Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/excel/ExcelUtil.java
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diff -u -rf14dde0c7b103a41a3ada126f78b04578065b695 -r99a280f84fbb60b29aae4ec331bee65af8dde781
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/excel/ExcelUtil.java	(.../ExcelUtil.java)	(revision f14dde0c7b103a41a3ada126f78b04578065b695)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/excel/ExcelUtil.java	(.../ExcelUtil.java)	(revision 99a280f84fbb60b29aae4ec331bee65af8dde781)
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
 		sheet.setColumnWidth(columnIndex, columnWidth);
 	    }
 	} else {
+	    // this is in characters, not in 1/256 units
 	    sheet.setDefaultColumnWidth(fixedColumnWidth);
 	}
     }
Index: lams_tool_preview/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/peerreview/web/controller/MonitoringController.java
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diff -u -r74717924f7dac5b18892bdcf36fc14d90ea2ee61 -r99a280f84fbb60b29aae4ec331bee65af8dde781
--- lams_tool_preview/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/peerreview/web/controller/MonitoringController.java	(.../MonitoringController.java)	(revision 74717924f7dac5b18892bdcf36fc14d90ea2ee61)
+++ lams_tool_preview/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/peerreview/web/controller/MonitoringController.java	(.../MonitoringController.java)	(revision 99a280f84fbb60b29aae4ec331bee65af8dde781)
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.rating.dto.StyledCriteriaRatingDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.rating.model.RatingCriteria;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.rating.service.IRatingService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.peerreview.PeerreviewConstants;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.peerreview.dto.EmailPreviewDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.peerreview.dto.GroupSummary;
@@ -84,16 +83,13 @@
     private static final String EMAIL_PREVIEW_PATH = "pages/monitoring/emailpreview";
     private static final String MANAGE_USERS_PATH = "/pages/monitoring/manageUsers";
 
-    // this seems to reflect width of 12.5 the best
-    private static final int SPREADSHEET_EXPORT_FIXED_COLUMN_WIDTH = Double.valueOf(13.22 * 256).intValue();
+    // in characters
+    private static final int SPREADSHEET_EXPORT_FIXED_COLUMN_WIDTH = 13;
 
     @Autowired
     @Qualifier("peerreviewService")
     private IPeerreviewService service;
 
-    @Autowired
-    private IRatingService ratingService;
-
     @RequestMapping("/summary")
     public String summary(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
 	// initial Session Map