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From: MayaSauer on 5 Sep 2009 10:22
I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At
the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I
would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into
2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts
the border off and doesn't show my text in columns.

Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word
2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used
the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.

From: Peter T. Daniels on 5 Sep 2009 11:08
You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge
the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your
image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose
"Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border
before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable.

On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer <MayaSa...(a)discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At
> the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I
> would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into
> 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts
> the border off and doesn't show my text in columns.
>
> Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word
> 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used
> the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 5 Sep 2009 12:14
Do you really need a table for this? Why not just place the image on the
page with two-column text below it?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"MayaSauer" <MayaSauer(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5375511-3874-47BD-8427-01F04DC10025(a)microsoft.com...
>I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row.
>At
> the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text.
> I
> would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text
> into
> 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size,
> cuts
> the border off and doesn't show my text in columns.
>
> Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word
> 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I
> used
> the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.
>
>

From: MayaSauer on 5 Sep 2009 12:43
Hi - thank you.

The text in the table is a paragraphs that need to be a 1 column format
with the option to have the text formatted - if one wanted to - to 2 columns
using the format - column menu option that word provides. The idea is not to
actually format the table but format the text inside the table. I don't
want to have the table pre formatted to 2 columns.

makes sense?

Thanks a bunch -


"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

> You could make a two- or three-column table, two rows, and then Merge
> the cells in the top row, in order to have a single cell to put your
> image in. (Select the two or three cells in the top row and choose
> "Merge" from the Tables menu.) You should probably add the border
> before you do the merging; merged cells can be a bit unpredictable.
>
> On Sep 5, 10:22 am, MayaSauer <MayaSa...(a)discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row. At
> > the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text. I
> > would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text into
> > 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size, cuts
> > the border off and doesn't show my text in columns.
> >
> > Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word
> > 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I used
> > the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.
>
>
From: MayaSauer on 5 Sep 2009 12:48
Hi,

The reason I used the table is so I can have a 3 pt colored border around
the entire section. The idea is to have 3 sections separated by page breaks
and each will have a border around it with 1 picture and text in it. The
text will be in 1 column format but needs to have the option of formatting
text to to columns.

When I try formatting the text into to columns - the table breaks border in
half and the right have sort of disappears.

Thanks,

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Do you really need a table for this? Why not just place the image on the
> page with two-column text below it?
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "MayaSauer" <MayaSauer(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5375511-3874-47BD-8427-01F04DC10025(a)microsoft.com...
> >I have a table - 1 column (would like it to stay at 7.26 wide) and 1 row.
> >At
> > the top I placed in image and then I have a couple of paragraphs of text.
> > I
> > would like to have the option to format the couple of paragraphs of text
> > into
> > 2 or possible 3 columns, but when I do the table becomes half the size,
> > cuts
> > the border off and doesn't show my text in columns.
> >
> > Is it possible to have text formatted into multiple columns inside a word
> > 2003 table without having to preset the table to 2 columns? The reason I
> > used
> > the table is so I can have a colored border around this entire section.
> >
> >
>
>
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