Topic: Columns

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Adding Columns to Your Page Layout Word can easily and automatically handle up to 100 columns in a document. All you need to do is specify how many columns you want to use. This tip describes how to use the Columns dialog box to get just the results you want. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Adding Vertical Lines Between Columns If your document uses a layout that includes columns, you may want Word to add a vertical line between your columns. Adding the line is quick and easy, requiring the selection of a single check box, as described in this tip. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Changing Column Width Once you’ve divided your document into columns, you may need to change the width of each column. Word allows you to change each column’s width independent of the others. This tip explains how to perform this task. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Changing the Number of Columns Does your document already use columns? This tip explains how you can change the number of columns used in a particular section of your document. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Changing the Number of Columns in the Middle of a Document Formatting part of a document so that it contains columns can help in the layout of some documents. This formatting trick is easy to do if you remember to set off the text in columns so it is in its own section. This tip presents the steps to follow to get the desired multi-column result. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Determining a Column Width When you start to create a document, you need to “lay it out” so that it is inviting and helpful to readers. This tip discusses some of the things you’ll want to consider as you determine how wide your text columns should be. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Indenting a Paragraph A common task in formatting is to indent paragraphs. Word provides several different ways you can make the desired indents. You can pick the method that you find easiest, or you can use them all—it’s up to you! Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Jumping Between Columns If your document is divided into columns, you can use a handy shortcut to jump from one column to the other. One shortcut allows you to jump forward through the columns, while another allows you to jump backward. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Mixing Column Formats On a Page Want to switch the number of columns used for your text, in the middle of a page? You can do this very easily by following the steps in this tip. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Quickly Changing Columns One of the tools on the Formatting toolbar is the Columns tool. You can use this tool to make quick changes to the number of columns in a document or in a portion of a document. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Self-adjusting Column Widths Column width is dependent on the margin settings you’ve set for your document. If you change margin width after you’ve already established columns, you may wonder how that affects the existing column width. This tip has the answers. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Setting Up Multi-page Columns Do you want the text in your columns to go from page to page in the same column rather than from left to right on the same page? Although not the perfect solution for demanding layouts, the best way to accomplish this task is to use tables. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Using a Single-Column Heading in a Multi-Column Layout When using more than one column in your document layout, you may want to create a heading that spans multiple columns. This is easy to do when you follow the technique discussed in this tip. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Vertical Lines in Word Lines are a common addition to documents. Word provides several different methods by which you can add vertical lines to your document. This tip describes each of these methods so you can pick the one that best matches your needs. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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