I often need handouts that have presentation text in the left column and
appropriate comments in the right column. The right column comments need to
line up with the material on the left. I put a frame on a page. I place a
two column table in the frame. Usually I use only two rows in the table.
The cells in the first row can be merged to make a neat title over the two
columns. Lining up the text in each column is easy enough. I can have
different fonts, font effects in each column for emphasis. Resizing the
frame makes it easy to size and place the table. It works for me and seems
pretty simple. I do appreciate all the suggestions though. It's nice to
have several ways to skin cats available (if you're into skinning cats!)
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Rudel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [users] Quick question on changing columns in WRITER
Andy,
Thanks for the help!
I haven't tried this, but it sounds like it will work nicely! I appreciate
the detailed response!
On 12/19/05, Andy Pepperdine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Monday 19 December 2005 17:20, David Rudel wrote:
> Hi all,
> This is bizarre. I have searched online, in the help section, and in the
> knowledge base, and I just cannot figure out how to change columns in a
> two-column Section in Writer.
>
> I inserted a two-column section, deselected the "spread text evenly"
> option, pasted some text into the first column, and now I cannot select
the
> second column. My cursor acts as though the second column i simply dead
> area. I essentially want to have a small sidebar where I comment on the
> information in the left column.
I think I can answer this one. What I think you have done is define a two
column page, but only a single text flow, so when you get to the bottom of
the left column, the text will flow into the right one.
I am also guessing that you want the comments to move with the paragraph
it
relates to, and not be fixed to the page position.
What I would do in your position is this:
1. Format / Page and change the right hand margin to allow space for the
sidebar comments. This leaves space on the page. But leave it as single
column.
2. With the cursor in the paragraph you want to comment on, Insert /
Frame.
Set the Type to the width you want, leave it as autosize, and set the
anchor
to Paragraph. Set the Horizontal position to Right page border (so make
sure
you have given enough width to include any margin on the page beyond the
text
you type), and the vertical position to Paragraph text area (this makes it
follow changes to the page text). Also go to the Borders tab, turn off
synchronise, and change the Spacing to Contents / Right to something that
will bring the text within the print area on the page. Click OK.
Hope that helps.
Andy.
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