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Word - 2 columns several sections
- Nov 21, 2024
For a single page layout like that, I would mimic newspaper columns by using a table with the appropriate number of rows and columns. The downside is that you may have to manually move text paragraphs during editing, but that won't cause much extra work in a single-page document.
If you want to create true columnar sections, you'd need two continuous section breaks on the page.
Your screen shot suggests a table, or possibly an embedded Excel range.
Could you make a larger screen shot which captures the whole document page? It would provide more clues as to what you are dealing with, specifically.
Generally, column breaks and section breaks should only be inserted when you actually need them.
- JennyT2070Nov 21, 2024Brass Contributor
Hi,
I used excel to illustrate what I want the document to look like. It does not mean it will be an excel embedded.
Basically, my WORD document page will have comprise of three sections of TEXT. All the three sections will be using 2 columns layout. All the three sections will fit into 1 page of word document sharing the same header/footer, page orientation and margins.
First section - Chapter 1 - 2 columns of text only relating to Chapter 1
Second section - Chapter 2 - 2 columns of text only relating to Chapter 2
Third section - Chapter 3 - 2 columns of text. only relating to Chapter 3
- Stefan_BlomNov 21, 2024MVP
For a single page layout like that, I would mimic newspaper columns by using a table with the appropriate number of rows and columns. The downside is that you may have to manually move text paragraphs during editing, but that won't cause much extra work in a single-page document.
If you want to create true columnar sections, you'd need two continuous section breaks on the page.