When I add Columns, Word adds Section Breaks in my document. Why?

[Jose Juan]

When I add Columns accross my document, Word adds annoying Section Breaks all
over. How can I stop this?

I need to use Columns in plenty of places but my document shall remain only
one section.

 

[Terry Farrell]

You cannot. Columns are a SECTION property, so you must have section breaks
before and after changes in the number of columns. Have you thought of using
a table instead?

 

[Jose Juan]

Thank you Terry. I just finished switching everything to Tables. I read
other complaints about this and almost everybody responded to use Tables. But
for what I need columns were just perfect.

The problem is with Word that it cannot show ALL the section breaks caused
when using many Columns sections in a same page. They remain
invisible/untouchables.

Thank you again.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Show nonprinting marks (for example by pressing Ctrl+Shift+8) to see the
section breaks in a document. Also, note that it will be easier to deal with
the breaks in Normal (Draft) view.