BW>He's apparently defining the columns before selecting the paper
  >size.  Select 11x8.5 landscape paper, define columns, then kill
  >the 11x8.5 to revert to 8.5x11 and look at the result in view
  >document.  (Put a couple of lines of text in each column first.)
Bruce,
Just tried it and it seems to match his description
of his problem. Believe you've struck it.
                                           --bob
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