How to Insert Columns in the Middle of a Word Document

Word calls columns "newspaper columns" because newspapers always use columns.

Changing the layout of an entire document is fairly simple, but switching from a solid block of text to a two-column format in the middle of the document requires a more complex procedure. If you insert a section break, then you can have separate layouts in the two separate sections. The first section can use a normal layout, and the second section can present its text in columns.

Instructions

1. Click in the middle of the document in the place where you want to insert columns.

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

3. Click the icon labeled "Breaks." On the drop-down menu, select the "Continuous" option.

4. Click the "Columns" icon. On the drop-down menu, click "Two" -- or whatever number and style of columns you prefer.

References

• Microsoft Office: Insert or Delete a Section Break
• Microsoft Office: Create Newsletter Columns