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Columns in mid portion of page

Hello,

What I want to do seems simple enough, but I can't seem to get it working! I did consult the help section of MS word 2010.

I'd like to create a section in the middle of a page for 2 columns. This section would take up about a third of the page, so after creating the column section, entering text into the columns, then I'd like to revert to the original "no columns" format, and complete the page as in a normal document.

Any directions will be appreciated.

Jack

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This should work: Just select the text that should be in two columns, click the Columns button on the Page Layout tab, and choose Two.

Word should automatically insert two Continuous breaks, one at the beginning of the selected text and one at the end of it.

If this isn't working for you (possibly because of a poorly programmed add-in), you can do this more manually: Put the cursor at the beginning of the text that should be two columns, click the Breaks button on the Page Layout tab, and click Continuous. Then move the cursor to the end of the text that should be two columns, and insert another Continuous break. Finally, put the cursor anywhere between the two breaks, click the Columns button, and click Two.

The result for either method is exactly the same.

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