One of the simplest ways to make a page more attractive and easy to read is to place the text in columns. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Apr. 2013 and the video tutorial for ...

I’ve heard from some readers who have asked about creating columns in a Microsoft Word document. Well, there are four basic types of columns that I refer to as “Book,” “Newspaper,” “Table” and “Tabbed ...

A table is an object that is made up of columns and rows, and its purpose is to store and organize data. In Microsoft Word, users can change the table border styles and shade the cells with various ...

Newspaper columns are a great way to format content in brochures, flyers, newsletters and so on. They’re especially useful in a document that is text-heavy because the narrow columns are more readable ...

While Microsoft Excel is great at performing calculations, producing charts and storing data, you can more easily create a descriptive, expressive and readable business report by using Microsoft Word ...

A number of readers have asked how to divide text into columns within Microsoft Word. Well, there are four basic column types that I call “Book,” “Newspaper,” “Table” and “Tabbed.” Book columns are ...

The Check Box Content Control tool in Microsoft Word 2010 allows you to add check boxes to a document and create a checklist. However, if you attempt to use justification to align the items of a ...

Microsoft Word comes with a feature that lets you create the newsletter or newspaper-style columns in the entire document. Converting your document into multiple columns not only gives it a ...

The battle of Word vs. Google Docs is usually over before it begins, with the spoils awarded to Microsoft’s venerable word processor and its huge feature set. But the size of the toolbox isn’t always ...