Share via

How can I split my Word document vertically and duplicate the text on both halves?

Anonymous
2011-12-28T17:07:24+00:00

Original Title:"Double image of text document"

I've created a 1-page document and set the orientation to landscape.  Now I need to split the page vertically so that the text is the same on both halves of the page.   How do I do this?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 434.8K Reputation points
    2011-12-28T18:29:59+00:00

    I'm having a hard time envisioning what you're actually trying to accomplish :-) but based on a literal interpretation of your brief description:

    1. Select & copy the existing text
    2. On the Layout tab of the Ribbon in the Text Layout group click the Columns button, select Two
    3. Click at the very bottom of the existing text
    4. On the Layout tab, Page Setup group click Break, select Column
    5. Paste the copied text into the second column

    Regards,

    Bob J.

    200+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments

2 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-04T14:22:46+00:00

    Go into view and click split window. It should just be labled "SPLIT". Then while hovering over each half you can scroll to different parts of the document and edit them.

    SavvSB

    30+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. John Korchok 231.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2015-03-04T20:23:11+00:00

    On a Mac, the low-tech approach works best. I suggest creating a table to fill the page with 1 row and 2 columns, with all borders turned off. Then paste identical text into both sides.

    10+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments