Introduction

Using columns in a document allows you to break up paragraphs of text to create a layout similar to a newspaper or magazine.

Arranging the workspace

Always work in Print Layout View, when working with columns:

From the View menu, choose Print Layout. Switch on the text boundaries, so you can see the columns:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Options…
2. Click on the View tab and then click Text Boundaries, to reveal a tick.
3. Click OK.

Creating the columns

There are two approaches to creating columns…

• Creating blank columns and adding text to them
• Converting selected text into columns

Creating empty columns

1. Click on the page where you want columns,
2. Click on the columns button (see below),
3. In the little box that opens, click on the second column for two columns, the third for three columns etc. Drag to the right to display a choice of up to six columns.

To add text to the columns, click in the first column and start typing.