Word Columns

Hello. I'm working on a dialectical journal and I have to have two columns
with a passage from a piece of literature on one side and a response on the
other side. How do I format it for the information on the right stays on the
right and vice versa? Basically when I'm typing on the right side, it moves
the left side down. How do I make each side work independently?

You can insert your data in a 2-column, borderless table instead of ordinary
columns.

You can add a new row each time you want text in the two columns to be
aligned.

If you need information about working with tables, see the articles at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...ableBasics.htm


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Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"Bohottie" wrote:

Hello. I'm working on a dialectical journal and I have to have two columns
with a passage from a piece of literature on one side and a response on the
other side. How do I format it for the information on the right stays on the
right and vice versa? Basically when I'm typing on the right side, it moves
the left side down. How do I make each side work independently?

Thank you. I thought that is what I'd have to end up doing. It's just sort've
a pain because it's going to end up being about 30 pages.

"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

You can insert your data in a 2-column, borderless table instead of ordinary
columns.

You can add a new row each time you want text in the two columns to be
aligned.

If you need information about working with tables, see the articles at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...ableBasics.htm


--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"Bohottie" wrote:

Hello. I'm working on a dialectical journal and I have to have two columns
with a passage from a piece of literature on one side and a response on the
other side. How do I format it for the information on the right stays on the
right and vice versa? Basically when I'm typing on the right side, it moves
the left side down. How do I make each side work independently?

There's no reason a table can't span 30 pages. If you want things aligned
left and right, use a new row for each set of items that needs to be
aligned. When you reach the bottom right cell in a table, simply press the
Tab key to insert a new row.

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Bohottie" wrote in message
...
Thank you. I thought that is what I'd have to end up doing. It's just
sort've
a pain because it's going to end up being about 30 pages.

"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

You can insert your data in a 2-column, borderless table instead of
ordinary
columns.

You can add a new row each time you want text in the two columns to be
aligned.

If you need information about working with tables, see the articles at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...ableBasics.htm


--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"Bohottie" wrote:

Hello. I'm working on a dialectical journal and I have to have two
columns
with a passage from a piece of literature on one side and a response on
the
other side. How do I format it for the information on the right stays
on the
right and vice versa? Basically when I'm typing on the right side, it
moves
the left side down. How do I make each side work independently?

Indeed, it is vital that you do start a new row at least once per page. Word
becomes very uncomfortable and unwieldy (and unstable) with long single-row
tables.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
...
There's no reason a table can't span 30 pages. If you want things aligned
left and right, use a new row for each set of items that needs to be
aligned. When you reach the bottom right cell in a table, simply press the
Tab key to insert a new row.

--

Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Bohottie" wrote in message
...
Thank you. I thought that is what I'd have to end up doing. It's just
sort've
a pain because it's going to end up being about 30 pages.

"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

You can insert your data in a 2-column, borderless table instead of
ordinary
columns.

You can add a new row each time you want text in the two columns to be
aligned.

If you need information about working with tables, see the articles at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...ableBasics.htm


--
Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"Bohottie" wrote:

Hello. I'm working on a dialectical journal and I have to have two
columns
with a passage from a piece of literature on one side and a response
on the
other side. How do I format it for the information on the right stays
on the
right and vice versa? Basically when I'm typing on the right side, it
moves
the left side down. How do I make each side work independently?