When this column is full, the text snakes up and begins to fill the third column, if there is one. The Word columns tool lets you divide the page vertically into two or more columns in such a way that text that you type into them runs down the first column until it is full and then it snakes over to start again at the top of the second column. I'll explain each of these features and explain when you should use each and when. Here I will show you how to organize text in columns in Word and how to create a document that looks like it is formatted in columns but, in fact, uses tables instead.įinally, I'll show you how you can get the look of columns using linked text boxes are useful when you want text to flow around a document. Columns not only help you to organize text in a newspaper style format where text runs through a series of narrow columns but they are also useful for step by step documents and even some reports and brochures. Microsoft Word columns help you to create a better looking document when that document is text heavy. Step 4.Helen Bradley How to organize text in columns in Microsoft Word. In this case, I Typing LEFT, see screenshot:

Typing RIGHT to calculate all the data on the right of the blank cell.

Typing LEFT to calculate all the data on the left of the blank cell.

Typing BELOW to calculate all the data below the blank cell.

Typing ABOVE to calculate all the data above the blank cell.

Between the parenthesis in the Formula text box, please do as follows: A dialog named Formula is displayed, typing '=' in the formula text box and select the function you want to apply from the Paste function list. Click the blank cell you want to show the calculated result, then click layout > Formula. In Word, you can do other calculations in table such as average, production and so on. Tip: To sum the same row data on the right of the blank cell, please type =SUM(RIGHT) in the Formula text box. Then all the left data of the first row are added together and the result is shown in the blank cell. A dialog named Formula is displayed, typing =SUM(LEFT) in the formula text box. Place the cursor at the blank cell of the first row, then click layout > Formula, see screenshot: If you want to sum a row of a table in a Word document, do as follow: Tip: To sum the same column data below the blank cell, please type =SUM(BELOW) in the Formula text box. Then the above data are added together and the result is shown in the blank cell. A dialog named Formula is displayed, typing =SUM(ABOVE) in the Formula text box. Place the cursor at the blank cell of the first column, then click layout > Formula, see screenshot:

If you want to sum a column data of the table shown as below, you can do as follow steps:

Create text box in word row column