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# HhrEP‖Columns

JMECN‖Specifies the number of columns and the column layout for a page style, frame, or section.

To access this command...

#### ebLJB‖From the menu bar:

VfzTE‖Choose Format - Columns.

dNFJf‖Choose Format - Title Page, select the page style, click Edit.

w4TAg‖Choose Format - Page Style - Columns tab.

9sMo7‖Choose Insert - Frame - Frame - Columns tab.

TEDtR‖Choose View - Styles - Page Styles - open context menu for selected page style - New/Edit Style - Columns tab.

9F5Bz‖Choose Format - Frame and Object - Properties - Columns tab.

EFe79‖Choose Insert - Section - Columns tab.

ZCfVD‖Choose Format - Section - Options button - Columns tab.

#### qBbLh‖From the tabbed interface:

snEUp‖Choose Layout - Page Columns - More Options - Columns tab.

hFidE‖On the Layout menu and the Layout tab, choose Page Columns.

#### sXy2C‖From toolbars:

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Hxa4Z‖Page Columns

Qrq7g‖You can select from predefined column layouts, or create your own. When you apply a layout to a page style, all pages that use the style are updated. Similarly, when you apply a column layout to a frame style, all frames that use that style are updated. You can also change the column layout for a single frame.

## GN8CG‖Settings

### eEhFJ‖Columns

sVopW‖Enter the number of columns that you want in the page, frame, or section.

### 3sBQN‖Selection fields

XXCCD‖You can also select one of the predefined column layouts.

aH2jv‖Tooltips describe each predefined selection.

### 2Dr2B‖Apply to

AgHsC‖Select the item that you want to apply the column layout to. This option is only available if you access this dialog by choosing Format - Columns.

rHT7H‖The following two options are only available when formatting sections.

### znZph‖Evenly distribute contents to all columns

tTRCL‖ Evenly distributes the text in multi-column sections.

#### YqaeT‖Text direction

RdNS9‖Specify the text direction for a paragraph that uses complex text layout (CTL). This feature is only available if complex text layout support is enabled.

#### zDoAn‖Automatically set direction

C3LuK‖Specifies to adjust the writing direction of the paragraph based on its content whenever the content is edited.

### JXBBr‖Preview Field

9XAEb‖Displays a preview of the current selection.

3hGFh‖The column layout preview only shows the columns and not the surrounding page.

## HBegH‖Width and spacing

### D3X5T‖AutoWidth

CVbrT‖Creates columns of equal width.

senM3‖If the AutoWidth check box is not selected, enter the width and spacing options for the columns.

### WKBWJ‖Column

EQzit‖Displays the column number, as well as width and distance to the adjacent columns.

### D3PKF‖Left Arrow

CqwA8‖Moves the column display one column to the left.

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xFUCF‖Left Arrow

### cREuM‖Right Arrow

oYQ83‖Moves the column display one column to the right.

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EFqg6‖Right Arrow

### H84Pd‖Width

YkEJ2‖Enter the width of the column.

### QEcCN‖Spacing

LAEmS‖Enter the amount of space that you want to leave between the columns.

## DFN3C‖Separator line

vqfuv‖This area is only available if your layout contains more than one column.

### 4CSvr‖Style

yYDqn‖Select the formatting style for the column separator line. If you do not want a separator line, choose "None".

### AGizj‖Width

H2vfk‖Enter width of the separator line.

### jT4PA‖Color

CuuBH‖Select a color for the separator line.

### u3jAb‖Height

PWrQt‖Enter the length of the separator line as a percentage of the height of the column area.

### zSG6G‖Position

xxo93‖Select the vertical alignment of the separator line. This option is only available if Height value of the line is less than 100%.

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