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You don't happen to be working on an index, do you? Run-in style is one of the different index format styles. You should be able to find some details on this in the Chicago Manual of Style.
But a single column is rare for print indexes, so I don't know...
tims
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Subject: What is "run-in" style
OK, I've finally found instructions that drive me crazy. I'm formatting a paper for publication and the instructions to authors states:
"All text should be formatted in a run-in style (do not use columns)."
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