Flor you clever person! I had trawled the help system and didn't come across this bit! Will try it with JAWS and see what happens! David In message <005101c5a199$bb45a8e0$6a18fea9@a476726363r>, Flor Lynch <florlync@xxxxxx> writes >Hi David, > >According to the Help on "Column break" in microsoft Word XP: > >Force the start of a new newsletter-style column > >Show All > >Force the start of a new newsletter-style column > >1. Switch to >print layout view. >2. Click where you want to start the new column. >3. On the Insert menu, click Break. >4. Click Column break. > >Microsoft Word moves the text that follows the insertion point to the >top of the next column. > >Text at the bottom of the first column moved to the top of the next >column > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:49 PM >Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: newspaper columns > > >Flor and others > >the method which you describe is fine insofar that columns are produced. >However, I am not convinced that the text is wrapped from the bottom of >the first column to the top of the next. > >David > >In message <008d01c5a0f4$a26c5440$6a18fea9@a476726363r>, Flor Lynch ><florlync@xxxxxx> writes >>Hi David, >> >>I hope the following will be of assistance. (I culled the text from a >>message sent to another list in response to a query like yours.) If >>this all is not adequate, come back again. F. >> >> Go to format, choose columns, a dialogue box will open. tab >>through and choose the number of columns [the preset radiobutton?] you >>want and press OK. Now your >>document is formatted to make as many columns as you requested. >>2. Now place your curser where you want the next column to start and go >>to >>the insert pull down menu, and the first item is break, press enter >and >>there will come up another dialogue box and you can arrow up or down to >>find >>column break and press enter. Now your document will have two columns. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 1:15 PM >>Subject: [jaws-uk] newspaper columns >> >> >>Can someone give me help in creating these with JFW 5.1? >>I know that the place to do it is through print layout, but having >>entered this I cannot find where to go then. >> >>TIA >> >>David >> >>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>** and in the Subject line type >>** unsubscribe >>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>** immediately-following link:- >>** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>** or send a message, to >>** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> >> >>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>** and in the Subject line type >>** unsubscribe >>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>** immediately-following link:- >>** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>** or send a message, to >>** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > -- David W Wood ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq