How can I make parallel columns in Word? I don't want newspaper or balanced
columns. I want to be able to go to the top of the next column without having
to enter blank lines. Older versions of WordPerfect had newspaper or parallel
column options. CTRL+Enter took you to the top of the next column. Thank you!

Ctrl+Shift+Enter inserts a column break.
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"Dinah" wrote in message
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How can I make parallel columns in Word? I don't want newspaper or
balanced
columns. I want to be able to go to the top of the next column without
having
to enter blank lines. Older versions of WordPerfect had newspaper or
parallel
column options. CTRL+Enter took you to the top of the next column. Thank
you!

The equivalent of parallel columns in Word is to insert a table
of two columns and however many rows you need (Insert | Table),
and turn off table borders if necessary (Format | Borders and
Shading). It might also help to turn on table gridlines (Table |
Show Gridlines) so you can see where the table cell boundaries
are on the screen. Table gridlines do not print. Don't worry
about getting the exact number of rows perfect when you insert
the table... it's easy enough to add more rows by tabbing through
the last cell in the table, or to delete extra rows by selecting
the extra rows and clicking on Table | Delete | Rows.

Dinah wrote:
How can I make parallel columns in Word? I don't want newspaper or balanced
columns. I want to be able to go to the top of the next column without having
to enter blank lines. Older versions of WordPerfect had newspaper or parallel
column options. CTRL+Enter took you to the top of the next column. Thank you!