Hi Linda,

The two-column layout allows text from one column to flow to the next. You can't do that with tables.

For graphics larger than a column width, you can simply change their layout to square. This will cause the text in the adjoining column to wrap around the graphic. This sort of adjustment should be done once the editing is completed, and started from the top of the document. That minimises problems you might otherwise encounter with graphics repositioning themselves where you don't expect them to be.

Alternatively, you can use a continuous section break eaither side of the graphic and format it's section as a single column.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]