You'll need to put it in a (non-table) column layout. Format-->Columns, then
you can insert your table cells, if desired.
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com
>I need to do a merge of contact information in newsletter style (2 columns)
> with the names alphabetical from top to bottom, then in the second column
> alphabetical top to bottom that will be about 20 pages total.
> I tried a 2 column table but the merge goes left to right and not top to
> bottom.