2008/5/22 Melvin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am writing a manuscript and wish to include lists of names of people. > When I had microsoft, I could enter columns into text for a short period, > and then return to full width text, and go back and forth. I have NOT been > able to figure out how to do that with openoffice. I am totally frustrated > on this one point. I then was told to create tables, but when I did that, > the names (which were in alphabetical order, went down from page to page to > page, rather than go to the 2nd column and then 3rd column on the same page. > When I went to "help" I really couldn't understand the terminology. I am a > retired college professor trying to do a project and I'm lost. I took the > survey hoping it would give me an opportunity to vent my frustrations, but > several of those terms I didn't understand, either. I guess I'm too old for > some of this technical stuff, but I try. Thanks for the help I KNOW you are > going to give me. > --Melvin Smith, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Hello, What you have to do is to insert a section and configure the section to be multi-column. Place the cursor just before the list of names and select Insert > Section. In the dialog box, select the columns page and select the number of columns you require. Leave the box "Evenly distribute contents to all columns" checked (you can change it later to decide what works best for you. Press OK Copy the list of names into the section (should have gray hairline borders around it). The section will expand on multiple pages if needed. To revert to single column, just place the cursor outside the section and type away. Hope that helps. Cheers, Michele
