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I am working on a document with two columns in landscape orientation. I'm trying to have text in the left-hand column vertically centered, a column break, and then text in the right-hand column top-centered. Every time I try to make the right-hand column top-centered, it also changes my left-hand column (even when selecting "This point foward"). I'm using Word version 2212. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong here; any advice is appreciated!
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You could create a 1-cell table in the left column on the one page where you want that alignment. Or you can insert a text box and set the vertical alignment to Middle.
Vertical alignment is a per-section setting, not per-column. You can try inserting a section break at the bottom of the left column, that will allow you to have different settings in different columns.
Or you can insert a 2-column borderless table and set different vertical alignments for the left and right cells.
I don't believe a section break can be inserted between columns, as columns are a section property.
The one-celled table works great, thanks for the help!
Hi, thanks for your response!
I tried inserting a section break, and then attempted to make the right column top aligned. However, this somehow made my left column top aligned and my right column centered. I was starting from the right column, and had my cursor after the section break (so I assume it'd be in the new section). But it still only applied the change to the section before it. I'm trying to avoid having to reformat every page with a table since I'm already several pages into this document (and columns allow for pre-set centered margins down the middle that I don't have to manually create as a table cell), but I'll keep it as a last-choice option and keep fiddling around with things. I think it's also difficult because I only want vertically centered text on one left-hand column of one specific page (with the rest being top-aligned).