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62 Chapter 3 Formatting a Document’s Layout and Table of Contents
Creating Columns
In Pages, you can vary the design on different pages of your document by creating
layouts, separated by layout breaks. A layout is part of a document in which you have
defined layout margins and columns. You can have multiple layouts in a section of
your document, or even on a single page.
You can lay out text in up to ten columns, adjusting relative column size and the
spacing between columns.
To create up to four columns of equal width:
m Click Columns in the toolbar and select the number of columns you want, up to four.
If the Columns button isn’t in the toolbar, or if you want more than four columns, you
must use the Layout Inspector. You must also use the Layout Inspector if you want to
make columns with unequal widths.
To create more than four columns:
1 Click Inspector in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Inspector), and then click the
Layout Inspector button.
2 Click Layout in the Layout Inspector if it’s not already selected.
3 Type the number of columns you want in the Columns field. By default, the columns
have equal widths.
4 To resize the columns:
a Deselect the checkbox labeled “Equal column width”.
b Select a column or gutter width in the table and type a new value, using the same
units shown in the document rulers.