When you convert text to columns or back to regular page-wide text, Word inserts continuous-section breaks into the document each time the column formatting changes.

Microsoft Word quickly converts columns to a table when you apply the "Insert" ribbon command and then select the "Convert Text to Table" option.

A number of readers have asked how to divide text into columns within Microsoft Word. Well, there are four basic column types that I call “Book,” “Newspaper,” “Table&#… ...

A number of readers have asked how to divide text into columns in Microsoft Word.Well, there are four basic column types that I call “Book,” “Newspaper,” “Table”… ...