Create Newspaper Columns

You can format text in your document so that it appears in columns like the text in newspapers. Newspaper column formatting is useful when you are creating newsletters or brochures.

Text appears in newspaper columns only in Print Layout view.

1. Click to display your document in Print Layout view.

   

2. Click Format.

3. Click Columns.

   

   The Columns dialog box appears.

4. Click the number of columns you want to create.

   You can use these settings to change the width of each column and the spacing between columns.

   You can click the Line between option ( changes to ) to add a line between columns.

   A preview appears here.

5. Click OK.

   

   Word applies the column settings.

   

Can I force text from the left column to the top of the next column?

Yes. You can insert a column break.

1. Click at the left edge of the text you want to appear at the top of the second column.

2. Click Insert.

3. Click Break.

4. Click Column break ( changes to ).

5. Click OK.

   

   Word forces a break.