How to level up columns?

[Roger]

Dear expert,
I'm an editor of a learned journal. Often I have to spend lot of time in
leveling up the base line of two columns at the ends of every page and every
section. What I did was to modify the spacing by adjusting the number of
line before and after a paragraph, or other similar approaches. The thing is
that the manipulation was hard to control and it automatically "jumps".
Could any know better way to do so? Is there any function in the Word? BTW,
I use MS Office 2000.
Thanks a lot! Roger

 

[Jay Freedman]

Yes, there is a better way. Insert a continuous section break at the
end of the multi-column material, and Word will automatically balance
the columns (as best it can -- it might be off by a line or two).

You should also read
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BottomLine.htm.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Terry Farrell]

May as well mention that under Tools, Options, Compatibility, this can be
turned off - so if it doesn't work, check the option.