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Balancing Columns on a Page
I've done this before, but darned if I can remember how I did it. I will
normally balance columns only on the last page of a document, and I prefer to type with uneven columns on all of the other preceding pages. Where do I accomplish this? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Balancing Columns on a Page
One option: Insert a Continuous Section Break (or Next Page Secton Break if
appropriate) at the end of the content in the rightmost column. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... I've done this before, but darned if I can remember how I did it. I will normally balance columns only on the last page of a document, and I prefer to type with uneven columns on all of the other preceding pages. Where do I accomplish this? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Balancing Columns on a Page
Unless I inserted the break incorrectly, it didn't seem to solve the
problem. Somehow, I remember a setup option, where one could select to balance columns, but I can't find it. GGB "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... One option: Insert a Continuous Section Break (or Next Page Secton Break if appropriate) at the end of the content in the rightmost column. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... I've done this before, but darned if I can remember how I did it. I will normally balance columns only on the last page of a document, and I prefer to type with uneven columns on all of the other preceding pages. Where do I accomplish this? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Balancing Columns on a Page
I believe you are referring to the Compatibility option "Don't balance
columns at the start of Continuous sections" (or slightly differently phrased depending on the version of Word that you are using). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Unless I inserted the break incorrectly, it didn't seem to solve the problem. Somehow, I remember a setup option, where one could select to balance columns, but I can't find it. GGB "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... One option: Insert a Continuous Section Break (or Next Page Secton Break if appropriate) at the end of the content in the rightmost column. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... I've done this before, but darned if I can remember how I did it. I will normally balance columns only on the last page of a document, and I prefer to type with uneven columns on all of the other preceding pages. Where do I accomplish this? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Balancing Columns on a Page
The Compatibility option was the trick. It is under Tools/Options (for
Office 2000). I had been looking under Format, etc. Before, when typing, the program would be balancing the columns, so that I would actually be typing in the rightmost column before the left column was full. The software would continuously balance the columns while typing, even if I added a continuous section break. Thanks for the assistance. This forum continues to be a godsend! Gordon Biggar "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Unless I inserted the break incorrectly, it didn't seem to solve the problem. Somehow, I remember a setup option, where one could select to balance columns, but I can't find it. GGB "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... One option: Insert a Continuous Section Break (or Next Page Secton Break if appropriate) at the end of the content in the rightmost column. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... I've done this before, but darned if I can remember how I did it. I will normally balance columns only on the last page of a document, and I prefer to type with uneven columns on all of the other preceding pages. Where do I accomplish this? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Balancing Columns on a Page
Adding a Continuous section break is what causes them to balance!
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... The Compatibility option was the trick. It is under Tools/Options (for Office 2000). I had been looking under Format, etc. Before, when typing, the program would be balancing the columns, so that I would actually be typing in the rightmost column before the left column was full. The software would continuously balance the columns while typing, even if I added a continuous section break. Thanks for the assistance. This forum continues to be a godsend! Gordon Biggar "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Unless I inserted the break incorrectly, it didn't seem to solve the problem. Somehow, I remember a setup option, where one could select to balance columns, but I can't find it. GGB "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... One option: Insert a Continuous Section Break (or Next Page Secton Break if appropriate) at the end of the content in the rightmost column. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... I've done this before, but darned if I can remember how I did it. I will normally balance columns only on the last page of a document, and I prefer to type with uneven columns on all of the other preceding pages. Where do I accomplish this? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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