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multiple column text in a word 2003 table
I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At
the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge
the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22*am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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Do you really need a table for this? Why not just place the image on the
page with two-column text below it? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "MayaSauer" wrote in message ... I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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Hi - thank you.
The text in the table is a paragraphs that need to be a 1 column format with the option to have the text formatted - if one wanted to - to 2 columns using the format - column menu option that word provides. The idea is not to actually format the table but format the text inside the table. I don't want to have the table pre formatted to 2 columns. makes sense? Thanks a bunch - "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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Hi,
The reason I used the table is so I can have a 3 pt colored border around the entire section. The idea is to have 3 sections separated by page breaks and each will have a border around it with 1 picture and text in it. The text will be in 1 column format but needs to have the option of formatting text to to columns. When I try formatting the text into to columns - the table breaks border in half and the right have sort of disappears. Thanks, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you really need a table for this? Why not just place the image on the page with two-column text below it? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "MayaSauer" wrote in message ... I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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multiple column text in a word 2003 table
Since you evidently can't use "Columns" inside a table cell, why don't
you want to have the option of using two cells? Note that besides Merge in the first row, you could also Split a cell in the second row to make two cells. On Sep 5, 12:43*pm, MayaSauer wrote: Hi - thank you. * The text in the table is a paragraphs that need to be a *1 column format with the option to have the text formatted - if one wanted to - to 2 columns using the format - column menu option that word provides. The idea is not to actually format the table but format the text inside the table. * I don't want to have the table pre formatted to 2 columns. makes sense? Thanks a bunch - "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.- |
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If each section is a page, have you considered using a page border?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "MayaSauer" wrote in message ... Hi, The reason I used the table is so I can have a 3 pt colored border around the entire section. The idea is to have 3 sections separated by page breaks and each will have a border around it with 1 picture and text in it. The text will be in 1 column format but needs to have the option of formatting text to to columns. When I try formatting the text into to columns - the table breaks border in half and the right have sort of disappears. Thanks, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you really need a table for this? Why not just place the image on the page with two-column text below it? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "MayaSauer" wrote in message ... I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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Hi,
These sections will serve as a template and at any given time can be a full page or may be just a paragraph therefore, the page could contain 2 or even 3 sections - the length of the text will change regularly so page border would not work. Thanks "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If each section is a page, have you considered using a page border? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "MayaSauer" wrote in message ... Hi, The reason I used the table is so I can have a 3 pt colored border around the entire section. The idea is to have 3 sections separated by page breaks and each will have a border around it with 1 picture and text in it. The text will be in 1 column format but needs to have the option of formatting text to to columns. When I try formatting the text into to columns - the table breaks border in half and the right have sort of disappears. Thanks, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you really need a table for this? Why not just place the image on the page with two-column text below it? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "MayaSauer" wrote in message ... I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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So you say that multiple columns can't be used inside a 1 column table?
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Since you evidently can't use "Columns" inside a table cell, why don't you want to have the option of using two cells? Note that besides Merge in the first row, you could also Split a cell in the second row to make two cells. On Sep 5, 12:43 pm, MayaSauer wrote: Hi - thank you. The text in the table is a paragraphs that need to be a 1 column format with the option to have the text formatted - if one wanted to - to 2 columns using the format - column menu option that word provides. The idea is not to actually format the table but format the text inside the table. I don't want to have the table pre formatted to 2 columns. makes sense? Thanks a bunch - "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.- |
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the option of pre-setting it to 2 columns would work but if the user didn't
want that format they would have to set it back to one column. This document will serve as a template and needs to be as simple as possible and I was hoping to get it to a point where the layout would not be changed only the text. I wanted to know if it is possible to highlight the text and go to the menu and set text to 2 columns. So you say that is not possible? "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section. |
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I didn't do the experiment (and I don't have Word2003 handy), but
that's what you're reporting. On Sep 5, 4:04*pm, MayaSauer wrote: So you say that multiple columns can't be used inside a 1 column table? "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Since you evidently can't use "Columns" inside a table cell, why don't you want to have the option of using two cells? Note that besides Merge in the first row, you could also Split a cell in the second row to make two cells. On Sep 5, 12:43 pm, MayaSauer wrote: Hi - thank you. * The text in the table is a paragraphs that need to be a *1 column format with the option to have the text formatted - if one wanted to - to 2 columns using the format - column menu option that word provides. The idea is not to actually format the table but format the text inside the table. * I don't want to have the table pre formatted to 2 columns. makes sense? Thanks a bunch - "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.-- |
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Does it work in another version of Word?
Thanks, "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: I didn't do the experiment (and I don't have Word2003 handy), but that's what you're reporting. On Sep 5, 4:04 pm, MayaSauer wrote: So you say that multiple columns can't be used inside a 1 column table? "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Since you evidently can't use "Columns" inside a table cell, why don't you want to have the option of using two cells? Note that besides Merge in the first row, you could also Split a cell in the second row to make two cells. On Sep 5, 12:43 pm, MayaSauer wrote: Hi - thank you. The text in the table is a paragraphs that need to be a 1 column format with the option to have the text formatted - if one wanted to - to 2 columns using the format - column menu option that word provides. The idea is not to actually format the table but format the text inside the table. I don't want to have the table pre formatted to 2 columns. makes sense? Thanks a bunch - "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.-- |
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That's correct. Multiple columns, in Word's world, are a property of a
section, which is defined as the entire area between two section breaks (and for this purpose the beginning and end of the document count as section breaks). A table must be entirely within one section; if you try to insert a section break inside a table, it splits the table into two pieces. The result is that you can put a table into a multi-column section, but you cannot put a multicolumn section inside a table. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 13:04:02 -0700, MayaSauer wrote: So you say that multiple columns can't be used inside a 1 column table? "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Since you evidently can't use "Columns" inside a table cell, why don't you want to have the option of using two cells? Note that besides Merge in the first row, you could also Split a cell in the second row to make two cells. On Sep 5, 12:43 pm, MayaSauer wrote: Hi - thank you. The text in the table is a paragraphs that need to be a 1 column format with the option to have the text formatted - if one wanted to - to 2 columns using the format - column menu option that word provides. The idea is not to actually format the table but format the text inside the table. I don't want to have the table pre formatted to 2 columns. makes sense? Thanks a bunch - "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable. On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer wrote: I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts the border off and doesn't show my text in columns. Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.- |
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