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Columns are a great way to present certain
types of information, like lists and news

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articles.

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Not only can they improve readability—they
can also help you get the most out of your

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page layout.

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In this document, there's a lot of unused
space on the right.

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If we formatted the text into columns, it
would fill this space, and we'd be able to

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fit more information on the page.

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To get started, select the text that you want
to format.

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Then go to the Page Layout tab... and click
the Columns command.

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Here, you can choose one of the predefined
styles (like two or three columns), or you

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can click More to access even more options.

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In this example, we're going to choose Two.

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Now our list of contact info is displayed
as two separate columns.

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But I'd really like the Leasing Office section
to start in the second column—and to do

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that, I'm going to insert a column break.

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Column breaks work a lot like page breaks.

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Just place your cursor where you want the
break to begin... then click the Breaks command.

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Next, choose Column from the menu... and the
text will move to the top of the next column.

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There are several other ways that you can
customize columns in Word.

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For example, you can adjust the layout using
the indent markers here.

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You can also open the More Columns dialog
box... and fine-tune settings like the exact

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width of each column, and the amount of space
between them.

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If you change your mind, you can easily remove
the columns from your document without deleting

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the text.

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Just start by selecting your columns.

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Next, click the Columns command... and this
time, choose One from the menu.

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If you had any column breaks, you may need
to make some adjustments to return the text

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to its original layout.

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In this example, I'm going to place my cursor
at the end of the current section... and press

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Delete a couple of times... then press Enter
to return the text to its own line.

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As you can see, working with columns is easy.

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You just have to know how to customize them—using
the column breaks feature, and the rest of

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the options Word has to offer.