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Columns of equal length in Word 2003
Hi All,
When I create three columns beginning and ending with Continuous Sections Breaks, the last columns is shorter. How do I make them equal? They look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx They should look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Don't balance columns for continuous section starts is not checked. I'd appreciate any help because this is driving me crazy. Thanks, Michele |
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Well, you do have to have a Continuous section break at the end of the
columns. But if they're still not balancing, check for text flow settings such as "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," and even "Widow/orphan control" that might be affecting the arrangement. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... Hi All, When I create three columns beginning and ending with Continuous Sections Breaks, the last columns is shorter. How do I make them equal? They look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx They should look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Don't balance columns for continuous section starts is not checked. I'd appreciate any help because this is driving me crazy. Thanks, Michele |
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On Feb 4, 1:04*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Well, you do have to have a Continuous section break at the end of the columns. But if they're still not balancing, check for text flow settings such as "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," and even "Widow/orphan control" that might be affecting the arrangement. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... Hi All, When I create three columns beginning and ending with Continuous Sections Breaks, the last columns is shorter. *How do I make them equal? They look like this: xxx * *xxx * *xxx xxx * *xxx xxx * *xxx They should look like this: xxx * *xxx * *xxx xxx * *xxx * *xxx xxx Don't balance columns for continuous section starts is not checked. I'd appreciate any help because this is driving me crazy. Thanks, Michele Thanks for the note Suzanne. I have looked at the 3 settings and none of them are checked. Checking them does not solve the problem either. I hope you or someone has another idea. I think it's my Word settings and not something in the document. If I use a blank document, type 8 words on separate lines, highlight them, Format, Columns, 3, the last column is still short and can take more. Warm regards, Michele |
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To repeat, you must have a Continuous section break at the *end* of the
multicolumn section in order to balance the columns. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... On Feb 4, 1:04 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you do have to have a Continuous section break at the end of the columns. But if they're still not balancing, check for text flow settings such as "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," and even "Widow/orphan control" that might be affecting the arrangement. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... Hi All, When I create three columns beginning and ending with Continuous Sections Breaks, the last columns is shorter. How do I make them equal? They look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx They should look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Don't balance columns for continuous section starts is not checked. I'd appreciate any help because this is driving me crazy. Thanks, Michele Thanks for the note Suzanne. I have looked at the 3 settings and none of them are checked. Checking them does not solve the problem either. I hope you or someone has another idea. I think it's my Word settings and not something in the document. If I use a blank document, type 8 words on separate lines, highlight them, Format, Columns, 3, the last column is still short and can take more. Warm regards, Michele |
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On Feb 4, 7:10*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
To repeat, you must have a Continuous section break at the *end* of the multicolumn section in order to balance the columns. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... On Feb 4, 1:04 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you do have to have a Continuous section break at the end of the columns. But if they're still not balancing, check for text flow settings such as "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," and even "Widow/orphan control" that might be affecting the arrangement. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... Hi All, When I create three columns beginning and ending with Continuous Sections Breaks, the last columns is shorter. How do I make them equal? They look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx They should look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Don't balance columns for continuous section starts is not checked. I'd appreciate any help because this is driving me crazy. Thanks, Michele Thanks for the note Suzanne. *I have looked at the 3 settings and none of them are checked. *Checking them does not solve the problem either. *I hope you or someone has another idea. I think it's my Word settings and not something in the document. *If I use a blank document, type 8 words on separate lines, highlight them, Format, Columns, 3, the last column is still short and can take more. Warm regards, Michele Hi, Yes, I have Section Break (continuous) immediately above the columns with nothing in between and another at the end of the last word in the last column. But, the problem still persists. Would it have something to do with indentation. I have bullets in the columns with left indentation at .08 and right indentation at 0. When I change left to 0, it appears to line up better on one of the column sections, but not on another so I'm not sure if it's just a coincidence. Any other ideas? Thanks a bunch, Michele |
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If you would like to send me the document, I'll take a look.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... On Feb 4, 7:10 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To repeat, you must have a Continuous section break at the *end* of the multicolumn section in order to balance the columns. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... On Feb 4, 1:04 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you do have to have a Continuous section break at the end of the columns. But if they're still not balancing, check for text flow settings such as "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," and even "Widow/orphan control" that might be affecting the arrangement. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "mjones" wrote in message ... Hi All, When I create three columns beginning and ending with Continuous Sections Breaks, the last columns is shorter. How do I make them equal? They look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx They should look like this: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Don't balance columns for continuous section starts is not checked. I'd appreciate any help because this is driving me crazy. Thanks, Michele Thanks for the note Suzanne. I have looked at the 3 settings and none of them are checked. Checking them does not solve the problem either. I hope you or someone has another idea. I think it's my Word settings and not something in the document. If I use a blank document, type 8 words on separate lines, highlight them, Format, Columns, 3, the last column is still short and can take more. Warm regards, Michele Hi, Yes, I have Section Break (continuous) immediately above the columns with nothing in between and another at the end of the last word in the last column. But, the problem still persists. Would it have something to do with indentation. I have bullets in the columns with left indentation at .08 and right indentation at 0. When I change left to 0, it appears to line up better on one of the column sections, but not on another so I'm not sure if it's just a coincidence. Any other ideas? Thanks a bunch, Michele |
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