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Maura - 01 Jul 2004 21:09 GMT

I have a long document that has two columns that are both
justified. The problem is that when the last line in the
paragraph is justified, there are large spaces between the
words because it is a short line. Is there any way to
justify all of a paragraph except the last line, and to
left align the last line?

Maura

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Jay Freedman - 02 Jul 2004 01:51 GMT

Hi Maura,

What you're asking for is the way justified text usually works.
Something about your text is preventing it from behaving properly.

Press the ¶ button to display nonprinting characters, and look at the
end of the last line. Does it have a paragraph mark (¶) or a line
break (a left-pointing bent arrow)? The latter will cause the line to
justify, because Word doesn't consider it to be the end of the
paragraph. If so, delete the line break and/or replace it with a
paragraph mark.

Is there a section break between the last letter of the last line and
the paragraph mark? (You may not be able to see this in Page Layout
view; switch to Normal view to look.) If so, insert a paragraph mark
between the letter and the section break.

>I have a long document that has two columns that are both
>justified. The problem is that when the last line in the
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>Maura

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Jay Freedman
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