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Margins versus text box
I am a novice in formatting/desktop publishing. I would like divide
each page into two zones, left side text and right side for pictures in frames with captions i do not want the text to roll/wrap over to the right side of the page. I do not know anything about text boxes or linking text boxes, so was thinking I could just increase the right marginm but do not know if that will prevent me from inserting frames for pictures or create other problems down the road. The free templates I have found seem to complicated, too much graphics or other style settings. appreciate some suggestions whether I need to go to text box route or if there is an easier, way. tia dan |
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Margins versus text box
Although you can use linked text boxes to have text flow from page to page,
Word is not really very good at desktop publishing; that would be accomplished more easily with a page layout application. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP wrote in message ... I am a novice in formatting/desktop publishing. I would like divide each page into two zones, left side text and right side for pictures in frames with captions i do not want the text to roll/wrap over to the right side of the page. I do not know anything about text boxes or linking text boxes, so was thinking I could just increase the right marginm but do not know if that will prevent me from inserting frames for pictures or create other problems down the road. The free templates I have found seem to complicated, too much graphics or other style settings. appreciate some suggestions whether I need to go to text box route or if there is an easier, way. tia dan |
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Margins versus text box
For the application described, I think a wide margin accommodating frames,
text boxes, or wrapped graphic elements would suffice provided the text in the margin didn't have to flow from one page to the next. For that sort of "parallel column" type of document, a (borderless) two-column table is more satisfactory, with the caveat that a given table row should not extend more than one page total. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Although you can use linked text boxes to have text flow from page to page, Word is not really very good at desktop publishing; that would be accomplished more easily with a page layout application. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP wrote in message ... I am a novice in formatting/desktop publishing. I would like divide each page into two zones, left side text and right side for pictures in frames with captions i do not want the text to roll/wrap over to the right side of the page. I do not know anything about text boxes or linking text boxes, so was thinking I could just increase the right marginm but do not know if that will prevent me from inserting frames for pictures or create other problems down the road. The free templates I have found seem to complicated, too much graphics or other style settings. appreciate some suggestions whether I need to go to text box route or if there is an easier, way. tia dan |
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