Hey, Brenda.
I found this article on switching between newspaper columns in Word. I don't have Word 2010 so I can't test the keys. I hope they work. Word jump move switch between columns Moving between columns in Word One of the most difficult things that people find with working with columns in Word is moving between the columns. The reason is that the process itself is anything but easy. The Tab key, which will move you between cells in columns in a table, doesn't work inside newspaper style columns in Word so that key is out. Instead, to move or jump from one column to the next you'll press Alt + Page Down to go to the column on the right (the second column) or Alt + Page Up to move to the first column. When you click Alt + Page Down, if you are in column 1 you'll go to the very top of column 2. If you keep pressing the key you'll flip between the top character in each column. If you're somewhere in column 2, when you press Alt + Page Up you'll go to the top of column 1. These are the only specialist keys for moving or switching between columns - we could use more - like jumping from a line in one column to the same line in the one next to it - but nada! Sorry! I suggest you add the hot keys to the WE key label dictionary as well. That way, if you forget, you can use the WE key describer feature --or do what I do: open up the associated key label dictionary and browse--to find them again. hth, Lou N. _____ From: Brenda [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 11:00 AM To: GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv Subject: Word 2010 and columns with W-E How do you move between columns in Word 2010. Alt , and Alt . don't seem to work. The only way I can get to column 2 is to go to the end of page one and at the beginning of page 2 hit CNTRL right arrow. Thanks in advance for remeinding me how to move in columns in Word 2010. Brenda W-E 8, Windows 7/64, Word 2010 If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
