[Henry]

How do I set text wrap in a two column document so that the left column fills
completely before the test starts to go into the right column? Sometimes
this happens; sometimes the two columns are "balanced" with equal amounts of
text with neithe column filling the page from top to bottom.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The text will wrap by default if the multi-column section ends in a
Continuous section break. If the section break is not necessary, you can
remove it. Otherwise, you need to enable the Compatibility Option (Tools |
Options | Compatibility) "Don't balance columns for Continuous section
starts."

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

"Henry" wrote in message
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How do I set text wrap in a two column document so that the left column
fills
completely before the test starts to go into the right column? Sometimes
this happens; sometimes the two columns are "balanced" with equal amounts
of
text with neithe column filling the page from top to bottom.

[Jay Freedman]

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:46:01 -0700, Henry
wrote:

How do I set text wrap in a two column document so that the left column fills
completely before the test starts to go into the right column? Sometimes
this happens; sometimes the two columns are "balanced" with equal amounts of
text with neithe column filling the page from top to bottom.

If the two-column text ends with a Continuous section break, the
default is to balance the columns above the break. To turn this off in
Word 2003 or earlier, go to Tools Options Compatibility and check
the box for "Don't balance columns for Continuous section starts". To
find this option in Word 2007, go to Office button Word Options
Advanced, scroll to the bottom and click Layout Options.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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