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• Newspaper-style—Writer fills the columns one at a time,
beginning with the first column. The last column may be shorter
than the others.
Figure 107: (Left) Evenly distributed columns; (Right)
Newspaper-style columns.
To distribute text evenly, select the Evenly distribute contents to all
columns option in the Settings area. Deselect this option if you want
to distribute text newspaper-style.
Tip
Choose View > Nonprinting Characters (or press Ctrl+F10)
to display end of paragraph markers (¶). Often, unexpected
behavior of columns is due to extra paragraphs that are
normally invisible to the user but are taking up space.
Using frames for page layout
Frames can be very useful when producing a newsletter or other
layout-intensive documents. Frames can contain text, tables, multiple
columns, pictures, and other objects.
Use frames when you need to:
• Position something in a particular place on a page, for example, a
logo or a “stop press” news box in one corner of a page.
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