Columns
Specifies the number of columns and the column layout for a page style, frame, or section.
You can select from predefined column layouts, or create your own. When you apply a layout to a page style, all pages that use the style are updated. Similarly, when you apply a column layout to a frame style, all frames that use that style are updated. You can also change the column layout for a single frame.
Settings
Columns
Enter the number of columns that you want in the page, frame, or section.
Selection fields
You can also select one of the predefined column layouts.
Tooltips describe each predefined selection.
Apply to
Select the item that you want to apply the column layout to. This option is only available if you access this dialog by choosing Format - Columns.
The following two options are only available when formatting sections.
Space Columns Equally
Evenly distributes the text in multi-column sections.
The column layout preview only shows the columns and not the surrounding page.
Width and spacing
Automatic Width
Creates columns of equal width.
If the AutoWidth check box is not selected, enter the width and spacing options for the columns.
עמודה
Displays the column number, as well as width and distance to the adjacent columns.
Left Arrow
Moves the column display one column to the left.
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Moves the column display one column to the right.
Right Arrow
Width
Enter the width of the column.
Spacing
Enter the amount of space that you want to leave between the columns.
Separator line
This area is only available if your layout contains more than one column.
סגנון
Select the formatting style for the column separator line. If you do not want a separator line, choose "None".
Width
Enter width of the separator line.
צבע
Select a color for the separator line.
Height
Enter the length of the separator line as a percentage of the height of the column area.
Position
Select the vertical alignment of the separator line. This option is only available if Height value of the line is less than 100%.