Re: Can someone explain this with columns and footnotes?

Not a bug so much as it is a matter of how a Word file is structured. Again,
it's a matter of layout conflict within a section forcing the break.

Have a look here:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/FtnoteSpanColumns.htm

As the article specifically states, it's a cumbersome workaround - that's
why I suggested using Tables instead.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac


On 11/16/08 3:47 AM, in article 59b62566.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"pforkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pforkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The ruler DOES show that I have two columns, but it doesn't actually create
two columns.

Try it for yourself (this is the text I am using):

"Serves 4

Three chopped spring onions? (the green and white parts separated)
Quarter of a green pepper finely sliced
One mushroom finely sliced
Half a small carrot cut into matchsticks
1-2 red chillies finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, chopped
The equivalent of ginger cut into fine matchsticks.
A little cooked chicken, pork or prawns
1 Litre chicken stock (made with cubes at a push)
One tablespoon of rice or white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon of light soy sauce
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 dessertspoon of corn flour dissolved in a little water
Half a whisked egg
Pinch of MSG (optional)
1 dessertspoon of groundnut oil.

Method:"

Add a footnote after "1 teaspoon of sugar".

Highlight from "Three chopped..." to '...groundnut oil." Click on the Columns
icon, then click on 2 columns and OK.

The word "Method: will be on a second page...

I'm very familiar with Word (and columns). The first time I used Word was in
1985/6 when i was using Word 2.0, under DOS. I have dozens of columns in the
same document, but only this one has a footnote (and only this one causes any
problems).

I suspect a (yet another) bug.

.

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