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With Microsoft Word, you can display text in columns like the ones you see in newspapers. This can be useful if you are creating newsletters and brochures.
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To try creating a newspaper column, open a document.
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Click anywhere in the document.
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Click Format on the menu bar.
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The Format pulldown menu appears.
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Click Columns on the menu.
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The Columns dialog appears.
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Choose the column format you want to use.
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A line can also be placed between the columns.
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To place a line between the columns, check the option shown.
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A preview of the options can be seen in the preview area.
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Click OK to confirm your choice.
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The content of the document appears in newspaper colums as seen here.
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You can remove columns. To do so, click anywhere in the document.
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Click Format.
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Click Columns.
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Choose option one from the columns dialog box.
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The newspaper column is removed.
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You can also create three or more columns in your document.
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Click Format.
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Click Columns .
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In the Columns dialog box, double-click the Number of columns .
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Then type the number of columns you want to create.
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Click OK to confirm.
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The text in the document is flowed into five columns.
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You can remove the columns as before.
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