How to Square Off Multiple Columns in Word 1

[flasher40]

Hi,

I'm using MS Word to create a three-column newsletter. I've used section breaks to separate the first article on a page from the second article below it on the same page. My problem is that the three columns for the first article aren't squared off at the bottom (i.e., vertically aligned with each other). They seem to have a mind of their own. Is there a trick in Word to align multiple columns so that they are all the same length or nearly so? Do I need to use a table or something to do this?

Thanks!
Bill

 

[macropod]

Hi Bill,

In order to force the 'squaring off', you need to insert a single-column section between the two three-column sections. That will get you as close as Word can get, but even that isn't guaranteed to work 100% - especially if you've got widow/orphan control and space before/after the paragraphs included in the formatting.

Cheers

[MS MVP - Word]

 

[flasher40]

Thanks for the help!

Bill