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Flowing Text into Columns

You can flow text into multiple columns on a page, like the columns in a newspaper or magazine. By dividing a page into separate sections, you can even vary the number of columns in each section of the page.

Change the Number of Columns

1. Without worrying about the layout just yet, complete the content of your document. Make sure the page orientation and the margins are set correctly for the document.

2. On the Home tab, click the Show/Hide ¶ button if it isn’t already turned on.

3. Select the text that you want to flow into columns. ...