Balance newsletter-style column length on a page

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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  • In print layout view, click at the end of the columns you want to balance.
  • On the Insert menu, click Break.
  • Click Continuous.

    Microsoft Word inserts a continuous section break, which balances the text equally among the columns.

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    If you want to force a new page to start after the balanced columns, click after the continuous section break, and then insert a manual page break.

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