[tshad]

I have a page I am trying to set up with columns using Word 2003.

I have it set to 8 columns spaced .3.

When I type the first column it seems to work fine. Then it jumps to the
2nd column before I finish. If I tab it jumps to the 3rd column. If I
start typing (even though it is in the 2nd column with the positioning
controls on the 2nd column), it starts typing in the 1st column for a couple
characters. Even if I type only 2 letters in the 1st column and hit a tab
(where it goes to the 2nd column as it should) as soon as I start typing, it
goes back to the 1st column and continue where it left off.

How do I fix this?

Thanks,

Tom

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you using a table (in which a tab would take you to the next cell) or
snaking columns? If the latter, a tab that takes you into the next column is
positioned beyond the right margin of the column and is a recipe for
trouble. There is no (correct) way to use tabs to jump from one
newspaper-style column to the next. It sounds to me as if perhaps what you
are wanting is a table.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"tshad" wrote in message
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I have a page I am trying to set up with columns using Word 2003.

I have it set to 8 columns spaced .3.

When I type the first column it seems to work fine. Then it jumps to the
2nd column before I finish. If I tab it jumps to the 3rd column. If I
start typing (even though it is in the 2nd column with the positioning
controls on the 2nd column), it starts typing in the 1st column for a
couple
characters. Even if I type only 2 letters in the 1st column and hit a tab
(where it goes to the 2nd column as it should) as soon as I start typing,
it
goes back to the 1st column and continue where it left off.

How do I fix this?

Thanks,

Tom