Text wrap setting in two column document

[Henry]

How do I set text wrap in a two column document so that the left column fills
completely before the test starts to go into the right column? Sometimes
this happens; sometimes the two columns are "balanced" with equal amounts of
text with neithe column filling the page from top to bottom.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The text will wrap by default if the multi-column section ends in a
Continuous section break. If the section break is not necessary, you can
remove it. Otherwise, you need to enable the Compatibility Option (Tools |
Options | Compatibility) "Don't balance columns for Continuous section
starts."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Jay Freedman]

How do I set text wrap in a two column document so that the left column fills
completely before the test starts to go into the right column? Sometimes
this happens; sometimes the two columns are "balanced" with equal amounts of
text with neithe column filling the page from top to bottom.

If the two-column text ends with a Continuous section break, the
default is to balance the columns above the break. To turn this off in
Word 2003 or earlier, go to Tools > Options > Compatibility and check
the box for "Don't balance columns for Continuous section starts". To
find this option in Word 2007, go to Office button > Word Options >
Advanced, scroll to the bottom and click Layout Options.