[billybob]

Using Word 2002 on Windows XP

What I'm attempting to do is a English to Spanish dictionary for self-study
purposes using a whole sheet Word doc. There will be end up being multiple
pages of course.

Presently, I have a two column table with 500+ rows so far, but that results
in many pages and wasted space. Now for the part I don't know how to do.
There is enough room on each page for two sets of these double columns, but
there needs to be a gutter or something separating them and have each double
set act independently on each page, so I can cut down on the number of pages
I will have to print. This is probably a very simple problem for those of
you "in the know". I want two independent, double columns per page and I
need a little help creating it. Am I making any sense here?

[Charles Kenyon]

Use the columns feature as well as tables, or use a five-column table with a
narrow middle column for your gutter.
--
Charles Kenyon

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"billybob" wrote in message
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Using Word 2002 on Windows XP

What I'm attempting to do is a English to Spanish dictionary for
self-study
purposes using a whole sheet Word doc. There will be end up being
multiple
pages of course.

Presently, I have a two column table with 500+ rows so far, but that
results
in many pages and wasted space. Now for the part I don't know how to do.
There is enough room on each page for two sets of these double columns,
but
there needs to be a gutter or something separating them and have each
double
set act independently on each page, so I can cut down on the number of
pages
I will have to print. This is probably a very simple problem for those of
you "in the know". I want two independent, double columns per page and I
need a little help creating it. Am I making any sense here?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Newspaper-style columns will be better, though, because they'll rewrap
naturally as text is added or removed. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm. If you select the
number of columns before inserting the table, then the table will
automatically be just the width of the column.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message
...
Use the columns feature as well as tables, or use a five-column table with
a
narrow middle column for your gutter.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
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"billybob" wrote in message
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Using Word 2002 on Windows XP

What I'm attempting to do is a English to Spanish dictionary for
self-study
purposes using a whole sheet Word doc. There will be end up being
multiple
pages of course.

Presently, I have a two column table with 500+ rows so far, but that
results
in many pages and wasted space. Now for the part I don't know how to
do.
There is enough room on each page for two sets of these double columns,
but
there needs to be a gutter or something separating them and have each
double
set act independently on each page, so I can cut down on the number of
pages
I will have to print. This is probably a very simple problem for those
of
you "in the know". I want two independent, double columns per page and
I
need a little help creating it. Am I making any sense here?

[billybob]

Thanks bunches Suzanne and Charles for your very easy to understand
responses. What I like most about you both is each time I see your names in
the response columns, I know it is going to be material worth reading. Yes,
I know it sounds like I'm blowing smoke, but the compliment is genuine, I
assure you.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks. It's always good to get feedback of any kind, and compliments are
especially welcome!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"billybob" wrote in message
...
Thanks bunches Suzanne and Charles for your very easy to understand
responses. What I like most about you both is each time I see your names
in
the response columns, I know it is going to be material worth reading.
Yes,
I know it sounds like I'm blowing smoke, but the compliment is genuine, I
assure you.

[Charles Kenyon]

You are welcome. Just giving back some of the excellent help that I've
received here over the years.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com
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"billybob" wrote in message
...
Thanks bunches Suzanne and Charles for your very easy to understand
responses. What I like most about you both is each time I see your names
in
the response columns, I know it is going to be material worth reading.
Yes,
I know it sounds like I'm blowing smoke, but the compliment is genuine, I
assure you.