I'm trying to make a simple table like you make in HTML or MS Word, where 
columns wordwrap in such a way that the table stays within the page margins. 
I've tried stuff like format->tabular->column/row->width, but whether or not 
I included units it wouldn't be taken. Anyone have any ideas?

Attached is a tiny doc with little else except a table that walks off the 
right side of the page. It does this when rendered as postscript.

Thanks

Steve


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1/1/11
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sadfasdf
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Whatever
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but left his name
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to carry on
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today!
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