Re: table vs n-column

Donald Miller <[email protected]> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:35:35 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.editors.abiword.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello Simon

Ok, thanks.
I'm trying to justify full move to abi... nearly there.
Abi does let me import *.wpd, after WP stopped working in Win7,
so that was one challenge down.

Regards,
 Don Miller   [email protected]
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Sunday, December 30, 2012, 1:32:38 PM, you wrote:

> Hi Don,

> With Format::Columns, text appears in the second column only when the
> first column is full. If you want to control what appears in each
> column, then making a table is the way to go.

> Simon

> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Donald Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello Simon
>>
>> Not there yet.
>> Suppose I have selected n-columns.
>> How  do I get from one to another?
>> Mouse no, enter no, ctrl enter no....
>>
>> Regards,
>>  Don Miller   [email protected]
>> ======================================
>> Sunday, December 30, 2012, 1:17:37 PM, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You should use Format::Columns if you want to have a continuous text
>>> that appears in two columns (that is, the text at the bottom of column
>>> 1 page 1 continues at the top of column 2 page 1). A table is more
>>> appropriate if the two columns are distinct. With a table, the text at
>>> the bottom of column 1 page 1 continues at the top of column 1 page 2.
>>
>>> You can remove the table borders by opening the format table dialog
>>> (menu Format::Table...).
>>
>>> As for Format::Columns, if you want to have single-column and
>>> two-column sections in the same document, you need to insert section
>>> breaks (Insert::Break...). Each section has its own number of columns.
>>
>>> Simon
>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Donald Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Abiword-user
>>>>
>>>> Format/Columns/ can make 1, 2, 3 columns. How does one navigate within?
>>>> How does one start and end the section?
>>>>
>>>> I can make a table, then convert border color to page background.
>>>> Certainly one way to go.
>>>>
>>>> Could not see how to use template Two-Columns.awt.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>  Don Miller  [email protected]
>>>>
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