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no, microsoft. there shouldn't be a simple keystroke shortcut that lets you tab from column to column in a word document

Posted by moles (aka chris) Mar 17 '11, 11:18

totally agree

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ctrl + shift + enter in each column to insert column breaks then alt + up/down arrow to move forward or backward. -- nm - b. Mar 17, 11:34
Can't you just press "tab"? -- nm - Roger More Mar 17, 11:24 2
- (oh, I'm thinking of tables. never mind) -- nm - Roger More Mar 17, 11:25
- that inserts a tab -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:25
There are reasons I still use Word Perfect for documents. -- nm - the liioulu with lots less Mar 17, 11:21 7
- you should come work for my boss then. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 17, 11:22
- *shivers* - oblique Mar 17, 11:21 5
  - 1-2-3 is a goof program, but has been replaced in the new Symphony Suite -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 11:27
  - I remember IBM was still using that for a lot of stuff when I worked for them about 5 years ago. My office now uses what we cann AS400. It's like a - sycor Mar 17, 11:24
  - Even with improvements Word still doesn't live up to years old WPl -- nm - the liioulu with lots less Mar 17, 11:23
  - even the worst version of WP is infintely better than any version of Word -- nm - moles Mar 17, 11:23 1
    - DOS word was better i some areas the DOS WP - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 11:31
Word "columns" (not to be confused with tables) are not at all like Excel columns. Not even a little bit -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 11:20 4
- cause that would be simple and consistent -- nm - moles Mar 17, 11:22 3
  - gotta have the money flowing -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 11:23
  - Well, in their defense, Word columns are like newspaper columns where text rolls off the bottom into the next one on the side - oblique Mar 17, 11:22 1
    - much like DTP program frames actually -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 11:25
use Excel for that -- nm - Bill s.i. Mar 17, 11:19 1
- i word process in excel. it's just easier. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 17, 11:23

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