Columns of Tables

[Old Red One]

Is it possible to have two or even three columns of tables, side by side on
a Word page? Often there is need for many lines of entries in a two or
three space table, and a lengthy table can extend onto the second sheet,
when in fact there is much unused space remaining on page one.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Hi, Old Red One. In Word 2002 and 2003, you can insert a multicolumn table into a multicolumn page layout. In Word 97, you cannot. I don't remember about Word 2000. To create a multicolumn page layout, click on Format | Columns. Then to insert a multicolumn table, click on Table | Insert | Table.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I have had tables in multi-column text in Word 97. The essential point is to
create the columns first because Word by default makes an inserted table the
margin width, so you want it to be the column width rather than the page
width.

Hi, Old Red One. In Word 2002 and 2003, you can insert a multicolumn

table into a multicolumn page layout. In Word 97, you cannot. I don't
remember about Word 2000. To create a multicolumn page layout, click on
Format | Columns. Then to insert a multicolumn table, click on Table |
Insert | Table.

 

[Old Red One]

I'm embarrassed to say so, but I'm unable to use your directions
successfully; could you perhaps give me a step-by-step instruction.
Thanks, Oldred.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

1. Insert a Continuous section break (Insert | Break), then Format |
Columns: 2.

2. Table | Insert Table, with the desired number of columns (rows will take
care of themselves, but I usually start with two, one for my Table Heading
style and one for the Table Text style). The table should be the width of a
single column.

3. The table will continue in a single column until you reach the bottom of
the page, then snake to the second column. You can force a break above the
bottom of the page by inserting another Continuous section break below the
table.