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Columns - Enter Text Below Newspaper Columns
DocumentID: 610730
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:34:35 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: When you use newspaper columns, text will move through the columns in a snake motion (i.e., down, up, down, up). The text moves to the next column as it reaches the bottom of the page. You may wish to have the text snake through the columns, before it meets the bottom of the page. This type of movement would allow text to appear below the newspaper columns on the same page. With the help of a label form, this can be done. A label form would contain newspaper columns within a particular location.

The following steps take you through creating the label form, and inserting text above and below newspaper columns:

1.      Define a label form. This label form should have a Paper Size/Type of 8.5" x 11" and a label size of 1 column, 3 rows. (The number of rows can vary, depending on the desired format.) While specifying the label information, you will want to set the label width at the desired margins setting, approximately 6", and the label height to the amount of space desired for the columns, e.g., 3". All other settings should be 0".
2.      Select the new form.
3.      Type the regular text in the first 3" -- the first label.
4.      Once a soft page break ([SPg]) appears, or you insert a hard page break ([HPg]), the cursor will be in the second label.
5.      Define and turn on the newspaper columns (Alt-F7, C, D).
6.      Type the text in the columns. Watch how the text snakes/scrolls through the columns within the 3" label!
7.      At the end of the column information, turn the columns off (Alt-F7, C, F).
8.      Insert a hard page break ([HPg]) or hard returns ([HRt]) until a page break is obtained.
9.      Type the text to appear below the columns.

Even though page breaks appear within the text, it will all print on one page. You should be aware that extra blank space may appear between the "labels" if hard page breaks are used.

An example of the how the text will appear when using these steps is as follows:

This is text above the columns. This is the first label. This is text above the columns. This is the first label. This is text above the columns. This is the first label. This is text above the columns.

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This is text in three This is text in three This is text in three
columns. This is the columns. This is the columns. This is the
second label. This is second label. This is second label. This is
text in three columns. text in three columns. text in three columns. This is the second This is the second This is the second
label. label. label.
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This is text below the columns. This is the third label. This is text below the columns. This is the third label. This is text below the columns. This is the third label. This is text below the columns. This is the third label. This is text below the columns.

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