You can also define special page margins by selecting the option 'Document-Edit > File > File > Page Layout'. Select a standard paper size for the pages of the section.Īlternatively, you can scroll down the list and select the 'Custom Size' option, and then define the page width and height, in inches. Set the page orientation within the section by selecting the appropriate radio button. Set the direction of the text flow within the section by selecting the appropriate radio button.

The section start page will often be 1, but this facility is also useful for inserting another document of a constant number of pages between, for example, an introduction and a technical section. If you also want to adjust the page numbering so that the new section starts at a specific page, select the 'Restart Page Number at' checkbox and type the page number. If you want to insert a page break before the new section, select the 'Start Section on New Page' checkbox. The text wraps at the edge of the column and, when it reaches the foot of the page, continues at the top of the next column. When you close the dialog, the text is displayed in the selected number of columns of equal width, across the page.

If you want to separate the columns with a vertical line, select the 'Line Between Columns' checkbox.

In the 'Space Between the Columns' field, type the separation of the columns, in inches.

In the 'Number of Columns' field, type the number of columns to divide the text into across the page.

To structure the text in two or more columns on a page: The 'Number of Columns' field defaults to '1', to present the text as a normal page of text (effectively a single column).

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