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92333 2002-10-23 23:47:00 Does anyone here know how to make columns in a text box in Microsoft Publisher, with a heading...

Chris
csinclair83 (200)
92334 2002-10-24 00:57:00 Place two text boxes side by side and link them. antmannz (28)
92335 2002-10-24 01:03:00 can u explain? csinclair83 (200)
92336 2002-10-24 02:15:00 Create 2 textboxes. Place them side by side like this:|-------|-------|
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| 1 | 2 |
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|-------|-------|Type away in textbox 1, once you start to overrun it's size (or even before, it's been awhile since I used Publisher) there should be a little button with a chain or link icon in it attached to the bottom of the textbox. Click it, then click on textbox 2.
This links the two together, text will overflow from textbox 1 into textbox 2.
If you were wanting a heading to span the 2 textboxes create another and place it at the top, like this:|---------------|
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| 1 | 2 |
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antmannz (28)
92337 2002-10-24 02:18:00 You could then group the whole lot by Ctrl+clicking each textbox and then hitting Ctrl+G (I think) on your keyboard. This allows you to move all three as a single entity. antmannz (28)
92338 2002-10-24 03:20:00 You can do it as antmannz has suggested, with your heading in a WordArt frame above them, or you can create your text box, go to Format>Text frame properties and choose how many columns you want there.

Apart from using a WordArt or another text frame I don't know how you'd get a heading spanning across the top of the columns.
Susan B (19)
92339 2002-10-24 03:22:00 Why not just use a table? Create table 2 columns wide & 2 rows - resize , merge etc until you get the size you want.

Cheers Neelyar
Neelyar (973)
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