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Formatting separator lines

To display separator lines between the columns:

1) Eighteen separator line options exist: None or various lines of thicknesses

ranging from 0.05 to 9 pt. From the Line drop-down list in the Separator line

area, select the type of line that you want. (1 pt = 1 point = 1/12 pica = 1/72

inch = 127/360 mm = 0.3527 mm.)

2) The default format is for the separator lines to have the same height as the

columns. If you want the separator lines to be shorter than the columns, use

the Height box to enter the height of the separator lines as a percentage of the

height of the columns. For example, if you enter 50%, the separator lines will

be half as high as the columns.

3) If you entered a height of less than 100%, use the Position drop-down list to

select a vertical alignment for the separator lines. The vertical-positioning

options are: Top, Centered, or Bottom.

Reverting to a single-column layout

To revert to a single-column layout for the page style, go to the Settings area and

either reset the number in the Columns box to 1 or click the single-column layout

icon.

Changing the number of columns for existing text

You might want some parts of a page to have one column and other parts of the page

to have two or more columns. For example, you might have a page-width headline

over a three-column news story.

You can create columns and then type or paste text into them, or you can select some

existing text and change the number of columns for displaying it.

When you select text and change the number of columns for that text, Writer turns

the selected text into a section, as described in “Using sections for page layout” on

page 122.

Figure 114 shows the Columns dialog box for a selection. The Apply to box on the

right-hand side has Selection highlighted and an extra option (Evenly distribute

contents to all columns) appears in the upper left-hand part of the dialog box.

Tip

You cannot select text on a two-column page and change it to a single

column using this method. Instead, you need to define a single-column

page and then select the text you want to be in a two-column section.

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