Frank
Sun Apr 23 18:29:57 CDT 2006
Thanks, this seems to be the solution. I can
even save the "overflow" textbox property to
the saved template.
Regards, Frank
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org>
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> Instead of using a table in the text box,
> use two side-by-side linked text
> boxes.
>
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> Suzanne S. Barnhill
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> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in
> message
> news:udk1ZPPZGHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> My text is in a text box, hence the need
>> for
>> a table into which I can insert
>> column-like
>> text.
>>
>> Is a "newspaper column" the same thing as
>> the
>> Word2003 column button? Are there
>> different
>> types of columns?
>>
>> Also, I notice that when I insert too much
>> text into the table in the text box the
>> excess text is not accessible with the
>> cursor
>> so I have to CtrlA the area and reduce the
>> text to 6 or 7 or so just to cut and paste
>> the excess into the second column of the
>> table.
>>
>> Regards,Frank
>>
>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org>
>> wrote in message
>> news:%23aw12FPZGHA.504@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > You can't. For this type of text flow
>> > you
>> > need newspaper-style columns.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> > Words into Type
>> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> > Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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>> > post
>> > all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
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>> > "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote
>> > in
>> > message
>> > news:uf1KamOZGHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >> I have a 2-column table into which I
>> >> want
>> >> to
>> >> paste text.
>> >>
>> >> If the first column of the table is too
>> >> small
>> >> for the total text, how can I make the
>> >> excess
>> >> flow into the second column of the
>> >> table
>> >> automatically?
>> >>
>> >> Please help, Frank
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
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