[mjones]

On Feb 4, 1:04*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Well, you do have to have a Continuous section break at the end of the
columns. But if they're still not balancing, check for text flow settings
such as "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," and even "Widow/orphan
control" that might be affecting the arrangement.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"mjones" wrote in message

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Hi All,

When I create three columns beginning and ending with Continuous
Sections Breaks, the last columns is shorter. *How do I make them
equal?

They look like this:

xxx * *xxx * *xxx
xxx * *xxx
xxx * *xxx

They should look like this:

xxx * *xxx * *xxx
xxx * *xxx * *xxx
xxx

Don't balance columns for continuous section starts is not checked.

I'd appreciate any help because this is driving me crazy.

Thanks,

Michele

Thanks for the note Suzanne. I have looked at the 3 settings and none
of them are checked. Checking them does not solve the problem
either. I hope you or someone has another idea.

I think it's my Word settings and not something in the document. If I
use a blank document, type 8 words on separate lines, highlight them,
Format, Columns, 3, the last column is still short and can take more.

Warm regards,

Michele