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I have created a document with two columns.
How do I jump back and forth between those columns?
I can presently not land the insertion point in the second column.
I have tried the tab, arrow and space keys, but all they do is move the insertion point down the first column until it eventually disappears.
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If you don't have text in the second column yet, you can't click there.
Perhaps a table with one tall row and two wide columns would be better suited to your purpose - you can use Tab and Shift tab to switch between the two cells, and type text in either of them.
If you want to move from one column to the next, insert a column break (Page Layout tab>Page Setup group>Breaks>Column
Hello
While yr suggestion is a good getaround Hans, it would be so much more useful to be able to insert the number of columns you want and then populate them in the order you see fit.
Like the person in original post, I too wanted to populate an empty column other than the 1st one.
Hopefully they may add it to the development schedule one day.
Thx.
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Thank you Hans. I had never created or used a table before, but this is indeed the behavior I am looking for. After an hour of research and experimentation, I finally think I have figured out how to create a document with a header and two columns. Who would have thought it could be that complicated? Thanks again!