Hi. I want to create a single document in which all pages have three separate columns of different length. For example, the first column would be an inch wide, the second 4 inches wide and the third 2 inches wide. The column widths would carry over on consecutive pages, so that as I write in, say, the first column, the 1-inch width would continue from page one to page two, etc. Is there a way to do this? I apologize if this is answered somewhere, but I’ve searched and nothing I’ve tried works.
Thank you.
Hi
The reading of such a document would it not difficult? Anyway, the only “automation” I see for this type of “flow” would be: Insert frames in the page and link the frames based on the expected flow.
To reproduce the attached LinkedFrames.odt example:
- Insert frames
- Select the first frame, click in the toolbar on
Link frames - Move the mouse to the next frame and
click - Repeat the operation following the sequence desired
A video(in French) shows how.
Note: the limit of this solution is of course it is heavy enough to set up. It will be easy to copy and paste the frames on new pages but this is reserved for short documents.
As I see it the “different length” was kind of a typo. It should be a matter of different widths and this ongoing for consecutive pages. If I got it right the appropriate means is to define a page style with the needed settings on the column tab, ‘AutoWidth’ switched off.
Yes… but it is also asked: “so that as I write in, say, the first column, the 1-inch width would continue from page one to page two, etc.”
Regards
thanks, all. and yes, it should have been different widths for each column.
@pierre-yves samin - You are right, of course. I obviously didn’t conceive that correctly.
I tried a few approaches. I’m using Win 7 LO 4.3.2.2 Portable.
This approach seems to meet your needs: a 3 column, 1 row table with the column widths set per your need. Putting text into the column makes the table grow as needed, including running onto new pages. You can set the table properties to make the borders visible or not, and space the text from the cell edges.
Could not make these work: 1) create 3 separate tables, 1 column wide in different widths - could not get the tables to start on the same line. The second table, set in mid page, moved down as the first table grew to accept text.
2) insert three frames with or without tables in them. The frames would not grow past the end of the page.