How to Create Add Columns in a Word Document

"Right-click" means clicking with the right mouse button, not the left.

Microsoft Word's columns feature lets you easily format the text of your document into multiple columns. You can choose from multiple settings, such as two or three equal columns or one small column and one wide column. If you use columns frequently, you can add the button that creates columns to the Quick Access Toolbar, which Word displays permanently at the top of the screen. This way, you can create columns quickly, without searching through the Ribbon.

Instructions

Create Columns

1. Click the "Page Layout" tab on the Ribbon.

2. Click the "Columns" icon, located in the group marked "Page Setup."

3. Click one of the options on the drop-down menu: Click "Two" to create two equal-sized columns; click "Three" to create three equal columns; click "Left" two create two columns, a small one on the left and a wider one on the right; or click "Right" to create a thin right column and a wide left column.

Add Columns Button to Quick Access Toolbar

1. Click the "Page Layout" tab on the Ribbon.

2. Right-click the "Columns" button on the Ribbon. A small menu will pop up.

3. Click "Add to Quick Access Toolbar" on the small menu. Word will add the Columns button to the the thin, dark-gray strip at the very top of the screen, above the Ribbon. Now, regardless of which tab you view on the Ribbon, the columns button will always remain visible.

References

• Microsoft Office: Create Newsletter Columns
• Microsoft Office: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar