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Q173222: WD97: Line Between Columns Fails to Appear and Is Not Printed

Article: Q173222
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta winword word97 kblayout
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you format a section in a document for multiple columns with the Line
between check box selected (on the Format menu, click Columns) and then you do
the following:

- Insert a next page section break

  -and-

- Format the following section in landscape orientation,

the line between the columns in the previous section does not appear on the
screen or print on the last page of the multiple column section.

CAUSE
=====

This problem is related to the landscape orientation of the section following
the section that is formatted for multiple columns with the Line between check
box selected.

WORKAROUND
==========

You can work around the problem by using one of the following methods.

Method 1: Insert an Additional Break
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Insert an additional continuous section break before the next page section break
(the one that starts the landscape section). To do this, click Break on the
Insert menu, and select Continuous.

Method 2: Draw a Line Using the Drawing Tools
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You can turn on the Drawing toolbar and use the Line tool to draw a vertical
black line between the columns. After you draw the vertical line, you can adjust
the formatting for the line by following these steps:

1. Right-click the vertical line and click Format AutoShape.

2. Click the Colors and Lines tab.

3. Adjust the Style and Weight boxes to achieve the result you want.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES
==========

For more information about using columns, click the Office Assistant, type "line
between columns," click Search, and then click "add vertical lines between
newspaper columns."

For more information about working with section breaks, click the Office
Assistant, type "section breaks," click Search, and then click one of the
topics.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : kbdta winword word97 kblayout 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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