WD97: Using Keyboard to Move Between Newspaper-Style Columns

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When you use columns in a Word document (on the Format menu, click Columns), Word inserts newspaper-style columns. That is, the text in a column wraps from the bottom of one column to the top of the next column.

To move the insertion point from one column to the next or to the previous column on the same page, use the keyboard keys as described in the following table. When you move the insertion point by using shortcut keys, Word will move the insertion point to the top of the next or to the top of the previous column.

   To move on the same page        Press
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   To the next column              ALT+DOWN ARROW

   To the previous column          ALT+UP ARROW
				

NOTE: Even though you may have formatted your document to have two (or more) columns, the additional columns will not yet exist and the shortcut keys to move to the next or to the previous column may not work until there is enough text in your document to wrap into the additional columns or until you insert a column break. To insert a column break, on the Insert menu, click Break, select Column Break, and then click OK.

For more information about newspaper-style columns in Word, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Word Help, type the following text and then double-click the selected text to go to the topic you need. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

For more information about using other shortcut keys in Word, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Word Help, type the following text and then double-click the selected text to go to the topic you need. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.