Microsoft Word 2010

Lesson 8 Part 1

*Microsoft Word 2010

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*Learning Objectives1 • 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.

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*DiscussionThe use of columns is just one of the many desktop publishing features that is included in Word 2010. 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.

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*Define columns?

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"

http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=column

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Columns are

everywhere!

* Columns can contain

pictures or objects

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By default

when you open

a new

document in

Word…you

have “1”

column

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*You can create up to 12 columns in a document3

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12

When using the Columns button

on the Page Layout Ribbon, only 3 columns

will appear in the drop-down menu,

but up to 12 columns can be

selected by using the “more”

columns option.

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*The size of the column(s) is based on the margins

and page width3

6 12

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*The amount of space allowed between

columns is an option that can be modified

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Gutter

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*Columns can be created with equal width, unequal width and

customized columns.

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Change width

Makes change

to column width

Column breaks are inserted to cause the text following the break

to begin in the next column.