On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:26:46 -0600, jimw wagner wrote: > Paul_B wrote: >> Is there any way to do parallel columns in Write? By that I mean >> columns where the text flow in each column is independent of that >> in the other, except that page breaks would be honored. >> >> I've tried columns, tables, and frames so far, with no luck. All >> I get is newspaper-type story flow. >> > I've been doing this for several years now, usually in sets of three > columns, to compare translations of texts in various languages. > > What I do is to set up one of the texts in a table, usually putting in > some marker(*) after each period or question mark, then replacing each * > by the regex for a paragraph end, then setting up the table to divide at > paragraphs. > > I then go in and add two columns (more is possible, but gives very thin > columns) then paste in the other information. > > Pasting in the other information can be done a sentence at a time, or by > making a table out of the information, then cutting it and pasting it > into the appropriate column. > > Write back if you have a problem, and I'll see if I can help more. > > JimW
Jim, just wondering how you set up a table to divide into rows at each paragraph? Thanks, Paul -- Using OOo 2.0.3 on Win XP sp2. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
