" wrote:

Hi,
i have a two-column text, and want to place a big figure (width: two
columns) on the top of the page.
How can I do this with word? Coming from LateX, I cant find a way in
Word for that...
regards uwe

Just insert a break before and after your figure, and the break type should be continous.
then in the figure's section,change the section column to one column.