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[ponchuk]

Does anyone know how to switch from column to column to put in information

I have set up two columns and i want to type in the first column and then switch to the 2nd column  without going to the end of the first column.  I know there is a shortcut on the keyboard, but i have forgotten it.  thanks in advance.
this is in word processing.

[johnmart]

You can get that by >insert>break>manual>column

[gseaman]

First you have to set up columns:
    Format -> Columns -> Select the number of columns
Then,
    Insert -> Manual Break -> Column break

If you whole document is columns, it works pretty well. But, if you want columns for just a part of a page, I usually just use a table. It is much easier to control. When I write html, I avoid tables so that the layout is fluid for different screen sizes, but for page oriented documents there are few downsides to using tables.

Galen

[The Chief]

Somehow, none of that seems to answer the original question - How do you move to another column to enter text?  Without clicking, I suppose.  Probably some key combo, but help seems to ignore the concept (or I can't figure out the proper term to search for).  ALT right/left arrow does the job in WordPerfect.

[djohnston]

I started Writer with a blank document. Next, I clicked Format > Columns and chose 2 columns. Next, I clicked Insert > Manual Break and chose Column break. Click on either column to enter text.

Hope that's what you want.

[gseaman]

Found it!

Ctrl-Shift-Enter

Galen

[djohnston]

Found it!

Ctrl-Shift-Enter

Galen

Yep, that works, too. I can do that or just left click in either column.

[ponchuk]

thats it!! Thanks alot. I have to now save it somewhere so I will remember next time. Thanks everyone for your help.  Hope this also helps everyone using libre office.

[menotu]

If you whole document is columns, it works pretty well. But, if you want columns for just a part of a page, I usually just use a table. It is much easier to control. When I write html, I avoid tables so that the layout is fluid for different screen sizes, but for page oriented documents there are few downsides to using tables.
Galen

+1

Can simply use TAB to switch columns when using Tables

Gotta be a tad careful using Ctrl-Shift-Enter in Column(s) as depending on where the cursor is located it can move data to another column and/or create more pages

[The Chief]

When I write html, I avoid tables so that the layout is fluid for different screen sizes, but for page oriented documents there are few downsides to using tables.

What are the alternatives to present tabular data in html?  A pdf seems the long way round, and unfriendly to the user...

[gseaman]

When I write html, I avoid tables so that the layout is fluid for different screen sizes, but for page oriented documents there are few downsides to using tables.

What are the alternatives to present tabular data in html?  A pdf seems the long way round, and unfriendly to the user...

There are no alternatives for tabular data than to use tables, but in the not too distant past tables were used to keep page formatting in place. This caused many problems when different screen sizes and different browsers were used. The appropriate way to format is to put discrete regions and your page in <div></div> and style each div with css in a way that it still works regardless of the viewing window. There are still many templates available where the layout has been thoroughly tested to get predictable results.

Galen

[The Chief]

There are no alternatives for tabular data than to use tables, but in the not too distant past tables were used to keep page formatting in place. This caused many problems when different screen sizes and different browsers were used. The appropriate way to format is to put discrete regions and your page in <div></div> and style each div with css in a way that it still works regardless of the viewing window. There are still many templates available where the layout has been thoroughly tested to get predictable results.

Galen

Yes, I make extensive use if <div></div> and CSS files.  But my site has a dozen or so pages of purely tabular data that I maintain in tables - and even the tables have their own CSS style, so I can freshen things up from time to time.  Example here:
http://www.douglascountygensoc.org/bride_index_book_b.html