Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Adding Columns to Your Page Layout.
As you format your documents in Word, you may find it better to lay out your text in columns. This is usually done if you are developing a newsletter or a magazine layout. The number of columns you use is up to you—Word allows you to divide your page into as many as 100 columns (depending on your version of Word), although this may look a bit strange. To add columns, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Columns dialog box.
What if you have a document and you want to format part of it in columns? As an example, let's assume you have a 5-page document, and you want to format the center part of page 2 as three columns. You want rest of the document to remain a single column. To overcome this formatting challenge there are only two changes you need to make to the above steps. First, in step 1, you need to select the text that will appear in the columns. Second, in step 4, you need to use the Apply To drop-down list to choose Selected Text.
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2015-05-02 19:58:58
awyatt
Apue: To the contrary, it is quite precise. This tip (as it says) is for Word 97 through Word 2003. Your suggested change indicates you are using a later version of Word.
If you click the link for the version of this tip applicable to your version of Word, you'll find something that is less confusing.
-Allen
2015-05-02 19:33:31
Apue
Confusing instruction.
"Select the Columns option from the Format menu." should be written as
"Select Columns in 'Page Layouts' menu"
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