4f5eca990931a3d98f22aee38ccb79bb8ce9f153)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/excel/ExcelUtil.java	(.../ExcelUtil.java)	(revision 5a7e02f11a118499d2f7476f8252ff788d6b6dd1)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 	}
 
 	Sheet sheet = workbook.createSheet(sheetName);
-	Map<Integer, Integer> columnWidths = fixedColumnWidth == null ? null : new HashMap<>();
+	Map<Integer, Integer> columnWidths = fixedColumnWidth == null ? new HashMap<>() : null;
 
 	// Print title if requested
 	boolean isTitleToBePrinted = displaySheetTitle && StringUtils.isNotBlank(excelSheet.getSheetName());
@@ -247,13 +247,15 @@
 	    sheet.addMergedRegion(mergedCells);
 	}
 
-	for (int columnIndex : columnWidths.keySet()) {
-	    // one unit is 1/256 of character width, plus some characters for padding
-	    // maximum is 255 characters
-	    // or just use the declared fixed column width
-	    int columnWidth = fixedColumnWidth == null ? Math.min(255, columnWidths.get(columnIndex) + 4) * 256
-		    : fixedColumnWidth;
-	    sheet.setColumnWidth(columnIndex, columnWidth);
+	if (fixedColumnWidth == null) {
+	    for (int columnIndex : columnWidths.keySet()) {
+		// one unit is 1/256 of character width, plus some characters for padding
+		// maximum is 255 characters
+		int columnWidth = Math.min(255, columnWidths.get(columnIndex) + 4) * 256;
+		sheet.setColumnWidth(columnIndex, columnWidth);
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    sheet.setDefaultColumnWidth(fixedColumnWidth);
 	}
     }