Hey macropod, thanks for your help. Had to step away for a minute, but hopefully I can get back to making some progress.

1) It seems a bit more intuitive for me to use text boxes for the instructions. I tried using the table as it was, but had some difficulty. I was able to merge the cells, but couldn't figure out how to format just that one box with a border and different margins. But it may turn out that the issues below are most easily resolved by the table method….

2) Attached is an example with text box instructions. The text box takes up over half of the first column. The problem I'm having is, when I add a new question to the bottom of the first column (one that is too large to be accommodated in that column), the table doesn't automatically bounce over to the second column, as I had hoped. Instead, the table either A) pushes up into the space occupied by the text box or B) bounces ALL questions in that column over to some random location in the second column.

Currently B is happening, but A was happening for a while, and I have no idea what I did to make it change. But if you get a chance to look at the attached sample, you'll see that I've left row #3 without a question jpg. If you want you can copy and paste one of the other jpgs to see what's happening. (Btw, I've also outlined the tables…)

There must be some way to tell the table to stay put? Or would it be better to take on the formatting issues within the table and just do everything inside the table?

I do have to say, I have no idea why this is so difficult and it is EXTREMELY frustrating! Grateful for your assistance thus far.

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