columns and tables

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When should I use columns versus a table?
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In general terms, use columns when the text flows naturally from the
bottom of one column to the top of the next. This is suitable for
newspapers (hence the typical description as "newspaper columns"),
magazines, newsletters, etc. Use a table when the material in one
column must be vertically aligned with the material in another column.

There are other uses for both, especially for tables (for instance,
Word uses them to create labels and business cards), but that's the
basic distinction.

For more in-depth discussion, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm and
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm.
 
G'Day Daisy,

If you | text that | paper then
want to | flows like | you use
produce | a news- | columns.

otherwise use Tables for lists etc.:
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|For this: | Use: |
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|Newspaper Cols | Columns |
|Lists | a) Tables OR |
| | b) Tabbed layout |
|Other Stuff |Text Boxes |
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