On Monday 19 December 2005 17:20, David Rudel wrote: > Hi all, > This is bizarre. I have searched online, in the help section, and in the > knowledge base, and I just cannot figure out how to change columns in a > two-column Section in Writer. > > I inserted a two-column section, deselected the "spread text evenly" > option, pasted some text into the first column, and now I cannot select the > second column. My cursor acts as though the second column i simply dead > area. I essentially want to have a small sidebar where I comment on the > information in the left column.
I think I can answer this one. What I think you have done is define a two column page, but only a single text flow, so when you get to the bottom of the left column, the text will flow into the right one. I am also guessing that you want the comments to move with the paragraph it relates to, and not be fixed to the page position. What I would do in your position is this: 1. Format / Page and change the right hand margin to allow space for the sidebar comments. This leaves space on the page. But leave it as single column. 2. With the cursor in the paragraph you want to comment on, Insert / Frame. Set the Type to the width you want, leave it as autosize, and set the anchor to Paragraph. Set the Horizontal position to Right page border (so make sure you have given enough width to include any margin on the page beyond the text you type), and the vertical position to Paragraph text area (this makes it follow changes to the page text). Also go to the Borders tab, turn off synchronise, and change the Spacing to Contents / Right to something that will bring the text within the print area on the page. Click OK. Hope that helps. Andy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
