On the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Compatibility tab. Check
the option to "Don't balance columns for Continuous section starts"
and click OK.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Travis Bryant" wrote in message
...
I have a unique request, I believe. If I have started with a
two-column
layout and create a continuous section break, the section break cuts
across
both columns and any text in column 1 (on left-side) that was below
the
section break snakes across to column 2. Is it possible to create a
continuous section break *within* column 1 so that the snaking
continues
unabated at the bottom of the page?

I'm sure the first question will be "why would you want to create a
continuous section break within a column when the whole purpose of a
continous section break is to change the columnar layout of a
different
section?" (or something to that effect). The answer is that I'M not
doing it,
a PROGRAM is - it generates a document from multiple sections of
language,
and each section of language is wrapped in continuous section
breaks. I want
these sections of langauge to continue in the traditional columnar
layout
without having the section break cut across both columns.

Hope this makes sense, and someone may have a cool trick.

-Travis Bryant