Easiest way to create columns in resume??

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Easiest way to create columns in resume??

Hi all, I'm creating an acting resume. The bulk of the resume will be in 3 columns (show, role, theater). One section will be in 2 columns. Then, my name, contact info., etc. will not be in columns. In a perfect world I would put the text in a table (which is easy to adjust as I go), then delete the lines, etc. of the table. Does that make sense? Text remains in the format of the table, but you don't see the cells, etc.

This is bound to be easier than I'm making it. Any help appreciated!

Posted on Sep 27, 2011 7:23 PM

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Peggy

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Sep 27, 2011 8:12 PM in response to lkattn

Use layout breaks & you can have areas with different numbers of columns. It is actually easier than a table which does not always break where you want across page boundaries. This is an old screenshot from Pages 1/iWork '05, but it still works the same.

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lkattn Author

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Sep 27, 2011 8:28 PM in response to Peggy

Thank you. I was actually just trying that, but trying to get the measurements right (column width, gutters) is driving me crazy. I would love an "auto fit" feature. Plus, because I'm essentially entering the data horizontally: column = name of show. . . . column 2= name of role. . . . column 3 = name of theater, rather than columns of paragraph style text (for instance in a newsletter) I'm having a bit of trouble keeping things lined up. I'm not sure if that description of what I'm doing makes sense.

Anyway, thanks again. Just hoping for an even simpler way.

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lkattn Author

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Sep 27, 2011 8:30 PM in response to lkattn

Sorry, I meant to say column 1 = name of show, column 2 = name of role, etc.

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fruhulda

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Sep 28, 2011 1:00 AM in response to lkattn

To keep the content of the columns separated you have to also use Column break. This will make the second column start at the same word all the time and hence you should have the lines lined up.

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Sep 28, 2011 4:05 AM in response to lkattn

If the first 2 items are only one line each you can position them with tabs in a very deep hanging indent.

Peter

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