Using Columns

Text may be divided into two or three columns in Microsoft Word, which is useful when creating a newsletter or flyer.

1. To begin, select the text you wish to be in columns to click within the document at the place where you would like your columns to start.

2. Click the Format menu, then click Columns.

3. The Format Columns window will appear. Here you may choose how many columns you wish to have, how much space should be between each one, and how large they are. You can choose to have each column be sized identically, or you can manually size each column by unchecking the Equal Column Width box.

4. Before you click OK, make sure you have selected the right area of the document to apply the columns! The default option is to apply your new columns to the entire document, but if you do not want this, make sure you click the popup menu and choose From This Point Forward instead.