Changing the Number of Columns

Summary: If you need to change the number of columns used in a portion of your document, it's easy to do when you use the Columns dialog box. This tip examines the steps you need to follow to get just the number of columns you want. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

If you have already added columns to your document, Word lets you easily change the number of columns you are using. To do this, follow these steps:

If your document is formatted using more than one section, position the insertion point in the document section that you want to affect.
Display the Columns dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.) In Word 2007 choose Page Layout tab | Page Setup group | Columns | More Columns. In older versions of Word choose Format | Columns.
Change the value in the Number of Columns field to the number of columns desired.
In the Apply To box, select Whole Document or This Section (depending on what you want your change to affect).
Click on OK.

Tip #185 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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