I am typing an alphabetical list in 2 columns but Word appears to be
balancing/justifying the columns vertically by putting extra space between
the para's which looks strange & I can't control (the text is not centred
vertically)?

On the Layout tab of Page Setup, make sure that the vertical alignment is
set to Top and not Justified.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"Stella 1919" <Stella (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am typing an alphabetical list in 2 columns but Word appears to be
> balancing/justifying the columns vertically by putting extra space between
> the para's which looks strange & I can't control (the text is not centred
> vertically)?