Alfonso wrote:
I want to add a right-hand column in minutes of meetings, head it
with the word "Action" and then type in initials of people to clarify
who should be carrying out the action concerned. How do I do this?

Because you want the initials to stay vertically aligned with the actions,
you should use a two-column table instead of the Format Columns feature.
It would be easiest to create the table first and type the actions into the
left column.

If you must work with previously existing action documents, you can use the
menu item Table Convert Text to Table to place the selected text into a
one-column table; then use Table Insert Columns to the right. Finally,
drag the vertical separator to make the columns have the correct widths.

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Jay Freedman
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