New at tables

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Using Word 2002 on Windows XP

What I'm attempting to do is a English to Spanish dictionary for self-study
purposes using a whole sheet Word doc. There will be end up being multiple
pages of course.

Presently, I have a two column table with 500+ rows so far, but that results
in many pages and wasted space. Now for the part I don't know how to do.
There is enough room on each page for two sets of these double columns, but
there needs to be a gutter or something separating them and have each double
set act independently on each page, so I can cut down on the number of pages
I will have to print. This is probably a very simple problem for those of
you "in the know". I want two independent, double columns per page and I
need a little help creating it. Am I making any sense here?
 
Use the columns feature as well as tables, or use a five-column table with a
narrow middle column for your gutter.
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Charles Kenyon

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Newspaper-style columns will be better, though, because they'll rewrap
naturally as text is added or removed. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingColumns.htm. If you select the
number of columns before inserting the table, then the table will
automatically be just the width of the column.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Thanks bunches Suzanne and Charles for your very easy to understand
responses. What I like most about you both is each time I see your names in
the response columns, I know it is going to be material worth reading. Yes,
I know it sounds like I'm blowing smoke, but the compliment is genuine, I
assure you.
 
Thanks. It's always good to get feedback of any kind, and compliments are
especially welcome!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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You are welcome. Just giving back some of the excellent help that I've
received here over the years.
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Charles Kenyon

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