Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 84)

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Creating and changing columns
You can arrange text in multiple columns on every page of a document. As
you type, text flows from the end of one column to the beginning of the next.
When you make changes to the width or number of columns, the text adjusts
accordingly.
Note You can set up different column formats from page to page, or on the
same page, using sections. See “Dividing a document into sections” on
page 4-22 and “Varying the number of columns on a page” on page 4-25.
To specify the number of columns in your document or text frame, choose
Section from the Format menu, type the number of columns, and then click OK.
You can specify up to nine columns, their widths (equal or variable), and the
amount of space between each one.
To add or subtract columns of equal width, click the increase-columns or
decrease-columns control in the text ruler.
Important If your document already contains columns of variable width,
clicking the increase-columns or decrease-columns control changes them to
equal width.
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
In the Help index, * see:
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columns, text
Text formatted in columns
Click to add columns Click to subtract columns
Shows the number of columns