What's changed to span columns in Paragraph styles?

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September 27, 2023
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Hello,

Has the function changed for span columns? I have a four-column text box, and I'd like one block of text to span the last two columns.

Here's the example, I want the A-Z type sample to span the last two columns on the first page. I'd usually pop in a column break and set the Paragraph style to span. Done.

It doesn't work anymore, I can't work it out. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Will

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Peter Spier

Community Expert

Span/Split columns oinly works for frames that are themselves multi-column, not for one-column frames that are set up on a multi-column grid. Could that be the problem?

Will PriceAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Peter,

The text frame is set up as four columns, as are the document margins. The issue (I'm pretty sure) is making sure that you have the right number of column breaks in the right places.

It's very fiddly, but it will save time for something I would like to template for the future.

template.

jmlevy

Community Expert

Works perfectlly for me. Would it be possible that you have asked that the paragraph starts on the following page (in the “keep options” tab)?

Will PriceAuthor

Inspiring

It doesn't seem to be. I set it to anywhere. Changing that doesn't seem to do anything, either.

jmlevy

Community Expert

Can you share the file?

James Gifford—NitroPress

Legend

I don't use Span Columns often enough to have a good grasp of what it might have been, but I recall the choice being "Single Column" and "Span All Columns" — or something like that. In any case, the choice with v18.5 is "Single Column" and "Span Columns," with a setting for how many columns to span.

Are you selecting "Span Columns" and specifying 2 columns?