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<sect1 id="columns">
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<sect1info>
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<authorgroup>
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<author
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><firstname
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>Mike</firstname
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> <surname
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>McBride</surname
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> </author>
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<othercredit role="translator"
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><firstname
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>Andrew</firstname
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><surname
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>Coles</surname
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><affiliation
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><address
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><email
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>andrew_coles@yahoo.co.uk</email
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></address
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></affiliation
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><contrib
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>Conversion to British English</contrib
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></othercredit
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>
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</authorgroup>
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</sect1info>
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<title
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>Columns</title>
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<indexterm
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><primary
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>columns</primary
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></indexterm>
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<para
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>You can divide the page into several columns, of equal width, with a user controlled space in between each column.</para>
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<note>
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<para
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>This feature is only available in Text Oriented documents.</para>
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<para
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>If you are working in a Page Layout document, you can build up several columns using a different frame for each column.</para>
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</note>
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<para
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>To change the number and width of columns select <menuchoice
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> <guimenu
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>Format</guimenu
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><guimenuitem
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>Page Layout...</guimenuitem
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></menuchoice
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> from the menubar.</para>
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<para
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>This will bring up a dialogue box.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="wpfmtpg1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para
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>Click on the tab labelled <guilabel
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>Columns</guilabel
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>.</para>
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<para
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>This will change the dialogue box.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject
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><imagedata fileref="wpfmtpg2.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para
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>You can now select the number of columns in the spin box labelled <guilabel
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>Columns:</guilabel
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> and the spacing between columns in the text box labelled <guilabel
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>Column Spacing:</guilabel
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>.</para>
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<para
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>The preview box shows you what your page will look like.</para>
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<para
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>Click <guibutton
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>OK</guibutton
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> when you are done.</para>
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<para
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>Click <guibutton
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>Cancel</guibutton
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> to abort changes.</para>
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</sect1>
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