What you previously described is now a well-known bug: Text does not reflow
when changes to the right margin are made.
Instead of reformatting the document, did you try going to Format/Columns,
clicking "One" in the Presets at the top as Garfield suggested? Note that
even though "1" may appear in the "Number of columns" you still need to
click "One" in the Presets at the top.
What you are really looking for is the check in the "Equal Column Width"
option at the bottom. With only one column selected it's disabled but when
you click "One" in the Presets the option is selected. It's the Equal Column
Width option that is not allowing the text to automatically reflow to the
new margin settings. Instead, it's maintaining the column width you see in
the Columns dialog box.
I'm 99% certain this is the solution to the issue you are encountering. I've
seen this behavior numerous times and found the solution to the issue.
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