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Create and Edit Columns in Multiline Text
You can create and edit multiple columns using the In-Place Text Editor
column options and column grips.
Multiple columns can be created and edited with the In-Place Text Editor and
through grip editing. Editing columns using grips allows you the flexibility
of seeing the changes as you make them.
Columns follow a few rules. All columns have equal width and equal gutters.
A gutter is the space between columns. The height of columns remains constant
unless more text than the column can accommodate is added, or you manually
move the editing grip to adjust the column height.
Editing Columns in the In-Place Text Editor
When you are working with columns in the In-Place Text Editor, the columns
will be in a frame. The ruler bar spans across all columns, but is only active
for the current column.
Adding text to a column with an arbitrary height will not increase the column
height even if text is already filling the column. Text will flow into another
column.
You can also insert a column break to force text to start flowing into the next
column. Anytime a column break is inserted, it is assumed that the current
height of the column is fixed. To delete the break, highlight it and delete or
or use the Backspace key right after the break.
Editing Columns in the Properties Inspector
You will be able to select Static or Dynamic columns, turn off columns and
change column and gutter width through the Properties Inspector palette.
Changing column width in the palette will exhibit results similar to changing
width using grips. The palette is the only place that you can also change gutter
setting.
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