{"id":164,"date":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/chapter\/columns\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:31:17","slug":"columns","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/chapter\/columns\/","title":{"raw":"Columns","rendered":"Columns"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Create columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_909\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"562\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/26175516\/dictionary.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/26175516\/dictionary.png\" alt=\"A dictionary has been opened to the page where all words that begin with R is. On the dictionary is a folded pair of reading glasses.\" width=\"562\" height=\"278\"><\/a> Reference books, magazines, and newspapers commonly use a layout with two or more columns.[\/caption]\n\nColumns can help you fit more text on a page&nbsp;or&nbsp;provide better readability. Some documents, such as a newsletter or newspaper, are customarily formatted with columns. Columns are typically used for shorter pieces of text (like dictionary definitions or short articles) rather than longer readings.\n\nTo add columns, either select the text you want to arrange into columns or place your cursor where you want columns to start. Then, go to Layout&gt;Columns and select the number of columns. (For more than three columns, select <strong>More Columns...<\/strong> at the bottom of the menu.)\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-computerapplicationsmgrs-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5695\/2017\/06\/columns-ribbon.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09173925\/columns-ribbon.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. A large green arrow is pointing to the ribbon menu and directly at the columns option. The columns dropdown menu as been activated providing different options on how you want to format your columns.\" width=\"800\" height=\"388\"><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09174435\/columns-three.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09174435\/columns-three.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\"><\/a>\n\nYou can also end&nbsp;a column with a column break. Place the cursor where you want to end a column, then select Layout&gt;Breaks&gt;Column Break.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09175212\/columns-break.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09175212\/columns-break.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. A large green arrow is pointing at the &quot;breaks&quot; option in the ribbon menu. The dropdown for the &quot;breaks&quot; menu has been opened revealing six new options. A smaller green arrow is pointing at the columns button on the list from the dropdown menu.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\"><\/a>\n\nAdding a column break will end the column and send text to the next column. Note&nbsp;that a column break is tied to the location within the text, not the location on the page. Putting a column break before the Mobile Commerce headline will put a column break before the Mobile Commerce headline, regardless of how much text comes before or after the Mobile Commerce headline.\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/e9dd88e2-5c9a-437c-a77f-d086ea552dc4\n\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jpVhLBI32TfY8ur21DQqcbKgdX5gcb732nYWNED3oeY\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Create columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_909\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/26175516\/dictionary.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909\" class=\"wp-image-909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/26175516\/dictionary.png\" alt=\"A dictionary has been opened to the page where all words that begin with R is. On the dictionary is a folded pair of reading glasses.\" width=\"562\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reference books, magazines, and newspapers commonly use a layout with two or more columns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Columns can help you fit more text on a page&nbsp;or&nbsp;provide better readability. Some documents, such as a newsletter or newspaper, are customarily formatted with columns. Columns are typically used for shorter pieces of text (like dictionary definitions or short articles) rather than longer readings.<\/p>\n<p>To add columns, either select the text you want to arrange into columns or place your cursor where you want columns to start. Then, go to Layout&gt;Columns and select the number of columns. (For more than three columns, select <strong>More Columns&#8230;<\/strong> at the bottom of the menu.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-computerapplicationsmgrs-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5695\/2017\/06\/columns-ribbon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09173925\/columns-ribbon.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. A large green arrow is pointing to the ribbon menu and directly at the columns option. The columns dropdown menu as been activated providing different options on how you want to format your columns.\" width=\"800\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09174435\/columns-three.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09174435\/columns-three.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also end&nbsp;a column with a column break. Place the cursor where you want to end a column, then select Layout&gt;Breaks&gt;Column Break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09175212\/columns-break.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/09175212\/columns-break.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with text on it. A large green arrow is pointing at the &quot;breaks&quot; option in the ribbon menu. The dropdown for the &quot;breaks&quot; menu has been opened revealing six new options. A smaller green arrow is pointing at the columns button on the list from the dropdown menu.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adding a column break will end the column and send text to the next column. Note&nbsp;that a column break is tied to the location within the text, not the location on the page. Putting a column break before the Mobile Commerce headline will put a column break before the Mobile Commerce headline, regardless of how much text comes before or after the Mobile Commerce headline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_e9dd88e2-5c9a-437c-a77f-d086ea552dc4\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/e9dd88e2-5c9a-437c-a77f-d086ea552dc4?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_e9dd88e2-5c9a-437c-a77f-d086ea552dc4\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jpVhLBI32TfY8ur21DQqcbKgdX5gcb732nYWNED3oeY\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Columns. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Letter R dictionary. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Gabrielle_RRI. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/letter-r-dictionary-bezel-2351442\/\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/letter-r-dictionary-bezel-2351442\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/cc0\">CC0: No Rights Reserved<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":503070,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Columns\",\"author\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Letter R dictionary\",\"author\":\"Gabrielle_RRI\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/letter-r-dictionary-bezel-2351442\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc0\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"4ae20c92-891c-4bff-b0fa-456debf3ff1d, 5d5cc7a2-0a51-470b-b0ee-6c4a8140391e","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-164","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":160,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/164\/revisions"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/160"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/164\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}