The Settings area displays five predefined column layouts. In this case, the changes are being applied to the Default page style.ĭefining the number of columns on a page.

Notice the Apply to box on the right-hand side of the dialog box.

The preview box, located to the right of the Settings area, shows how the column layout will look. You can use one of Writer's predefined column layouts, or you can create a customized column layout.

On the Columns dialog box, choose the number of columns and specify any spacing between the columns and whether you want a vertical separator line to appear between the columns.

Choose Format > Columns or go to the Columns page of the Page Style dialog box.

To define the number of columns on a page: You can then either define extra page styles for pages with different numbers of columns or use sections (described in Using sections for page layout) for pages or parts of pages with different numbers of columns. It is a good idea to define your basic page style (such as Default) with the most common layout to be used in your document, either single-column or multiple-column. Change the number of columns for existing text.Define the number of columns on a page.You can use columns for page layout in these ways:

Openoffice columns on part of page