OpenOffice: Text in columns - so it'll work

OpenOffice not only provides you with the usual text formatting. You can also write a document in columns. We show you how this works in this practical tip.

Write text in OpenOffice documents in columns

Writing a text in columns is suitable for newspaper articles, for example:

1. In the OpenOffice document, right-click in the document and select "Page ..." from the context menu.
2. In the new window, click on the "Columns" tab.
3. Here you can choose from four different column formats or enter dimensions yourself and specify the number of columns.
4. If you want to visually separate the columns from each other by a line, you can do so under the "Separation line" section.
5. Click "OK" to save.

Tip: By the way, table borders can easily be made invisible in OpenOffice and therefore no longer appear on the printed document.