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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to
make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
You'll need to use tables rather than newpaper columns. But don't use one
huge table that spans many pages -- Word doesn't like this. "Naejer" wrote in message ... nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going
to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
Thanks CyberTaz
Looking through some templates, I found another way using text blocks and linking them from page to page. This way the text will automatically flow and readjust from one page to another as I edit text, format and column height. I know Word is not recommended for such page layout, but it is the format specified by most conferences for technical papers. BSRG "CyberTaz" wrote: Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
If you can manage to keep such a layout stable and avoid corruption I will
be amazed. Stick to tables! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Naejer wrote: Thanks CyberTaz Looking through some templates, I found another way using text blocks and linking them from page to page. This way the text will automatically flow and readjust from one page to another as I edit text, format and column height. I know Word is not recommended for such page layout, but it is the format specified by most conferences for technical papers. BSRG "CyberTaz" wrote: Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
Thanks Graham for the notification. I will look into the table suggestion
from CyberTaz. Can it automatically reflow over multiple pages? Naejer "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you can manage to keep such a layout stable and avoid corruption I will be amazed. Stick to tables! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Naejer wrote: Thanks CyberTaz Looking through some templates, I found another way using text blocks and linking them from page to page. This way the text will automatically flow and readjust from one page to another as I edit text, format and column height. I know Word is not recommended for such page layout, but it is the format specified by most conferences for technical papers. BSRG "CyberTaz" wrote: Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
Yes, tables can flow to as many pages as needed (though Word will work
better if you break long tables periodically). Note that Word has a firm limitation on the number of linked text boxes (32). -- 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. "Naejer" wrote in message ... Thanks Graham for the notification. I will look into the table suggestion from CyberTaz. Can it automatically reflow over multiple pages? Naejer "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you can manage to keep such a layout stable and avoid corruption I will be amazed. Stick to tables! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Naejer wrote: Thanks CyberTaz Looking through some templates, I found another way using text blocks and linking them from page to page. This way the text will automatically flow and readjust from one page to another as I edit text, format and column height. I know Word is not recommended for such page layout, but it is the format specified by most conferences for technical papers. BSRG "CyberTaz" wrote: Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
Yes
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Naejer wrote: Thanks Graham for the notification. I will look into the table suggestion from CyberTaz. Can it automatically reflow over multiple pages? Naejer "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you can manage to keep such a layout stable and avoid corruption I will be amazed. Stick to tables! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Naejer wrote: Thanks CyberTaz Looking through some templates, I found another way using text blocks and linking them from page to page. This way the text will automatically flow and readjust from one page to another as I edit text, format and column height. I know Word is not recommended for such page layout, but it is the format specified by most conferences for technical papers. BSRG "CyberTaz" wrote: Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
What if I need to insert graphics (pictures, diagrams), can I do text
wrap/run around, can I insert page breaks and other things within a Table cell? By the way, word.mvp.org is great! I found several hints and tips so far. Congratulation Naejer "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yes, tables can flow to as many pages as needed (though Word will work better if you break long tables periodically). Note that Word has a firm limitation on the number of linked text boxes (32). -- 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. "Naejer" wrote in message ... Thanks Graham for the notification. I will look into the table suggestion from CyberTaz. Can it automatically reflow over multiple pages? Naejer "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you can manage to keep such a layout stable and avoid corruption I will be amazed. Stick to tables! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Naejer wrote: Thanks CyberTaz Looking through some templates, I found another way using text blocks and linking them from page to page. This way the text will automatically flow and readjust from one page to another as I edit text, format and column height. I know Word is not recommended for such page layout, but it is the format specified by most conferences for technical papers. BSRG "CyberTaz" wrote: Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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How to create a 2-colunm bilingual layout in Word
Think of a table as being within the page rather than the reverse; pages
will break naturally, but you can to some extent control them (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFm...ksInTables.htm). You can actually wrap graphics much better in a table than you can in a text box (you can't at all in a text box because it's already in the drawing layer). -- 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. "Naejer" wrote in message ... What if I need to insert graphics (pictures, diagrams), can I do text wrap/run around, can I insert page breaks and other things within a Table cell? By the way, word.mvp.org is great! I found several hints and tips so far. Congratulation Naejer "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yes, tables can flow to as many pages as needed (though Word will work better if you break long tables periodically). Note that Word has a firm limitation on the number of linked text boxes (32). -- 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. "Naejer" wrote in message ... Thanks Graham for the notification. I will look into the table suggestion from CyberTaz. Can it automatically reflow over multiple pages? Naejer "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you can manage to keep such a layout stable and avoid corruption I will be amazed. Stick to tables! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Naejer wrote: Thanks CyberTaz Looking through some templates, I found another way using text blocks and linking them from page to page. This way the text will automatically flow and readjust from one page to another as I edit text, format and column height. I know Word is not recommended for such page layout, but it is the format specified by most conferences for technical papers. BSRG "CyberTaz" wrote: Your best bet in Word is to create a 2 column table. If the document is going to be more than one page (as it probably will) you might want to read up on the use of tables in Help. Knowledge of Sections will also be useful, as well as a numbner of other features of the program. It may sound time-consuming, but you will be far better off in the long run if you learn to put the document together using the appropriate techniques *before* you get started on the content. Otherwise you will most likely run into obstacles which may cause you to 'tear it up' & start from scratch. Regards |:) "Naejer" wrote: nI need to make a bilingual technical document in MS Word. I would like to make 2 side-by-side colums, one for each language, over multiple pages. How do I create this layout? |
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