Re: Column typing.

Hi Keith,

Try insert->column break whenever you want to switch
between columns.

Best,
Dom

--- Keith Powell <keith@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk>
wrote:

>
> Am I asking too much of Abiword 2.3.99?
>
> I would like to make up a two column document. First
> of all doing some typing
> in column one, then some in column two, then back to
> column one, then to
> column two, and so on. The start of each block of
> typing needs to line up
> with the block in the other column.
>
>
> For example:
>
> First block of typing I do is in Second bloc is in
> column two
> column one
>
> Third block is in column one Fourth block is in
> column two
>
>
> I can't find a way of doing this. The only column
> facility I can find is to
> keep typing until the first column is full and then
> the text carries on into
> column two. Which I don't want. Creating two columns
> by tabbing, is a
> non-starter as it plays havoc if the text in one of
> the columns has to be
> altered!
>
> If someone could either tell me how to do it, or
> tell me that it can't be
> done, I would be very grateful. Perhaps it needs a
> publishing program to
> accomplish this?
>
> Congratulations on Abiword. The hard work is paying
> off and it is a really
> excellent word processor.
>
> Cheers
>
> Keith
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Received on Wed Oct 5 15:02:45 2005