Creating Columns

You can easily add and configure columns in any frame of a page layout.

How to Create Columns

  1. Open a page in a page layout.
  2. Double-click the frame for which you want to add or configure columns.
  3. Select the Columns tab.
  4. Set any of the options on the tab for the columns or the divider.

    Columns

    • Count Enter the number of columns to be used in the frame to display text.
    • Gap Enter the amount of space that you want between each column. You can also use the up and down arrows. To select a unit of measurement, click the down arrow in the units of measurement field and select one of the options. See Units of Measurement.

    Column Divider

    • Style Select the type of vertical line that you would like to display between columns (either a solid or double line). If you do not select a style, the gap between the columns will be empty.
    • Width Specify the width of the single solid line or the double lines that serve as the column divider. In the lower-left field, enter the value. In the lower-right field, click the down arrow and select the unit of measurement. See Units of Measurement.
    • Margin Top Specify the amount of space between the top of the column divider and the top edge of the frame. In the lower-left field, enter the value. In the lower-right field, click the down arrow and select the unit of measurement. See Units of Measurement.
    • Margin Bottom Specify the amount of space between the bottom of the column divider and the bottom edge of the frame. In the lower-left field, enter the value. In the lower-right field, click the down arrow and select the unit of measurement. See Units of Measurement.
    • Color Use this field to apply a color to the column divider. Click the down arrow and select a color from the popup. For advanced color options, select More Colors and use the fields in the Color Picker dialog.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note When you insert an Index proxy, you can select the number of columns for the index in your output. However, this applies to Microsoft Word output only (see Creating an Index Manually for Print). For PDF output, the number of columns in an index is determined by the settings in the page layout, rather than by the setting in the Index proxy.