Hi Ben-
First, are you using the MS Works wordprocessor, or Word that came with
Works? I know nothing about MS Works, itself, since version 3.
If it is Word (perhaps Works as well), the probable issue is that you
have not yet applied multiple columns in your document. Perhaps you are
under the wrong impression that 'Column Breaks" are used for that
purpose.
Therefore, your document is currently a single column & the break
effectively results in what appears to be a page break. If you want a
multi-column layout, use the Columns button on the toolbar or go to
Format>Columns to set them up first. Once you have multiple columns, a
column break is used (if necessary) to prevent content in that column
below the break and is used to control the flow of text.
Also, if you are trying to change the number of columns in different
parts of the same page/document, you will need to create Section
Breaks. That will allow each section to have a different number of
columns.
BTW- You might want to start getting familiar with the Show/Hide ¶
button to disclose non-printing characters in your documents. They can
tell you a great deal about spacing & breaks in your documents. Take a
look at:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/UsingColumns.htm
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm
They are written for PCWord, but are still applicable.
HTH |:>)
