How can I change from 3 columns to one without messing up the current page's text?

I'm typing out registration forms for our office, and at the top of a page, I have 3 columns. When I go to change to one column. (Format>Columns>One column from this point forward) it messes up the layout of my document.

 

I feel like I'm just missing something silly, but any feedback would be great!

 

-Doug

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Are you sure you're in a new paragraph (not in the existing text of the three-column section) when you do this? Another approach is to insert a Continuous section break manually (Insert | Break: Section break types: Continuous) between the three-column section and a new, empty paragraph. Then, in the newly created section, change the number of columns.
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