1. From your description you would be far better using a three column
borderless table (which will also address your separate question).
2. There are no codes to reveal in Word, which is a style based application.
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MaryL wrote:
I have two more questions concerning the church newsletter I am
trying to format. I'm a newbie to Word (but a long-time user of
WordPerfect), so I am familiar with creating documents - including
some complex documents - but am not at all familiar with Word
features. I like some parts of the newsletter that was previously
used, so decided to try to modify that. It is set in three columns.
The first column on the first page is shaded and includes a type of
index to the newsletter. The title of the newsletter spans the next
two columns.
I scanned a drawing of the church and inserted it above the second two
columns. That was successful and looks good. The problems I am having
are these:
(1) On the last page, text continues to be divided into three
columns, even if there is only a small amount of text. This looks
like what WordPerfect called balanced newspaper, or possibly
parallel, columns. Instead, I would like for the column to extend
down the page because the current setting is breaking a single
paragraph into three columns if the text for the newspaper does not
fill the page. Is there any correction I can make for this? I have
not found any way to indicate the *type* of columns wanted in Word.
(2) As a WP user, I am used to Reveal Codes. Is there any way in Word
to get an indication of what codes are being used? I have tried Show,
but it only seems to indicate paragraphs and section/page breaks. I
don't see any reference that even shows the beginning of column
settings, and certainly not to types.
Incidentally, I bought two Office manuals. Neither helped with these
questions, and I did not find the answer in the help files. The
manuals put more emphasis on using columns within tables, and that is
not what I need.
Thanks for any help you can provide. This is my third time to request
information, and this group has been very responsive. I really
appreciate it.
MaryL