Two Columns

What is the best way to navigate through two columns?
Let's say I create text in the 1st column to the left and
want to navigate to the 2nd column on the right and then
navigate to the 1st column on the left, etc.

Thank you

Shot in the dark: sounds like you should lay out your text in a table with
no borders applied. Then you can navigate in the way you described using
the tab key.

Regards,
Chad DeMeyer


"Karen" wrote in message
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What is the best way to navigate through two columns?
Let's say I create text in the 1st column to the left and
want to navigate to the 2nd column on the right and then
navigate to the 1st column on the left, etc.

Thank you

Actually I'm using check boxes and then typing text to the
right of the check box and I need two columns.

Thank you
-----Original Message-----
Shot in the dark: sounds like you should lay out your
text in a table with
no borders applied. Then you can navigate in the way you
described using
the tab key.

Regards,
Chad DeMeyer


"Karen" wrote in
message
...
What is the best way to navigate through two columns?
Let's say I create text in the 1st column to the left
and
want to navigate to the 2nd column on the right and then
navigate to the 1st column on the left, etc.

Thank you


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Karen, this is all the more reason why you should be using a table, rather
than columns. If you create a table with two columns and as many rows as you
have check boxes, you can place your check boxes in the first column and
enter your text in the second. You can size your first column so it's just
wide enough to hold your check boxes, and, if you want, you can take away
the table borders (Format Borders and Shading) so no one even knows
there's a table there.
Use Tab and Shift+Tab to navigate the table cells.

Concerning your original question: To navigate in columns, first enter the
text in column one, then Insert Break Column Break OK to break the
column and go to the top of the next one. Then type your way down that
column. Note that there are *no* keystrokes that take you back and forth
between columns. You have to click with the mouse to put the cursor in one
column or the other.

--
DDM
"DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks"
Visit us at www.ddmcomputing.com


"Karen" wrote in message
...
Actually I'm using check boxes and then typing text to the
right of the check box and I need two columns.

Thank you
-----Original Message-----
Shot in the dark: sounds like you should lay out your
text in a table with
no borders applied. Then you can navigate in the way you
described using
the tab key.

Regards,
Chad DeMeyer


"Karen" wrote in
message
...
What is the best way to navigate through two columns?
Let's say I create text in the 1st column to the left
and
want to navigate to the 2nd column on the right and then
navigate to the 1st column on the left, etc.

Thank you


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