Copy/Paste from word to word document 2 column/1column not working - changes formatting

Heather Higgins 0 Reputation points
2026-06-26T16:51:31.9433333+00:00

I have tried everything I can think of and that chatgpt says to do. I also tried the chat and they sent me here because he couldnt figure it out even romoting into computer. I have a word document that has 2columns at the top with 1 column right after. I use as a template that I have tried to paste into a new document and it pushes the 1 column to the second back because during the pasting it changes the Section Break (continuous) to a Section Break (new page). Is there anyone that can help or as a solution please

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows
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John Korchok 236.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-06-26T17:15:42.28+00:00

After pasting, click inside the second section, then choose the Layout tab. Open the Page Setup dialog, choose the Layout tab of the dialog, then set Section start to Continuous.

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