Re: Column typing.

On Wednesday 05 Oct 2005 2:01 pm, Dom Lachowicz wrote:
> Hi Keith,
>
> Try insert->column break whenever you want to switch
> between columns.
>
> Best,
> Dom
>
> --- Keith Powell <keith@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk>
>
> wrote:
> > Am I asking too much of Abiword 2.3.99?
> >
> > I would like to make up a two column document. First
> > of all doing some typing
> > in column one, then some in column two, then back to
> > column one, then to
> > column two, and so on. The start of each block of
> > typing needs to line up
> > with the block in the other column.
> >
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > First block of typing I do is in Second bloc is in
> > column two
> > column one
> >
> > Third block is in column one Fourth block is in
> > column two
> >
> >
> > I can't find a way of doing this. The only column
> > facility I can find is to
> > keep typing until the first column is full and then
> > the text carries on into
> > column two. Which I don't want. Creating two columns
> > by tabbing, is a
> > non-starter as it plays havoc if the text in one of
> > the columns has to be
> > altered!
> >

Dom, Alan and Martin (in the order of receiving the messages!)

Thank you very much for your prompt advice. I really do appreciate it.

Dom, your insert->column break gives me exactly what I need. I can edit text
in one column and the text in the other moves up or down to follow it.

Alan and Martin. Your ideas of making tables is excellent, and I will
certainly experiment with them. It may look better for future presentation
documents, especially if I include borders, horizantal lines, and so on.

I look forward to trying the new 2.4 version. Abiword is superb! I think it
beats OpenOffice Writer and KWord.

Thanks again and all the best

Keith
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Received on Wed Oct 5 17:18:05 2005