You can set the number of columns in your document at the paragraph, section, or document level.
Document-level columns
By default, documents have a single-column layout. To adjust the number of columns on every page of your document, adjust your columns at the document level.
To create document-level columns:
- From the File toolbar, select Properties .
- Select Document Properties from the menu.
- Under the Page Formats tab, adjust the number in the Columns box.
Section-level columns
To adjust columns at the section level:
- Open Section Properties from the Properties menu or by clicking the in the right panel.
- Adjust the number in the Columns box.
Note: Section-level column properties override document-level settings.
Paragraph-level columns
To adjust columns at the paragraph level:
- Highlight the paragraph you want to adjust and open the Properties panel.
- Click the Paragraph tab at the top of the panel.
- Adjust the number in the Columns box.
Note: Paragraph-level column properties override both section-level and document-level properties.
Column breaks
Content in your document automatically adjusts to create even columns. Use column breaks to manually move content to another column.
To insert a column break:
- Click in the document where you want to add a column break.
- From the Edit toolbar, click Insert .
- Select Column Break from the menu. This automatically inserts a break below the selected content.
To remove a column break, hover over the break in the text and click the .