PUB2002: Multiple Text Box Columns Are Converted to Single Column in Web Page (289040)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher 2002
This article was previously published under Q289040

SYMPTOMS

When you design a Web page using Publisher 2002 and create a text box with multiple columns, the columns appear as a single-column text box in Web page preview or when the page is saved as a Web page.

WORKAROUND

To create the appearance of multiple columns, create individual single-column text boxes, and then align them across the page.

To flow the text from one text box to the next, follow these steps:
  1. Click Create Text Box Link on the Connect Frames toolbar.
  2. Position the insertion point in the text box that you want to link to, and then click to establish the link.
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary for the remaining text boxes (if any).

MORE INFORMATION

To create columns in a text box, follow these steps:
  1. Open a blank publication.
  2. Add a text box, and then add text.
  3. Right-click in the text box, and then select Format text box on the shortcut menu.
  4. Click the Text Box tab, and then click the Columns button.
  5. Set the Number box to 3 columns.
  6. Click OK. Click OK again.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/5/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB289040
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