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tonydel
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November 1, 2016
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Single text box, multiple columns

  • November 1, 2016
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Hey all,

I am totally blanking on this, but I have this document with a single text frame (the whole page excluding margins) and I'd like to separate the body copy into columns / paragraphs.

Basically I want the section for "COLORS" to be in the 2nd column but on the same line as "TYPEFACES"

Also, the "ICON IDENTITY SYSTEM" is spanning two columns.

Thanks!!

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    Scott Falkner
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    Scott FalknerCommunity Expert
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    November 2, 2016

    Ahead of “Colors” enter a column break, which is Enter on the numeric keypad. On a Mac without a numeric keypad use Fn+Return. For Icon Identity system, select the line and go to Span Columns in the paragraph panel. Select Span Columns then select the number of columns you want o span. In the case either 2 or All.

    Steve Werner
    Community Expert
    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 2, 2016

    The answer is Span and Split Columns described here in a posting I wrote when the feature came out in InDesign CS5:

    http://indesignsecrets.com/timesaver-span-and-split-columns-in-cs5.php

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