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Allow column formats to be modified in styles
The columns are somewhat difficult to use in word, especially if you want the
heading to span the entire page you have to select "from this point on" in the dialog box. Is it possible to have Columns as one of the formatting selections included with a style? Then you could click on Column 1 as your style and the section is automatically formatted. Thanks -- Dave_S_UK |
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No, you can't include column formatting as part of a style. Have you
considered using a text box or frame for each heading that should extend across several columns? For more about columns, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm. -- Stefan Blom "Dave_S_UK" wrote in message ... The columns are somewhat difficult to use in word, especially if you want the heading to span the entire page you have to select "from this point on" in the dialog box. Is it possible to have Columns as one of the formatting selections included with a style? Then you could click on Column 1 as your style and the section is automatically formatted. Thanks -- Dave_S_UK |
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If you format your document as a single column first, you can select the
text between the headings and then click the format columns option, only the selected text is put into columns. Repeat for each text block. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Dave_S_UK wrote: The columns are somewhat difficult to use in word, especially if you want the heading to span the entire page you have to select "from this point on" in the dialog box. Is it possible to have Columns as one of the formatting selections included with a style? Then you could click on Column 1 as your style and the section is automatically formatted. Thanks |
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sorry guys,
I meant this to be a suggestion to microsoft rather than a discussion forum post, probably used the wrong link. Thanks for the feedback anyway Dave "Dave_S_UK" wrote: The columns are somewhat difficult to use in word, especially if you want the heading to span the entire page you have to select "from this point on" in the dialog box. Is it possible to have Columns as one of the formatting selections included with a style? Then you could click on Column 1 as your style and the section is automatically formatted. Thanks -- Dave_S_UK |
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Your Suggestion for Microsoft is marked as such only for readers using
Microsoft's Communities portal. For the wider audience of readers using NNTP newsreaders such as Outlook Express or viewing the newsgroups through other portals such as WordForum or Google Groups, your post looks like any other. The answers suggest ways to work around the difficulty you're experiencing and reasons why it is unlikely that Microsoft will implement your suggestion. Because section breaks are required when you change columns and there is currently no way to incorporate section breaks in a paragraph style (though a "Section break before" property has also been suggested), it would be very difficult to do what you suggest. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Dave_S_UK" wrote in message ... sorry guys, I meant this to be a suggestion to microsoft rather than a discussion forum post, probably used the wrong link. Thanks for the feedback anyway Dave "Dave_S_UK" wrote: The columns are somewhat difficult to use in word, especially if you want the heading to span the entire page you have to select "from this point on" in the dialog box. Is it possible to have Columns as one of the formatting selections included with a style? Then you could click on Column 1 as your style and the section is automatically formatted. Thanks -- Dave_S_UK |
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