Select the entire document and go to Format | Columns. Click on the box
labeled One (even if it appears to be selected already).

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"LLunger" wrote in message
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300+page PDF document converted to word. When I try to change margins,
error message - increasing left margin causes 1st column to become too
narrow
in some sections having unevenly spaced columns. Suggestions?