On 2 Oct 96 09:23am, George Williams wrote to All:
 GW> I have just recently upgraded from wp 4.2 to 5.1  I like the 
 GW> editing features on the newer version, but since I use double 
 GW> column almost exclusively, I have been unable to utilize the 
 GW> newer version. The old version set the margins by the character 
 GW> count from the left margin. The margins of both columns would 
 GW> move, depending upon the pitch, etch. The newer version sets the 
 GW> margin by inches from the edge of the paper. I cannot get the 
 GW> margins to set properly.  Usually the right hand column folds 
 GW> back on itself and I get one full column, and one 1/2 column 
 GW> with another 1/2 column overstruck on it. I have struggled with 
 GW> this for a week now. I can't figure why someone who is fluent in 
 GW> the previous version would be so helpless with a simple upgrade.
Going from 4.2 to 5.1 isn't a "simple" upgrade.  In fact, neither
4.2 to 5.0 nor 5.0 to 5.1 were "simple" upgrades.
You can configure 5.1 to use the 4.2 units of measure, but that's
not likely to affect your problem.
I understand what you say is happening, but I'm having trouble when
it comes to figuring out why it's happening.  Are you defining your
columns for one page size then choosing another, narrower one?  A
column definition is set for the size of the paper being used when
it's created and doesn't "self-adjust" if the paper size is changed.
For example, I just chose an 11x8.5 wide paper, created a pair of
columns, then reverted it back to 8.5x11 standard.  The left column
was still its full width, while the right one got compressed.  The
solution would've been to place a column definition for the narrow
sheet ahead of that for the wide sheet then delete that for the wide
sheet (using reveal codes to see what you're doing).
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