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Two-column page with unequal columns.
I've inserted a section break into a normal single-column .doc and inserted
some text in two columns. Then there's another section break and back to a single-column format. Trouble is, Word automatically decides where to break the 2-column layout, so that both columns are the same length. What I want to do is fill up the first column, have it spill into the second with what's left over and then hold still, even if the second column is only a short bit. I can insert a manual column break, but this has to be between paragraphs. (If you simply put a break in the middle of a paragraph, Word makes two paragraphs out of it.) If the last paragraph in the left column is long, I'd like to have it fill the first column and just spill over. Any way to do this easily? |
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Answer: Two-column page with unequal columns.
Yes, there is a way to create a two-column page with unequal columns in Microsoft Word. Here are the steps:
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Two-column page with unequal columns.
Jim wrote:
I've inserted a section break into a normal single-column .doc and inserted some text in two columns. Then there's another section break and back to a single-column format. Trouble is, Word automatically decides where to break the 2-column layout, so that both columns are the same length. What I want to do is fill up the first column, have it spill into the second with what's left over and then hold still, even if the second column is only a short bit. I can insert a manual column break, but this has to be between paragraphs. (If you simply put a break in the middle of a paragraph, Word makes two paragraphs out of it.) If the last paragraph in the left column is long, I'd like to have it fill the first column and just spill over. Any way to do this easily? There is an option that controls this, but it takes effect for the whole document -- that is, if you have more than one two-column section, you can't have one balanced and another not balanced. In Word 2003 or earlier, go to Tools Options Compatibility and check the box for "Don't balance columns for Continuous section starts". In Word 2007, Go to Office button Word Options Advanced, scroll all the way to the bottom and click Layout Options, and check the box for the same option as above. -- 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. |
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Two-column page with unequal columns.
Thanks, Jay;
I suppose the option change 'sticks' with the installation of Word, not just the document. Thus if my 'unblanced' .doc is opened on another computer, the columns will be balanced? Rather than 'buck the system,' I think I'll just break columns manually where I can. There's always a way to split a paragraph into two by adding some unnecessary words. "Jay Freedman" wrote: Jim wrote: I've inserted a section break into a normal single-column .doc and inserted some text in two columns. Then there's another section break and back to a single-column format. Trouble is, Word automatically decides where to break the 2-column layout, so that both columns are the same length. What I want to do is fill up the first column, have it spill into the second with what's left over and then hold still, even if the second column is only a short bit. I can insert a manual column break, but this has to be between paragraphs. (If you simply put a break in the middle of a paragraph, Word makes two paragraphs out of it.) If the last paragraph in the left column is long, I'd like to have it fill the first column and just spill over. Any way to do this easily? There is an option that controls this, but it takes effect for the whole document -- that is, if you have more than one two-column section, you can't have one balanced and another not balanced. In Word 2003 or earlier, go to Tools Options Compatibility and check the box for "Don't balance columns for Continuous section starts". In Word 2007, Go to Office button Word Options Advanced, scroll all the way to the bottom and click Layout Options, and check the box for the same option as above. -- 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. |
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Two-column page with unequal columns.
No, fortunately Compatibility Options are saved with the document. This
means that they (a) travel with the document and (b) don't apply to any other documents (unless you make them the default). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jim" wrote in message ... Thanks, Jay; I suppose the option change 'sticks' with the installation of Word, not just the document. Thus if my 'unblanced' .doc is opened on another computer, the columns will be balanced? Rather than 'buck the system,' I think I'll just break columns manually where I can. There's always a way to split a paragraph into two by adding some unnecessary words. "Jay Freedman" wrote: Jim wrote: I've inserted a section break into a normal single-column .doc and inserted some text in two columns. Then there's another section break and back to a single-column format. Trouble is, Word automatically decides where to break the 2-column layout, so that both columns are the same length. What I want to do is fill up the first column, have it spill into the second with what's left over and then hold still, even if the second column is only a short bit. I can insert a manual column break, but this has to be between paragraphs. (If you simply put a break in the middle of a paragraph, Word makes two paragraphs out of it.) If the last paragraph in the left column is long, I'd like to have it fill the first column and just spill over. Any way to do this easily? There is an option that controls this, but it takes effect for the whole document -- that is, if you have more than one two-column section, you can't have one balanced and another not balanced. In Word 2003 or earlier, go to Tools Options Compatibility and check the box for "Don't balance columns for Continuous section starts". In Word 2007, Go to Office button Word Options Advanced, scroll all the way to the bottom and click Layout Options, and check the box for the same option as above. -- 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. |
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Two-column page with unequal columns.
Thank goodness for that. Thanks for the clarification.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: No, fortunately Compatibility Options are saved with the document. This means that they (a) travel with the document and (b) don't apply to any other documents (unless you make them the default). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jim" wrote in message ... Thanks, Jay; I suppose the option change 'sticks' with the installation of Word, not just the document. Thus if my 'unblanced' .doc is opened on another computer, the columns will be balanced? Rather than 'buck the system,' I think I'll just break columns manually where I can. There's always a way to split a paragraph into two by adding some unnecessary words. "Jay Freedman" wrote: Jim wrote: I've inserted a section break into a normal single-column .doc and inserted some text in two columns. Then there's another section break and back to a single-column format. Trouble is, Word automatically decides where to break the 2-column layout, so that both columns are the same length. What I want to do is fill up the first column, have it spill into the second with what's left over and then hold still, even if the second column is only a short bit. I can insert a manual column break, but this has to be between paragraphs. (If you simply put a break in the middle of a paragraph, Word makes two paragraphs out of it.) If the last paragraph in the left column is long, I'd like to have it fill the first column and just spill over. Any way to do this easily? There is an option that controls this, but it takes effect for the whole document -- that is, if you have more than one two-column section, you can't have one balanced and another not balanced. In Word 2003 or earlier, go to Tools Options Compatibility and check the box for "Don't balance columns for Continuous section starts". In Word 2007, Go to Office button Word Options Advanced, scroll all the way to the bottom and click Layout Options, and check the box for the same option as above. -- 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. |
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