Word AutoFormat Error: Places 1 letter per line

I am trying to format my document into 2 columns. When I highlight the text needed to go into columns, it gives most of it in a column. Then it decided to put the rest as having 1 letter per line, as shown in the screenshot. What is going on and why? How do I fix it?

Answer
Answer

On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Columns and select More Columns... to get the Columns dialog. Make sure that both columns are a reasonable size. If you want them to be of equal width, check the "Equal column width" check box.

In this instance, however, the fact that your screen shot shows "Chart Area" suggests that you have an empty chart object on the page, and the text is wrapping around it (that is, being pushed into a single-character-width column).

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Last updated January 10, 2025 Views 15,761 Applies to: