formatting for two columns

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  biblereflections2016 · Member · Jan 9, 2021 at 6:23 pm

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  I write in WOR?D before posting to WordPress. My problem is that WordPress changes my formatting. When I revise my post at the WordPress.com website using ‘draft mode’, the formatting is still changed in the final post. Normally, this is not a problem, but I have a document set up in two columns, and the formatting becomes a problem. Scan my recent post ‘Where is God in Difficult Times?’, and you will see my problem. When I worked in draft, I checked the formatting in the ‘preview’ mode, but the final published version is nothing like the preview version.

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  staartmees · Member · Jan 9, 2021 at 6:40 pm

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  As pointed out in the support section, it’s a very bad idea to write your posts in Word and paste them into wordpress.com. Word overloads your text with a lot of garbage html. The wordpress.com editor filters out that garbage.
  Just write your text directly in wordpress.com or in a simple text editor.

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  biblereflections2016 · Member · Jan 9, 2021 at 10:09 pm

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  I spent months creating my text in WORD. I revise my text in wordpress.com, after WordPress has filtered my text, but this does not correct my problems.

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  staartmees · Member · Jan 10, 2021 at 6:48 am

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  The wordpress.com editor removes html that’s isn’t compatible. That’s why your columns are removed.
  Text spread over 2 columns is old fashion and is still used in printed text. Used on a website, it’s not user friendly.