Lesson 5 Word Lesson 8 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

2 1 Create columns 2 Adjust column width 3 Adjust column spacing 4 Insert a column break 5 Insert a vertical line between columns Students will be able to do the following on completion of this lesson. Word Lesson 8 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

3 The use of columns is just one of the many desktop publishing features that is included in Word Columns are commonly used in newsletters as well as newspaper articles. Columns can help to create text that is easy to read. Word Lesson 8 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

4 The use of columns is just one of the many desktop publishing features that is included in Word Columns are commonly used in newsletters as well as newspaper articles. Columns can help to create text that is easy to read. Word Lesson 8 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

5 S:S: (n) column (a page or text that is vertically divided) "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns" S:S: (n) column (a page or text that is vertically divided) "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns"

6 Columns are everywhere!

7 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. By default when you open a new document in Word…you have “1” column

8 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. When using the Columns button on the Page Layout Ribbon, only 3 columns will appear in the drop- down menu, but up to 13 columns can be selected by using the “more” columns option.

9 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

10 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. GutterGutter

11 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. Change width Makes change to column width Column breaks are inserted to cause the text following the break to begin in the next column.

12 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

13 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. Press “ALT” to see the column setting on the Ruler Column widths can also be modified by using the Ruler Bar. When altering the width on the ruler bar, hold down the ALT key to see the measurement as you move the marker on the ruler. Can also be used to change the spacing between columns!

14 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

15 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. Continuous break 1 Column 2 Columns

16 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

17 To Create a MANUAL column break.... CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

18 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. A column break can be inserted anywhere to cause the text to break to the next column Word 2010 automatically breaks columns at the end of the page, but this setting can be changed by inserting a manual column break.

19 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. Manual column breaks can be deleted by clicking on the break and then pressing DELETE on the keyboard. To see the “manual break”, use the “Show/Hide Command, located on the Home Ribbon.

20 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. The line that is inserted between columns will appear along the length of the longest column in the document. Vertical lines are defaulted to the center area between columns.

21 Word Lesson 6 presentation prepared by Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC. Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft. To control the length of the vertical line that is inserted between columns, use the line option found under the Shapers Command, to create the vertical line. CAUTION! Vertical lines that are created with the Shapes Community will NOT automatically fit on the column length changes. Inserting a vertical line between columns can add visual appeal to the document!