# 8.8. Columns

You can divide the page into several columns, of equal width, with a user controlled space in between each column.

| This feature is only available in Wordprocessing Templates. If you are working in a DTP Template, you can build up several columns using a different frame for each column.

To change the number and width of columns:

1. First, you must be in Frame Edit Mode. If you are not currently in frame edit mode, you can change to Frame Edit Mode, in one of three ways:

   - Select Tools->Edit Frames from the Menu bar

   - You can use the keyboard shortcut: F5

   - or by clicking on the toolbar.

2. Place the mouse cursor inside the frame you want to move, and click once with the left mouse button. This selects this frame as the current frame.

3. Select Format->Page from the Menu bar.

   This will bring up a dialog box

4. Click on the table labled "Columns".

   This will change the dialog panel.

5. You can now select the number of columns, and the spacing in between.

   The preview box shows you what you can expect.

6. Click "OK" when you are done.

7. Click "Cancel" to abort changes.