Why do lines in one column move down when I add line breaks in another?

[Warrior4Christ]

Hey, everyone. Minor issue with LibreOffice here.
I’ve inserted two columns into a word document. On the right column, whenever a new line is started, the lines over in the left column all move down. I’m typing away on the right-hand column, a new line begins, and everything on the left column moves down a line. How can I prevent this? It’s quite frustrating! I just cannot get the columns to function independently like in MS Word.

EDIT: Never mind, I’ll just put it in a header for the time being. Wish I could figure out how to get it to work, though

[Warrior4Christ]

OK, inserting a text box doesn’t help–now when a new line is added, the text box moves down. Any advice, anyone?

[bencomp]

I don’t get this behaviour in LibreOffice 4.1.4.2 running on Windows 7. What version are you using?

[L-user]

At the bottom of left column add column brake by using menu: Insert | Break | Column brake.

[bencomp]

Did you mean “column break” instead of “brake”? Could you explain what a column brake/break does? (I actually don’t know.)

[bencomp]

Make sure the vertical alignment of the left column is “top”. The text behaviour you describe is that of “bottom”. In the left column, right-click to show the context menu, and in “cell” choose “top”. Alternatively, from the Format menu, choose “Alignment” and then “Top”.