How do I move my cursor between columns in a Word document? in Word General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              RTH 1/9/2006 3:10 PM PST   Question   I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the right-hand coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN???     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 1/9/2006 3:41 PM PST   Answer   You can insert a column break using Ctrl+Shift+Enter, but make sure that newspaper-style columns are what you really want; possibly you need a table instead. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "RTH" <RTH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EB8563D6-8194-4C9F-B14F-3728C6861B3C@microsoft.com... > I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the right-hand > coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. > > HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN???     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Tracy Kelly 1/23/2009 10:18 AM PST   Very Helpful information not found in the Help menu of the program. Thank you!!! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > You can insert a column break using Ctrl+Shift+Enter, but make sure that > newspaper-style columns are what you really want; possibly you need a table > instead. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so > all may benefit. > > "RTH" <RTH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:EB8563D6-8194-4C9F-B14F-3728C6861B3C@microsoft.com... > > I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the > right-hand > > coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. > > > > HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN??? > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 1/23/2009 11:30 AM PST   If you're referring to the keyboard shortcut, you can find a list of all of them in the Help topic "Keyboard shortcuts." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Tracy Kelly" <Tracy Kelly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:79F37B6C-DE35-4494-AC54-864B989A7BA1@microsoft.com... > Very Helpful information not found in the Help menu of the program. Thank > you!!! > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> You can insert a column break using Ctrl+Shift+Enter, but make sure that >> newspaper-style columns are what you really want; possibly you need a >> table >> instead. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup >> so >> all may benefit. >> >> "RTH" <RTH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:EB8563D6-8194-4C9F-B14F-3728C6861B3C@microsoft.com... >> > I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the >> right-hand >> > coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. >> > >> > HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN??? >> >> >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Simon G 3/25/2009 2:14 AM PST   "RTH" wrote: > I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the right-hand > coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. > > HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN??? Actually the above question has not been answered. What has been answered is now to create column breaks. I have two columns and would like to move from one column to another even if there is no text. I don't want to use table with lines, I just want to move about. Thank you     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Stefan Blom 3/25/2009 2:28 AM PST   "Simon G" <Simon G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8F6AE026-AD13-4BE3-A74E-568D4BFC895A@microsoft.com... > > > "RTH" wrote: > >> I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the >> right-hand >> coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. >> >> HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN??? > > Actually the above question has not been answered. What has been answered > is > now to create column breaks. I have two columns and would like to move > from > one column to another even if there is no text. I don't want to use table > with lines, I just want to move about. > > Thank you You cannot move between newspaper columns unless they contain text. If they do contain text, you can move the insertion point for example by clicking in the text, or by using the same commands as in single-column text (see the article at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051866641033.aspx?pid=CH060831551033 "Keyboard shortcuts for Word"). From your description, it does seem as if a table would be the best choice. Note that you can remove the table border. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Linda 8/21/2009 10:53 AM PST   I just found it on-line. At the end of the text in your left column, press Control+Shift+Enter. -- Linda "Stefan Blom" wrote: > "Simon G" <Simon G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:8F6AE026-AD13-4BE3-A74E-568D4BFC895A@microsoft.com... > > > > > > "RTH" wrote: > > > >> I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the > >> right-hand > >> coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. > >> > >> HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN??? > > > > Actually the above question has not been answered. What has been answered > > is > > now to create column breaks. I have two columns and would like to move > > from > > one column to another even if there is no text. I don't want to use table > > with lines, I just want to move about. > > > > Thank you > > You cannot move between newspaper columns unless they contain text. If they > do contain text, you can move the insertion point for example by clicking in > the text, or by using the same commands as in single-column text (see the > article at > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051866641033.aspx?pid=CH060831551033 > "Keyboard shortcuts for Word"). > > From your description, it does seem as if a table would be the best choice. > Note that you can remove the table border. > > -- > Stefan Blom > Microsoft Word MVP > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Stefan Blom 8/21/2009 11:01 AM PST   Ctrl+Shift+Enter inserts a column break, yes. Usually you let Word flow the text into the next column, though (or make use of a table). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Linda" <Linda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:28821305-61A8-44AF-A803-347FBBA1F882@microsoft.com... >I just found it on-line. At the end of the text in your left column, press > Control+Shift+Enter. > -- > Linda > > > "Stefan Blom" wrote: > >> "Simon G" <Simon G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:8F6AE026-AD13-4BE3-A74E-568D4BFC895A@microsoft.com... >> > >> > >> > "RTH" wrote: >> > >> >> I have a document with two columns. I would like to type in the >> >> right-hand >> >> coiumn with out having the words wrap from the left-hand column. >> >> >> >> HOW DO I GET MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN??? >> > >> > Actually the above question has not been answered. What has been >> > answered >> > is >> > now to create column breaks. I have two columns and would like to move >> > from >> > one column to another even if there is no text. I don't want to use >> > table >> > with lines, I just want to move about. >> > >> > Thank you >> >> You cannot move between newspaper columns unless they contain text. If >> they >> do contain text, you can move the insertion point for example by clicking >> in >> the text, or by using the same commands as in single-column text (see the >> article at >> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051866641033.aspx?pid=CH060831551033 >> "Keyboard shortcuts for Word"). >> >> From your description, it does seem as if a table would be the best >> choice. >> Note that you can remove the table border. >> >> -- >> Stefan Blom >> Microsoft Word MVP >> >> >>     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies