Microsoft KB Archive/41316

Creating Variable-Width Columns in Word for Windows PSS ID Number: Q41316 Article last modified on 07-14-1994

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Microsoft Word for Windows versions prior to 6.0 do not have an automatic method to create variable-width snaking columns. A snaking column is text that flows to the bottom of one column, then continues at the top of the next column.

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You can manually create variable-width columns with two methods. The first method uses tables. Tables are the best way to create variable-width columns that are one page or less in length. The second method uses varied paragraph indents. With the section formatted for multiple columns, manually adjust the paragraph indents of each column to the desired setting. (For example, set the first column to have a right indent of -2in and the second to have a left indent of 2in.) In most cases, this method would proves awkward, even if you used styles for your formatting.

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