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I have a document formatted in three columns (newspaper style - snaking). The
last page has about 2/3 of a column of text. How do I force Word to balance
the column on the last page into three columns?
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jjk98 wrote:
I have a document formatted in three columns (newspaper style -
snaking). The last page has about 2/3 of a column of text. How do I
force Word to balance the column on the last page into three columns?


Insert a continuous section break after the last of the text.

Technically, this works only if the compatibility option "Don't balance
columns for Continuous section starts" is not checked. But since it isn't
checked by default, that shouldn't be a problem.

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Many thanks, works like a charm!
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"Jay Freedman" wrote:

jjk98 wrote:
I have a document formatted in three columns (newspaper style -
snaking). The last page has about 2/3 of a column of text. How do I
force Word to balance the column on the last page into three columns?


Insert a continuous section break after the last of the text.

Technically, this works only if the compatibility option "Don't balance
columns for Continuous section starts" is not checked. But since it isn't
checked by default, that shouldn't be a problem.

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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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