office question: columns

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • VJ
    Moderator
    • Mar 2001
    • 9733
    #1

    office question: columns

    Hello,

    I have quite a simple problem, but can't find the solution. A friend asked me how she could like to make a test in Word with two columns, but where the text doesn't go from the first column to the second one.
    An example would be a text in 2 languages, column one is English, column two the other language: the normal column concept makes this difficult. I know it is possible in Word, but don't remember...

    Any thoughts?
    Thanks!

    Jörg
    pixar
    Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)
    Tags: None
    • Umfriend
      Crabby Smurf
      • Mar 2001
      • 7307
      #2
      I find columns hard to work with but then I work little with columns. How about using a 2-column table? If you do not need text to align well you could make a 1 row, 2 column table, otherwise use rows to have paragraphs or whatever start at same height.
      Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
      [...]the pervading principle and abiding test of good breeding is the requirement of a substantial and patent waste of time. - Veblen

        Comment

        • VJ
          Moderator
          • Mar 2001
          • 9733
          #3
          True... but she has a job interview and she is expecting that question... So it would be weird to use tables or hacks... Althought the table option would be quite simple: it can span multiple pages...

          I just thought Word had an option for that (synchronizsed colums)...
          pixar
          Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

            Comment

            • Rakido
              Super MURCer
              • Feb 2000
              • 1313
              #4
              afaik that's not possible with columns. Googled around a bit as i was interested as well, but everywhere the suggestion was to use a table with two columns like Umf mentioned already.


              R.
              "Women don't want to hear a man's opinion, they just want to hear their opinion in a deeper voice."

                Comment

                • VJ
                  Moderator
                  • Mar 2001
                  • 9733
                  #5
                  It is a nice idea... I'll suggest her to do it that way

                  Thanks guys!


                  Jörg
                  pixar
                  Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

                    Comment

                    Previous template Next
                    Working...