Why does the text reverse when I copy a 3-column doc to separate .

[Michele]

I am creating a telephone quick list. The 1st page is two columns with a
table header above each column. The font is slightly larger than the second
page. I have put in a "next page" break. I copied over a one-page 3-column
doc with a slightly smaller font, but a lot of the text and formatting
reversed. That is, instead of

Left aligned: Joe Blow(tab)Ofc Mgr(tab)x1234(return)

it comes out

(return)x1234(tab)Ofc Mgr(tab)Joe Blow -- and is aligned to the right

I don't want to have to retype the whole page. What in the world is going on?

 

[Richard Neville]

Wouldn't it be much easier to create this in Excel? You could copy the whole
thing to a blank spreadsheet and it should be much easier to format. Hit
Ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+C to copy, then switch to Excel and hit Ctrl+V to
paste. If it doesn't work you haven't lost anything.

 

[Michele]

I find that Excel is not a good program for creating columnar data such as
this quick list as the columns do not automatically adjust. That is, if
column A is 40 rows long and I have to add something into that column, but
want the last row to shift to the top of column B, I have to do a lot of
cutting and pasting to get things to line up. Plus, adding a row for column
A means that rows are added for all the other columns.

Of course, if you have a trick up your sleeve for getting columns to
automatically adjust from one to another, I'd love to hear it.