Stopping column formatting

Question

I am working on a legal pleading format originally created by someone else.  After the caption which is split into 2 columns, I need to type regular text.  The Table Tools is still open for some reason and if I hit the Tab key, the cursor leaps back to the first page and tries to go to a 3rd column in the right margin.

It seems the full page text is being written in a one column format.  I don't want ANY columns in the main text page.  How do I end the column format?  I have tried the continuous section break and that does NOT help.

Any clues?  I am not terribly proficient in Word but I'm trying.

Thank you

Answer 1

After the continuous section break, did you select "One" from the "Columns" dropdown?

If you you cannot sort it out, send me a copy of the document, referencing this thread in the covering email message, I will investigate the issue.

Answer 2

Hello Doug - Re "Stopping column formatting"

Thanks for responding.  I don't see how to attach a document.

I understand that once you have columns formatted that the only way you can revert to text on the full page is to format for a single "column."  Seems counter-intuitive but oh well.

My issue is that once I do revert to the one column, and continue with typing my text, if I hit the "Tab" key, the cursor jumps back to the first page as if to go to a third column on that page where there are only 2 columns.  The "Table Tools" icon is lit up on the ribbon across the top and I can't seem to get rid of it.

Let me know how to attach a document to my reply and I will send you the doc.

VSB629

Answer 3

Your description suggests that you have a table inside newspaper columns.

Since you now have two sections, you will have to turn off newspaper columns for both sections, if you don't want any newspaper columns at all. Click in the first section and choose Layout > Columns > One. Repeat for the second section.

Note that Doug's offer means that you can send the document as an attachment in an e-mail to his e-mail address which you can find in his signature.

Answer 4

Send it to the email address that is contained in my signature.

Answer 5

You are in a table if table tools are available. Tables are probably the most frequent way of formatting Captions in pleadings.

Turn on display of table gridlines.