Changing a two-column index to one column

[Combs, Richard]

Thomas Scalise wrote:
 
> I am using FrameMaker 8p277 on Windows XP.
> 
> I am trying to change an index from two columns to one column. I use
> Format/Page Layout/Column Layout and change the column count to 1 and
> uncheck balance the columns. The index changes to one column except for the
> first page which remains in a two-column format. Can anyone suggest what my
> error is?

Go to View > Master Pages and find the custom master page being used by the first body page. Select the main flow text frame on that page, right-click, and select Object Properties. In the Customize Text Frame dialog box, change the Columns setting and click Set. 


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
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