At 23:27 29/06/2008 -0400, Kenn Goutal wrote:
I'm working on a document in which, *for the most part*, I want my
text in two columns per page. I can't seem to figure out how to
format some pages as single columns but other pages as double columns.
*Seems easy*, Format -> Columns... and increment the "Columns" field
from one to two. Or, Format -> Page... /Columns\, and increment the
"Columns" field from one to two. Only ... then *every* page in my
document is in two-column format.
That is because the column format is a property of the page style,
and you probably have all your document set to the same page
style. So yes: all of your document will inherit this change.
Okay, <F11>, click the "Page Styles" icon. Right-click on "Default"
(or any other style already listed, I imagine), and click on
"New". In /Organizer\, enter a new name, e.g. "_my_2col", hit
<TAB>, and "_my_2col" is entered as the default value of "Next
Style"; sounds good to me. [...] Select one or two (but not all)
pages of text, and double-click "_my_2col". Ta-da! Now *ALL* pages
are two-column, not just the selected ones.
You have applied this page style to the required pages, but - since
the Next Style is set to be the same, this automatically sets the
next page (and the next, ...) to the same style. So you see the same
result as above.
In order to achieve what you want using page styles, you will either
have to set the Next Style of your two-column style to Default (or
whatever), so that the following page goes back to that style, or
else insert a manual page break and use the facility in that dialogue
to change the page style back to your single-column page style at the break.
But there is an easier solution than all this - and it is more
flexible than using page styles, since it allows changes to be made
elsewhere than at page breaks. Go to Insert | Section... and create
a new section at appropriate points in your document. In the Insert
Section dialogue, you will find a Columns tab, where you can set your
requirements. You can insert as many sections as you need and change
column structure as much as required through your document.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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