Ending Newspaper Columns

I am doing a book as one long document (400 pages), each
chapter is a section. In one chapter I arrange text in
newspaper columns. I want to end that chapter and begin
the new chapter with regular formatting (non newspaper).
At the end of each chapter I add a odd page break so that
each chapter begins on an odd page.

Well I have ended up with one break that ends newspaper
columns (which says new page) and then second section
break that says odd page (that ends the chapter). When I
print out, I end up with 3 blank pages before the next
chapter begins. How can I end newspaper columns with a
break that does not specify new page? That break seems to
be automatically added when I convert text to columns. Can
you end newspaper columns with a section that does NOT
specify new page?

Ordinarily when you create columns they will be set off from the
single-column text with Continuous section breaks. I'm not sure why yours
have gotten confused, but this is easy to fix. Place your insertion point
below the Next Page break and go to the Layout tab of Page Setup. Change the
"Section start" from "New page" to "Continuous."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Michael" wrote in message
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I am doing a book as one long document (400 pages), each
chapter is a section. In one chapter I arrange text in
newspaper columns. I want to end that chapter and begin
the new chapter with regular formatting (non newspaper).
At the end of each chapter I add a odd page break so that
each chapter begins on an odd page.

Well I have ended up with one break that ends newspaper
columns (which says new page) and then second section
break that says odd page (that ends the chapter). When I
print out, I end up with 3 blank pages before the next
chapter begins. How can I end newspaper columns with a
break that does not specify new page? That break seems to
be automatically added when I convert text to columns. Can
you end newspaper columns with a section that does NOT
specify new page?

Ordinarily when you create columns they will be set off from the
single-column text with Continuous section breaks. I'm not sure why yours
have gotten confused, but this is easy to fix. Place your insertion point
below the Next Page break and go to the Layout tab of Page Setup. Change the
"Section start" from "New page" to "Continuous."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Michael" wrote in message
...
I am doing a book as one long document (400 pages), each
chapter is a section. In one chapter I arrange text in
newspaper columns. I want to end that chapter and begin
the new chapter with regular formatting (non newspaper).
At the end of each chapter I add a odd page break so that
each chapter begins on an odd page.

Well I have ended up with one break that ends newspaper
columns (which says new page) and then second section
break that says odd page (that ends the chapter). When I
print out, I end up with 3 blank pages before the next
chapter begins. How can I end newspaper columns with a
break that does not specify new page? That break seems to
be automatically added when I convert text to columns. Can
you end newspaper columns with a section that does NOT
specify new page?

Ordinarily when you create columns they will be set off from the
single-column text with Continuous section breaks. I'm not sure why yours
have gotten confused, but this is easy to fix. Place your insertion point
below the Next Page break and go to the Layout tab of Page Setup. Change the
"Section start" from "New page" to "Continuous."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Michael" wrote in message
...
I am doing a book as one long document (400 pages), each
chapter is a section. In one chapter I arrange text in
newspaper columns. I want to end that chapter and begin
the new chapter with regular formatting (non newspaper).
At the end of each chapter I add a odd page break so that
each chapter begins on an odd page.

Well I have ended up with one break that ends newspaper
columns (which says new page) and then second section
break that says odd page (that ends the chapter). When I
print out, I end up with 3 blank pages before the next
chapter begins. How can I end newspaper columns with a
break that does not specify new page? That break seems to
be automatically added when I convert text to columns. Can
you end newspaper columns with a section that does NOT
specify new page?