You can have Word do this automatically, or specify where you want the column breaks.ĭeciding the number of columns will be based on your margins, font sizes, line and paragraph spacing, graphics and any additional settings. Word allows you to give your work a more magazine or newspaper look by breaking up the document or specific paragraphs into columns. Have you struggled with creating columns in Word to get that nice, professional look only to have them display off balance, with one column much longer than the other(s)? Here’s some ways to whip that into shape! Do your column lengths look a little out of balance in that otherwise perfect document?