Add Columns in Microsoft Word

Last Updated : 7 Apr, 2026

Columns are widely used in documents such as newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and textbooks. This article explains how to insert columns in a document and create column breaks.  

Steps for Inserting Columns

Columns and column breaks can improve your document's organization and increase its readability. They also allow you to utilize all of the available space on the page.;

Step 1: Select the text you want to format.

Step 2: Click the Page Layout menu tab.

Step 3: Click the columns command. A drop-down menu will appear (as mentioned below).

Step 4: Select the number of columns you want to insert. The text will then format into columns.

Note: If you want to remove the columns, click the columns command and select one for the number of columns.

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