Advanced Word Processing – Columns

Apply multiple column layouts. Change number of columns in a column layout.

To apply multiple column layouts, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Columns’. This will open the ‘Columns’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Settings’ area, we have an option, ‘Columns’. Under ‘Columns’ we can select the number of columns which are required in a particular page. After making all the changes click on ‘OK’. This will save the changes in the document.


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Columns 16Change column widths and spacing. Insert, remove lines between columns.

To change column widths and spacing, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Columns’.

This will open the ‘Columns’ dialog box. In this dialog box, under the ‘Width and Spacing’ area, we have different options for changing the column widths and spacing between different columns.

In the same ‘Columns’ dialog box, under the ‘Separator Line’ area, we have different options for inserting a line between different columns. Make the appropriate changes here to add a line between the columns.

After making all the changes, click on ‘OK’. This will save the changes in the document.
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