[MaryL]

Found it! I thought I had checked everything in Word Options, but I missed
Layout Options. Thanks!

MaryL

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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In 2007 it is Word Options, Advanced tab and then right down at the
bottom, click on Layout Options.

Terry

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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Your suggestions look like what I need. Unfortunately, I am using Office
2007 (I had an older version but decided to get 2007 when I bought a new
computer -- a change that has made much more difficult for me to find
things, especially since so many of the documents I find online refer to
the "standard" menu). As a result, I can't find Tools | Options |
Compatibility. I have checked Word Options, but I haven't found
Compatibility and haven't found any reference to balancing columns. Can
you direct me to the correct location in Word 2007?

Thanks for your help.

MaryL

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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1. The second page probably ends with a Continuous section break. If you
removed that break, your columns would not be balanced, but, since the
section break contains the section formatting, you'd probably lose the
columns altogether. Other approaches a

a. Insert a column break (Ctrl+Shift+Enter) at the end of the text
you want to keep in the first column. You'll need to have at least some
text (an empty paragraph) following the column break.

b. In Tools | Options | Compatibility, check the box for "Don't
balance columns for Continuous section starts."

In either case, you may find that the last column/page behaves
unpredictably. I have a two-column club directory that sometimes ends up
with just one member listed on the last page, and Word has a maddening
insistence on splitting that entry even though it's formatted as "Keep
lines together" and followed by an empty paragraph, with "Don't balance
columns" enabled.

2. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm for the closest
you can get; also see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm for why you
can't get any closer.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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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