"Word".....

I need to type up an official letter - and I need my address on the right, and the recipients address on the left - as if they are in 2 columns adjacent to each other.

Bugging the hell out of me......

Ive tried a 2 Column layout, but the whole page goes to 2 columns....

Any tips?

Would it be simple to suggest using a table?

I assume you mean you tried using two columns, as in a newspaper layout? If you add a table at the top you can add two columns to that. Right justify the right side and left justify the left side.

Quoted from redwinnie

Would it be simple to suggest using a table?

I assume you mean you tried using two columns, as in a newspaper layout? If you add a table at the top you can add two columns to that. Right justify the right side and left justify the left side.

I could try, never used them on Word...........

Im using a desk, my keyboards on it?  

I would think that a section break should stop the columns continuing down the page? Cant check at the mo as on mobile

Quoted from redwinnie

Would it be simple to suggest using a table?

I assume you mean you tried using two columns, as in a newspaper layout? If you add a table at the top you can add two columns to that. Right justify the right side and left justify the left side.

Sorted! - Thanks Winnie - Im such a Word Noob........

for an official letter you should have your address on the top right side, followed by the date and your recipient's address a line below that on the left side. You need not put them directly opposite one another but you can do so if you want by tabbing across and aligning it with spaces.

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/general_resources/literacy/formalletter.pdf

Quoted from BMJBOY

Sorted! - Thanks Winnie - Im such a Word Noob........

Use the Tab key to align your address further right.
If you must use columns insert a section break & apply the column format to "this section only."

OR

use the Word letter creation wizard

Noobs!

wow, minimal response time!

EDIT - I bet he's moaning about something...  

I just inserted a 2 column table as Winnie suggested - worked straight away - so Im happy now.

I get that this is not the "official" way of a proper letter, but the letter(s) are going through a machine which folds and stuffs the envelopes - so the recipients address must be high up and inline with the envelope window., so needs to up the top of the tri-fold.

Its previously been set up with my database system for my business, but I need Word this time around and not been setup before.


Thanks all.

Quoted from alkali

EDIT - I bet he's moaning about something...  

Who me? - I moan about once a day, and then Im OK.  

Word.....Pro's use Vi or Notepad at a push. I suppose you do all your html in frontpage or something lame as well?

Quoted from Breezer

Word.....Pro's use Vi or Notepad at a push. I suppose you do all your html in frontpage or something lame as well?

Dreamweaver mainly, but that annoys the hell out of me at the moment.

Frontpage is one of the many few programs, that simply let you get on with it!

OT BTW!

Was expecting a barrage of abuse about a machine to stuff envelopes, but you clearly missed that one.

I see the "skecthy massive" comes up trumps again. Whats the point of google, you normally get answers much quicker on here.

By the way anyone help me with tailings depostion modelling in Civil3D?  

Non geek to the rescue... Just put in a section break (continuious), split the top bit into 2 columns the bottom bit to one/normal.