Word 2013: The Magic of Columns

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  July 1, 2014  /  Word   —   No Comments ↓

Ah July! Weekend trips to the beach. More time outdoors than inside. Going on family vacations. Throwing backyard parties. Expanding one’s Word and Excel skills… If one of those things seems out of place to you, we can’t relate because we enjoy creating valuable new video content as much as a backyard barbecue! Regardless of the season, we never stop working to create high quality training materials to keep your skills on an upward trajectory, just like an amazing fireworks display!

What's Happening in the Log on to Learn Recording Studio?
Our expert instructors are total workhorses! If our staff of expert instructors aren’t spending entire days in our classrooms providing live instruction to students all across the country, then they’re in the studio creating informative and easy to understand software training videos. It takes a lot of focus and energy to produce this content, and we consider ourselves lucky to have such a dedicated group of professionals.

So What Does This Mean for you?
As a member of Log on to Learn, you get all the benefits! Soon there will be even more Word and Excel 2013 video content available in the video library. When it comes to software knowledge, there’s always more to learn, no matter what level you’re at. That’s why we’re currently recording and editing the next round of videos designed to keep your skills growing. The Word 2013 Warrior series is nearly complete so, as a preview we wanted to provide members and non-members alike, with a sampling of the great content we’ve been working on.

Word 2013: The Magic of Columns
The application of Word’s column tools is ideal for creating newsletters, flyers or any time you’d like your text to flow in a unique way. It’s one of those functions that, when used properly, really can help get your message across. The trick here is that it’s not one of the more obvious and intuitive functions in Word. That’s where we come in! Our Word Wizard has created these easy to understand video demonstrations to ensure our members can get the most out of this powerful word processing application. Also, these skills can be seamlessly translated to Word 2010 or even 2007! Jump in and check out this little preview of our soon-to-arrive Word 2013 Warriors series.

If you’re trying to get that newspaper style or just looking for some different formatting, then this is the lesson you’re looking for. MS Word is capable of creating very neat columns on the page for a snappy and professional look.

About Columns

When you add columns to a Word document, you may not want the entire document to use columns, only portions of it. That’s where section breaks and columns work hand-in-hand. You don’t need to have a document that employs columns or not. Word has the tools you need to have it both ways!

Section Breaks and Columns

Once you’ve got a clear understanding of how columns work, you’re ready to start dropping them in to your document. This video demonstration walks you through adding columns to your masterpiece.

How to Insert Columns

Ending columns and starting new ones can feel like you’re just making the page impossible to work with, until you discover the magic of column breaks. Once you know how to apply these handy tools, you’re ready to format!

Column Breaks


Topics: Word