Single text box, multiple columns
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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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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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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.

