Word XP

Working with Columns

Displaying information in columns gives the writer more options for displaying different types of information on a page while remaining easy for the viewer to read. Certain kinds of information are best displayed using columns. Newspaper, newsletters, flyers, reports, announcements, school projects, or other types of publications, often use Word's column feature.

Below is an example of a Newsletter using columns and a graphic:

Working with columns can be challenging, but with practice, you'll have columns mastered in no time. An approach we will first try will be to enter text into a single column and then convert it into multiple columns.