Create multiple columns

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:

1. From the File toolbar, select Properties .
2. Select Document Properties from the menu.
3. Under the Page Formats tab, adjust the number in the Columns box.

Section-level columns

To adjust columns at the section level:

1. Open Section Properties from the Properties menu or by clicking the in the right panel.
2. 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:

1. Highlight the paragraph you want to adjust and open the Properties  panel.
2. Click the Paragraph  tab at the top of the panel.
3. 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:

1. Click in the document where you want to add a column break.
2. From the Edit toolbar, click Insert .
3. 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 .