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Article #876Re: Boxes around columns
From: POELCHAU, Harald S.
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1992 14:48
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1992 14:48
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In article <1992Jul9.122705.5946@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, jim@baker.dartmouth.edu (Jim Shain) says: > > I'm using Word 5.0 on the Macintosh and I would like to have >two columns of text, on one page, with a full box around each column. >The problem is if you put a border around a column, the bottom of >column 1 and the top of column 2, do not have a border (since those are >in the middle of the columns. > > I tried putting a return within the column, so a border would >be drawn there. I couldn't get the lines in the appropriate places. >Also, if I change anything in the columns, I would have to change >the place of the blank lines. > > > Any suggestions?? > Make the material in each column a separate "section". The first column as section starting on "new page" the second starting as "new column". Then select each column separately and use "borders" under "paragraph" to draw boxes around each. Harald S. Poelchau Forschungszentrum Juelich (KFA) Germany
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78a4,b4e0f357e0f87cbb X-Google-Attributes: gidf78a4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-07-10 03:19:48 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!darwin.sura.net!Sirius.dfn.de!zam103!djukfa11!ich530 From: ICH530@DJUKFA11.BITNET (POELCHAU, Harald S.) Newsgroups: bit.mailserv.word-mac Subject: Re: Boxes around columns Message-ID: <92192.164855ICH530@DJUKFA11.BITNET> Date: 10 Jul 92 14:48:55 GMT References: <1992Jul9.122705.5946@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Organization: KFA Forschungszentrum Juelich Lines: 26