This did the trick. Thank you so much.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Do you want the columns on the last page balanced or not? If yes, insert a
continuous section break at the end and make sure that the "Don't balance
columns for Continuous section starts" option on the Compatibility tab of
Tools | Options is *not* checked.

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"jere" wrote in message
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How do I control the last page of a 23 page, 2 column document? I cannot
get
the
spacing or data placement into the proper columns.