Re: How do I create continuous section breaks within columns?

Apparently, I misunderstood your first post. Is the following what you
want (using numbers to indicate text flow)?


1 13
2 14
3 15
4 16
5 17
6 (and so on, until the page is full)
<break>
7
8
9
10
11
12

Assuming that I understood correctly this time, I have to say that it
isn't possible. The reason is that text in any section will always be
"isolated" from the other sections of a document.

What you can get is the following:

a) With the Compatibility option cleared:

1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
<continuous section break>
9 13
10 14
11 (text flows to the next page when the current is full)
12

b) With the compatibility option checked:

1
2
3
4
5
6
<continuous section break>
7 13
8 14
9 (text continues on the next page
10 when this column is full)
11
12

Couldn't you just delete the section breaks in the document after it
has been generated? You can use Edit>Replace, specify ^b for "Find
what" and nothing in the "Replace with" box, and click Replace All.
Alternatively, replace with column breaks (use ^n in the "Replace
with" box).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Travis Bryant" wrote in message
news:2219090B-5C98-401E-A6CD-FBEFE2614E96@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello -
>
> Thanks for the quick response Stefan. Unfortunately, I didn't
acheive the
> behavior I was looking for. When using that option as you suggested,
after
> creating the Continuous Section Break, column 2 (the right column)
moves text
> down to line up with the section break that was created. Basically,
the
> behavior is the same as adding a Column Break. Is there a way to
create that
> section break within the column *without* moving the text in the
right column
> downwards (i.e. no white space in the second column)?
>
> Thanks again.
> -Travis
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
> > On the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Compatibility tab.
Check
> > the option to "Don't balance columns for Continuous section
starts"
> > and click OK.
> >
> > --
> > Stefan Blom
> > Microsoft Word MVP
> >
> >
> > "Travis Bryant" wrote in message
> > news:70456134-913B-4732-9BE3-FA9D1476DE54@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I have a unique request, I believe. If I have started with a
> > two-column
> > > layout and create a continuous section break, the section break
cuts
> > across
> > > both columns and any text in column 1 (on left-side) that was
below
> > the
> > > section break snakes across to column 2. Is it possible to
create a
> > > continuous section break *within* column 1 so that the snaking
> > continues
> > > unabated at the bottom of the page?
> > >
> > > I'm sure the first question will be "why would you want to
create a
> > > continuous section break within a column when the whole purpose
of a
> > > continous section break is to change the columnar layout of a
> > different
> > > section?" (or something to that effect). The answer is that I'M
not
> > doing it,
> > > a PROGRAM is - it generates a document from multiple sections of
> > language,
> > > and each section of language is wrapped in continuous section
> > breaks. I want
> > > these sections of langauge to continue in the traditional
columnar
> > layout
> > > without having the section break cut across both columns.
> > >
> > > Hope this makes sense, and someone may have a cool trick.
> > >
> > > -Travis Bryant
> > > travis@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >













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