Page layout: Tabs Ron 20.08.2006 15:25:01 Where a two colums have been created using tabs: How do I re-format the columns so that I can separate the left and right column in order to make two paragraphs?

Re: Page layout: Tabs "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 20.08.2006 16:28:28 If I correctly understand what you've got here, try this: 1. Table | Convert | Text to Table, separating at tabs. If there are more than two tabs between the "columns," you'll need to first replace multiple tabs with a single one (you can do this with Find and Replace). 2. You should end up with a two-column table with a row for each line/paragraph. 3. Select all the rows in each column and merge them. This will give you a one-row, two-column table. 4. Table | Convert | Table to Text, separating with paragraph marks. -- 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. "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:577D86B4-2CC2-42B1-B9A9-1E20471EE4DF[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Where a two colums have been created using tabs: How do I re-format the > columns so that I can separate the left and right column in order to make two > paragraphs?

Re: Page layout: Tabs "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 20.08.2006 16:31:02 It is not clear exactly what you have now. But, possibly select the text and then from the Tables menu, select Convert Text to Table and choose the tab as the delimiter. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:577D86B4-2CC2-42B1-B9A9-1E20471EE4DF[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Where a two colums have been created using tabs: How do I re-format the > columns so that I can separate the left and right column in order to make > two > paragraphs?

Re: Page layout: Tabs Ron 20.08.2006 16:50:02 Thanks to both of you. I don't suppose there is any quick way of changing the single culumn created to a 'full' paragraph without having to use the backspace on each line of text. -- Who Cares Who Dares Who Wins "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: [Quoted Text] > It is not clear exactly what you have now. But, possibly select the text > and then from the Tables menu, select Convert Text to Table and choose the > tab as the delimiter. > > -- > Hope this helps. > > Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my > services on a paid consulting basis. > > Doug Robbins - Word MVP > > "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:577D86B4-2CC2-42B1-B9A9-1E20471EE4DF[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Where a two colums have been created using tabs: How do I re-format the > > columns so that I can separate the left and right column in order to make > > two > > paragraphs? > > >

Re: Page layout: Tabs "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 20.08.2006 17:49:35 Now I gather that what you have is Text[Tab]Text[Enter] Text[Tab]Text[Enter] Text[Tab]Text[Enter] Text[Tab]Text[Enter] If that is correct, you should insert a one row, two column table in the document, them while holding down the Alt key, left click and drag the mouse down the first "column" of text to select it, then use Ctrl+C to copy it to the clipboard, then click with the mouse inside the left hand cell of the table and use Ctrl+V to paste the text into that cell. Then do the same with the right hand column of text, pasting it into the right hand cell. When you have that down correctly (it take a bit of mouse control), you can delete the original text and then select the text in the table and use Edit replace, to replace ^p with a space. That will convert the text in each column into a single paragraph. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:564CC0A7-AF6F-4C83-A830-EB4077B95CF1[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks to both of you. I don't suppose there is any quick way of changing > the > single culumn created to a 'full' paragraph without having to use the > backspace on each line of text. > -- > Who Cares Who Dares Who Wins > > > "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: > >> It is not clear exactly what you have now. But, possibly select the text >> and then from the Tables menu, select Convert Text to Table and choose >> the >> tab as the delimiter. >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. >> >> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my >> services on a paid consulting basis. >> >> Doug Robbins - Word MVP >> >> "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:577D86B4-2CC2-42B1-B9A9-1E20471EE4DF[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Where a two colums have been created using tabs: How do I re-format the >> > columns so that I can separate the left and right column in order to >> > make >> > two >> > paragraphs? >> >> >>

Re: Page layout: Tabs "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 20.08.2006 18:56:57 Alternatively, if you've already converted it the way I suggested, you can run the same Replace operation on your resulting text. -- 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. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message news:%23SooGEIxGHA.1216[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Now I gather that what you have is > > Text[Tab]Text[Enter] > Text[Tab]Text[Enter] > Text[Tab]Text[Enter] > Text[Tab]Text[Enter] > > If that is correct, you should insert a one row, two column table in the > document, them while holding down the Alt key, left click and drag the mouse > down the first "column" of text to select it, then use Ctrl+C to copy it to > the clipboard, then click with the mouse inside the left hand cell of the > table and use Ctrl+V to paste the text into that cell. Then do the same > with the right hand column of text, pasting it into the right hand cell. > > When you have that down correctly (it take a bit of mouse control), you can > delete the original text and then select the text in the table and use Edit > replace, to replace ^p with a space. That will convert the text in each > column into a single paragraph. > > -- > Hope this helps. > > Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my > services on a paid consulting basis. > > Doug Robbins - Word MVP > > "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:564CC0A7-AF6F-4C83-A830-EB4077B95CF1[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Thanks to both of you. I don't suppose there is any quick way of changing > > the > > single culumn created to a 'full' paragraph without having to use the > > backspace on each line of text. > > -- > > Who Cares Who Dares Who Wins > > > > > > "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: > > > >> It is not clear exactly what you have now. But, possibly select the text > >> and then from the Tables menu, select Convert Text to Table and choose > >> the > >> tab as the delimiter. > >> > >> -- > >> Hope this helps. > >> > >> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my > >> services on a paid consulting basis. > >> > >> Doug Robbins - Word MVP > >> > >> "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:577D86B4-2CC2-42B1-B9A9-1E20471EE4DF[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> > Where a two colums have been created using tabs: How do I re-format the > >> > columns so that I can separate the left and right column in order to > >> > make > >> > two > >> > paragraphs? > >> > >> > >> > >

Re: Page layout: Tabs Ron 21.08.2006 08:49:02 Thank you both for your assistance. -- Who Cares Who Dares Who Wins "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > If I correctly understand what you've got here, try this: > > 1. Table | Convert | Text to Table, separating at tabs. If there are more > than two tabs between the "columns," you'll need to first replace multiple > tabs with a single one (you can do this with Find and Replace). > > 2. You should end up with a two-column table with a row for each > line/paragraph. > > 3. Select all the rows in each column and merge them. This will give you a > one-row, two-column table. > > 4. Table | Convert | Table to Text, separating with paragraph marks. > > -- > 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. > > "Ron" <Ron[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:577D86B4-2CC2-42B1-B9A9-1E20471EE4DF[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Where a two colums have been created using tabs: How do I re-format the > > columns so that I can separate the left and right column in order to make > two > > paragraphs? > >