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26<topic id="textswriter0105040500xml" indexer="include">
27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Columns</title>
28<filename>/text/swriter/01/05040500.xhp</filename>
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31<body>
32<section id="spalten">
33<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:FormatColumns" id="bm_id7831291" localize="false"/>
34<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:FormatColumns" id="bm_id3151243" localize="false"/>
35<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/SW_HID_TABLE_COLUMN" id="bm_id3150212" localize="false"/>
36<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/SW_HID_COLUMN" id="bm_id3153246" localize="false"/>
37<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:PageColumnDialog" id="bm_id121220080934019" localize="false"/>
38<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:PageColumnDialog" id="bm_id1212200809342598" localize="false"/><comment>added two Help IDs, see i97180</comment>
39<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149875" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/swriter/01/05040500.xhp" name="Columns">Columns</link></paragraph>
40<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151392" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="2"><variable id="spaltentext"><ahelp hid="HID_COLUMN">Specifies the number of columns and the column layout for a page style, frame, or section.</ahelp>
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42</section>
43<section id="howtoget">
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46<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155625" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Default settings</paragraph>
47<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149352" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="4">You can select from predefined column layouts, or create your own. When you apply a layout to a page style, all pages that use the style are updated. Similarly, when you apply a column layout to a frame style, all frames that use that style are updated. You can also change the column layout for a single frame.</paragraph>
48<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:NumericField:TP_COLUMN:ED_NUMBER" id="bm_id3154502" localize="false"/>
49<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/SW_HID_COLUMN_VALUESET" id="bm_id1212200810184474" localize="false"/>
50<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154562" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="5">Columns</paragraph>
51<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154508" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="6"><ahelp hid="SW_NUMERICFIELD_TP_COLUMN_ED_NUMBER">Enter the number of columns that you want in the page, frame, or section.</ahelp></paragraph>
52<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149884" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="47">You can also select one of the predefined column layouts.</paragraph>
53<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150933" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
54oldref="45">Selection fields</paragraph>
55<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:CheckBox:TP_COLUMN:CB_BALANCECOLS" id="bm_id3150568" localize="false"/>
56<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3148386" role="heading" level="3" l10n="CHG"
57oldref="52">Evenly distribute contents to all columns</paragraph>
58<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149024" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="53"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Distributes the text in multi-column sections. The text flows into all columns to the same height. The height of the section adjusts automatically.</ahelp>Evenly distributes the text in <link href="text/swriter/01/04020000.xhp" name="multi-column sections">multi-column sections</link>.</paragraph>
59<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153924" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
60oldref="19">Width and spacing</paragraph>
61<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147176" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="20">If the <emph>Automatic width</emph> check box is not selected, enter the width and spacing options for the columns.</paragraph>
62<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147562" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
63oldref="21">(Column number)</paragraph>
64<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145206" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="22">Displays the column number, as well as width and distance to the adjacent columns.</paragraph>
65<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:ImageButton:TP_COLUMN:BTN_DOWN" id="bm_id3151189" localize="false"/>
66<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156324" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
67oldref="23">Left Arrow</paragraph>
68<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150761" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="24"><ahelp hid="SW_IMAGEBUTTON_TP_COLUMN_BTN_DOWN">Moves the column display one column to the left.</ahelp></paragraph>
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72<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149287" role="paragraph" l10n="E">
73<image id="img_id3149750" src="res/helpimg/arrow_left.png"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3149750">Icon</alt>
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75</tablecell>
76<tablecell>
77<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154694" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="48">Left Arrow</paragraph>
78</tablecell>
79</tablerow>
80</table>
81<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:ImageButton:TP_COLUMN:BTN_UP" id="bm_id3147515" localize="false"/>
82<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145421" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
83oldref="25">Right Arrow</paragraph>
84<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153576" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="26"><ahelp hid="SW_IMAGEBUTTON_TP_COLUMN_BTN_UP">Moves the column display one column to the right.</ahelp></paragraph>
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88<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152938" role="paragraph" l10n="E">
89<image id="img_id3152948" src="res/helpimg/arrow_right.png"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3152948">Icon</alt>
90</image></paragraph>
91</tablecell>
92<tablecell>
93<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153540" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="49">Right Arrow</paragraph>
94</tablecell>
95</tablerow>
96</table>
97<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:MetricField:TP_COLUMN:ED_1" id="bm_id3154481" localize="false"/>
98<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:MetricField:TP_COLUMN:ED_2" id="bm_id3152953" localize="false"/>
99<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:MetricField:TP_COLUMN:ED_3" id="bm_id3152956" localize="false"/>
100<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154470" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
101oldref="42">Width</paragraph>
102<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152963" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="43"><ahelp hid="SW_METRICFIELD_TP_COLUMN_ED_3">Enter the width of the column.</ahelp></paragraph>
103<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:MetricField:TP_COLUMN:ED_DIST1" id="bm_id3151319" localize="false"/>
104<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:MetricField:TP_COLUMN:ED_DIST2" id="bm_id3153665" localize="false"/>
105<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151308" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="7">Spacing</paragraph>
106<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153672" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="8"><ahelp hid="SW_METRICFIELD_TP_COLUMN_ED_DIST2">Enter the amount of space that you want to leave between the columns.</ahelp></paragraph>
107<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:CheckBox:TP_COLUMN:CB_AUTO_WIDTH" id="bm_id3154573" localize="false"/>
108<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147530" role="heading" level="3" l10n="CHG"
109oldref="9">AutoWidth</paragraph>
110<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150986" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="10"><ahelp hid="SW_CHECKBOX_TP_COLUMN_CB_AUTO_WIDTH">Creates columns of equal width.</ahelp></paragraph>
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112<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155892" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="44">The column layout preview only shows the columns and not the surrounding page.</paragraph>
113<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149685" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
114oldref="11">Separator line</paragraph>
115<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154188" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="12">This area is only available if your layout contains more than one column.</paragraph>
116<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:ListBox:TP_COLUMN:LB_STYLE" id="bm_id3155786" localize="false"/>
117<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155775" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
118oldref="13">Line</paragraph>
119<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159190" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="14"><ahelp hid="SW_LISTBOX_TP_COLUMN_LB_STYLE">Select the formatting style for the column separator line. If you do not want a separator line, choose "None".</ahelp></paragraph>
120<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:MetricField:TP_COLUMN:ED_HEIGHT" id="bm_id3149303" localize="false"/>
121<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155184" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
122oldref="15">Height</paragraph>
123<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149309" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="16"><ahelp hid="SW_METRICFIELD_TP_COLUMN_ED_HEIGHT">Enter the length of the separator line as a percentage of the height of the column area.</ahelp></paragraph>
124<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:ListBox:TP_COLUMN:LB_POSITION" id="bm_id3143283" localize="false"/>
125<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3143271" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U"
126oldref="17">Position</paragraph>
127<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149485" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="18"><ahelp hid="SW_LISTBOX_TP_COLUMN_LB_POSITION">Select the vertical alignment of the separator line. This option is only available if <emph>Height</emph> value of the line is less than 100%.</ahelp></paragraph>
128<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sw:ListBox:DLG_COLUMN:LB_APPLY_TO" id="bm_id3151258" localize="false"/>
129<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151248" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
130oldref="50">Apply to</paragraph>
131<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154827" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="51"><ahelp hid="SW_LISTBOX_DLG_COLUMN_LB_APPLY_TO">Select the item that you want to apply the column layout to.</ahelp> This option is only available if you access this dialog by choosing <emph>Format - Columns</emph>.</paragraph>
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136</helpdocument>
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