Changing Columns | Setting Up Your Document

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When changing the number of columns here are some things to consider:

To change the number of columns for all the pages based on a specific Master Page, you should edit the Master Page itself. So that the changes adjust the text frames (and not just the guides) on your document pages, choose Layout > Layout Adjustment and turn on the Enable Layout Adjustment checkbox.
To change the columns for both left- and right-hand pages of a spread, select both page icons in the Pages palette, otherwise you'll be changing just the left or the right page.
Alternatively, you can change the margins and columns for a range of pages by selecting those pages in your Pages palette.
To reflow your text according to your new column grid, the Layout Adjustment option must be enabled.

Figure 15.8. Layout Adjustment.

Part I: Character Formats

Getting Started

Going with the Flow

Character Reference

Getting the Lead Out

Kern, Baby, Kern

Sweating the Small Stuff: Special Characters, White Space, and Glyphs

OpenType: The New Frontier in Font Technology

Part II: Paragraph Formats

Aligning Your Type

Paragraph Indents and Spacing

First Impressions: Creating Great Opening Paragraphs

Dont Fear the Hyphen

Mastering Tabs and Tables

Part III: Styles

Stylin with Paragraph and Character Styles

Mo Style

Part IV: Page Layout

Setting Up Your Document

Everything in Its Right Place: Using Grids

Text Wraps: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Type Effects