format help

[Tim]

I thought after 10 years of computing I knew alot about alot, but I need to create a
simple flier and can't accomplish what I need in any program, much less Word. I need
to create a 3 1/2" column ad that I can duplicate three wide on a horizontal 8 1/2 X
11 sheet so they would duplicate 3 to a page for cutting. Can someone tell me where I
can go to learn how to do this?

MS Word 2002
MS Works 6.0
XP Home SP2

Many Thanks
Tim T
OKC

 

[Henk57]

I thought after 10 years of computing I knew alot about alot, but I need
to create a
simple flier and can't accomplish what I need in any program, much less
Word. I need
to create a 3 1/2" column ad that I can duplicate three wide on a
horizontal 8 1/2 X
11 sheet so they would duplicate 3 to a page for cutting. Can someone
tell me where I
can go to learn how to do this?

MS Word 2002
MS Works 6.0
XP Home SP2

Many Thanks
Tim T
OKC

A quick and dirty way is to use a table to layout your page. It
depends a bit on how complicated your flyer is whether to use a simple
three column table (each flyer goes in a simple cell) or to use a more
complicated structure (e.g. for pictures or art). Of course u can make
the table borders invisible, or give them any appearance as you see fit.

Does this help?
Henk

 

[Jezebel]

Word isn't a brilliant choice for this, but the best approach is probably to
create a textbox 3.5 wide, get that exactly as you want it, then copy it,
paste twice, and arrange the three textboxes to print as you need.

 

[Tim]

Word isn't a brilliant choice for this, but the best approach is probably to
create a textbox 3.5 wide, get that exactly as you want it, then copy it,
paste twice, and arrange the three textboxes to print as you need.

If I can figure out how to make them 3.5" wide, that might work. I tried creating 3
columns from the menu, but of course the span across the 8 1/2" width of a page.
Tim

 

[Tim]

Word isn't a brilliant choice for this, but the best approach is probably to
create a textbox 3.5 wide, get that exactly as you want it, then copy it,
paste twice, and arrange the three textboxes to print as you need.

Actually, I tried formatting a column 3.5" wide and it wont let me. I tried using 2
columns, with one of them 3" wide thinking I could edit it somehow after I finished
creating the one column, no luck. I think I need to find an artist somewhere or a
program. ;-)
Tim

 

[Graham Mayor]

Columns? Why didn't you try text boxes as suggested?

If they won't fit as you want in portrait mode (as they won't), change to
landscape!

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To get three 3.5" columns on landscape, you must set the left and right
margins to 0.25" and the distance between columns to 0". To get space
between the text in these columns, however, you'd need to add left and right
indents on all the paragraphs. It would be more satisfactory to use sensible
margins left and right and between columns (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm) or to use text boxes
as suggested, with sensible inside margins.