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If you format a document with columns (as in some newsletter layouts), the text will automatically flow from one column to the other. You can insert your own column breaks for more control over the document format.

Insert a column break Place your cursor where you want the column to break. Click Layout > Breaks. In Word 2013 or Word 2010, click Page Layout > Breaks. A menu with options will appear. Click Column. A column break is inserted. Click Home > Show/Hide. to see it.

On the Layout tab, click Columns, then click the layout you want. To apply columns to only part of your document, with your cursor, select the text that you want to format. On the Layout tab, click Columns, then click More Columns.

Click where you want the previous column to end. Click Insert in the toolbar, then choose Column Break.

Click File > New, and click a blank publication. Click Insert > Draw Text Box, and draw a text box that goes to the margins of the page. Make sure the text box is selected and click Text Box Tools Format > Columns > Two Columns. Type text and insert graphics to complete your two-column publication.

If the default formatting doesn't work for your layout, open the Columns dialog box to make adjustments. On the Page Layout or Layout tab, click Columns.In the Columns dialog box, adjust the settings under Width and spacing to choose your column width and the spacing between columns.

Tap Columns, then do any of the following: Change the number of columns: Tap. , or tap the number of columns and enter a new value. Set column width: To use the same width for all columns, turn on Equal Column Width. To set different column widths, turn this option off, then tap.Set the space between columns: Tap.