How do I line up text in two different columns??

Help!

I'm very frustrated. I have a resume with two columns - one for dates
worked and the second (to the right) describes the job. What I notice is
that if I open the document as an attachment (not saved to the computer), the
dates in the left column do not line up with the job listing in the right
column.

If I open the document from a saved location in my computer, it looks fine.

So what is happening? This document looks quite silly when opened up from an
email ... help! Is there any way to fix the text in the left column so that
it is always lined up with the text in the right?

Natasha

Are you using table columns? If not, that's what you should be using. If so,
start a new row wherever you want text to align.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"NatashaT" wrote in message
...
Help!

I'm very frustrated. I have a resume with two columns - one for dates
worked and the second (to the right) describes the job. What I notice is
that if I open the document as an attachment (not saved to the computer),
the
dates in the left column do not line up with the job listing in the right
column.

If I open the document from a saved location in my computer, it looks
fine.

So what is happening? This document looks quite silly when opened up from
an
email ... help! Is there any way to fix the text in the left column so
that
it is always lined up with the text in the right?

Natasha

I am using table columns ... the document is not something I created ... the
framework was already in place and I am editing it. It seems as if a table
column was created and I don't particularly want to create rows as the text
should flow continuously.

The grid option is absent when I try to use it ... do you know why this
would be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you using table columns? If not, that's what you should be using. If so,
start a new row wherever you want text to align.

--
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.

"NatashaT" wrote in message
...
Help!

I'm very frustrated. I have a resume with two columns - one for dates
worked and the second (to the right) describes the job. What I notice is
that if I open the document as an attachment (not saved to the computer),
the
dates in the left column do not line up with the job listing in the right
column.

If I open the document from a saved location in my computer, it looks
fine.

So what is happening? This document looks quite silly when opened up from
an
email ... help! Is there any way to fix the text in the left column so
that
it is always lined up with the text in the right?

Natasha

By "the grid option" do you mean Show/Hide Gridlines? If you want to synch
text, the only practical way to do it is to start a new row.

--
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.

"NatashaT" wrote in message
...
I am using table columns ... the document is not something I created ...
the
framework was already in place and I am editing it. It seems as if a
table
column was created and I don't particularly want to create rows as the
text
should flow continuously.

The grid option is absent when I try to use it ... do you know why this
would be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you using table columns? If not, that's what you should be using. If
so,
start a new row wherever you want text to align.

--
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.

"NatashaT" wrote in message
...
Help!

I'm very frustrated. I have a resume with two columns - one for dates
worked and the second (to the right) describes the job. What I notice
is
that if I open the document as an attachment (not saved to the
computer),
the
dates in the left column do not line up with the job listing in the
right
column.

If I open the document from a saved location in my computer, it looks
fine.

So what is happening? This document looks quite silly when opened up
from
an
email ... help! Is there any way to fix the text in the left column
so
that
it is always lined up with the text in the right?

Natasha