How to make columns in Google Docs

Split your text into two or three columns, like a newsletter, from the Format menu.

Operations

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Open the Format menu.

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Hover over Columns to see the layouts.

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Pick a layout - here, two columns. Choose More options to set the spacing or add a line between columns.

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Your text now flows down the first column and on into the second.

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