It sounds like what you want is a 4 column Table, not 4 (newspaper) columns.
If you need information on using tables chek them out in Word Help as well
as at the following link:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/TableBasics.htm
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HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
"Ladyclint" wrote in message
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I know how to set up the columns (I need four) but I can't get the text to
flow horizontally instead of vertically.