Column Woes (2000)

[mark4man]

If I choose to display 3 columns (from the Columns button), how can I place the cursor over column 2 or 3; & have it grab? Right now, I have to scroll all the way to the bottom of column 1 to get to column 2; & so on. How can I set this app up to have the columns be independent? Thanks.

mark4man

[jscher2000]

Not sure I understand what you want. To view columns side-by-side, use Print Layout view.

Word's columns are not "independent": Word will snake text from the first to the second to the third, and you can't make a new first column without terminating the third (e.g., by filling it up or inserting a column break). Unlike WordPerfect, there is no parallel columns feature in Word. Instead, you generally have to use tables for that.

[Phil Rabichow]

As Jefferson said, only tables will have independent columns. The closest you can come to a keyboard shortcut to hop to a different column (and only IF the columns are filled) is Ctrl+Arrow Down or Arrow Up. These will take you to the next or previous paragraph, if they exist.

[mark4man]

Guys,

I found out...you can key the columns to work independently by inserting a break > column break. Then you can move into each column by clicking inside the column, or by using the directional arrows on the keyboard.

mark4man