Incredibly stupid column question

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Glued2seat - 16 Mar 2008 21:38 GMT

I cannot always move easily between columns on a page in Word-any tricks to
this? Feeling dumb asking this question-but dumber still when it doesn't work!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 16 Mar 2008 23:00 GMT

Assuming you are talking about newspaper-style columns and not table
columns, there isn't any really surefire way to move between existing
columns, but if you need to start another column before the first is filled,
you can insert a column break with Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

>I cannot always move easily between columns on a page in Word-any tricks to
> this? Feeling dumb asking this question-but dumber still when it doesn't
> work!

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Glued2seat - 16 Mar 2008 23:41 GMT

I'm talking about newspaper columns, not table columns. But if I use your
suggestion, it wipes out what is in the other column. I am looking for a way
to seamlessly move from column to column, both (or all) of which contain data.

> Assuming you are talking about newspaper-style columns and not table
> columns, there isn't any really surefire way to move between existing
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> > this? Feeling dumb asking this question-but dumber still when it doesn't
> > work!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 17 Mar 2008 03:11 GMT

I'm not sure what suggestion would "wipe out" anything. If both columns are
filled, there's no need for a column break.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

> I'm talking about newspaper columns, not table columns. But if I use your
> suggestion, it wipes out what is in the other column. I am looking for a
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>> > doesn't
>> > work!

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