Columns

[Mary Ann]

Publisher Help indicates you can create columns in two way.

1. by creating column guides in the Arrange Menu and then create text boxes
to fit the columns. I understand it would be necessary to then connect text
boxes if necessary.

2. by creating a text box and then formatting the text box to contain
columns.

What is best practice here and what would be the advantages / disavantages
of either approach?

I'm using 2003

 

[Mary Sauer]

Lots of information here.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/results.aspx?qu=column&sc=9&av=ZPB120

 

[Mary Ann]

Thanks for responding Mary. I know how to create columns in the 2 different
ways - but I don't know when it is best to use one method and when the other.
Any guidance on that would be great.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Personal preference.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Mary Sauer]

It depends on what you are doing. A newsletter article may look better with a
two column text box, especially if the article is not going to continue on
another page. You may have better success controlling the size of the columns
with individual text boxes.

 

[Mary Ann]

Thank you JoAnn

Personal preference.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Publisher Help indicates you can create columns in two way.

1. by creating column guides in the Arrange Menu and then create text
boxes
to fit the columns. I understand it would be necessary to then connect
text
boxes if necessary.

2. by creating a text box and then formatting the text box to contain
columns.

What is best practice here and what would be the advantages / disavantages
of either approach?

I'm using 2003

 

[Mary Ann]

Thank you Mary

It depends on what you are doing. A newsletter article may look better with a
two column text box, especially if the article is not going to continue on
another page. You may have better success controlling the size of the columns
with individual text boxes.

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Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
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