How to make columns flow to next page instead of next column on same page

Hi Raz

I'm AnnaThomas and I'd be happy to help you with your question. In this Forum, we are Microsoft consumers just like yourself.

One way to achieve this layout is to use section breaks to separate each set of columns onto a new page. Here's how you can do it:

Insert a section break at the end of the first column by going to Page Layout > Breaks > Next Page.

Highlight the second column and go to Page Layout > Columns > More Columns. In the Columns dialog box, select "Two" for the number of columns.

Go to the beginning of the next page (where the second column starts) and insert a section break.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each new set of columns.

Apply the heading style to each section heading, and make sure to select "Outline Level 1" in the Home tab > Paragraph > Multilevel List dropdown for each heading.

To make sure the headings appear in the Navigation pane, go to View > Navigation Pane and make sure "Headings" is selected in the dropdown.

This should allow your columns to flow onto the next page instead of the next column on the same page, and the headings should appear in the Navigation pane.

I hope this helps ;-), let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions.

Best Regards,

AnnaThomas

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Use a two-column Table not newspaper-style Columns.

These are very different ways of setting up your document that can appear quite similar.

Take Headings outside of the Table, i.e. a separate Table after each Heading.

The columns under layout are intended to go from the bottom of one column to the top of the next to the next like in a newspaper or magazine.

If you allow your table row to break across pages text in it will wrap to the same column on the next page.

Tables do not need to have borders.

4. Use Tables and Tabs to Arrange Text in Microsoft Word

You could also use a Table of Contents at the start of your listings for those listings instead of the Navigation Pane.

That would reflect the headings that are inside the Table.

Headings that do not show up in the Navigation Pane or in a Table of Contents (or in Cross-References / Hyperlinks)

hi Anna and thanks

when you wrote:

"Insert a section break at the end of the first column by going to Page Layout > Breaks > Next Page."

first i made two columns. than doing what u wrote canceled the second column on the page and jumped to the next page.

so when u wrote this after:

"Highlight the second column..."

i cannot Highlight the second column because it is now the first column in the next page... and what do u mean by "Highlight the second column"?

your input?

Take the Headings out of the Table. I.e., Start a new table after the headings.

You could also use a Table of Contents at the start of your listings for those listings instead of the Navigation Pane.

That would reflect the headings that are inside the Table.

Headings that do not show up in the Navigation Pane or in a Table of Contents (or in Cross-References / Hyperlinks)

How did you set up the numbering? As far as I can tell, you will need separate multilevel lists which implies that you need separate paragraph styles to use with each list.