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Change the number of newsletter-style columns
 
  1. Switch to print layout view (print layout view: A view of a document or other object as it will appear when you print it. For example, items such as headers, footnotes, columns, and text boxes appear in their actual positions.).
  2. Select what you want to change the number of columns for:

    ShowAn entire document

    On the Edit menu, click Select All.

    ShowPart of the document

    Select the text.

    ShowExisting sections

    Click in the section (section: A portion of a document in which you set certain page formatting options. You create a new section when you want to change such properties as line numbering, number of columns, or headers and footers.) or select multiple sections.

  3. Click Columns Button image on the Standard toolbar, and then drag to select the number of columns you want.

    Three columns selected

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