Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 97

Text (word processing) 4-27 Varying the number of columns on a page In the Help index,* see: E sections If you add more than one section to a page, you can vary the number of columns on the page. For example, to create a page with one column on the top half of the page and two columns on the bottom half, add a second section to the page by selecting Insert Section Break from the Format menu and setting the section to start on a new line, and then add another column to that section. Place the insertion point where you want to insert a section Page before section break Page after section break Insert a second column in the section In the Help index,* see: E columns, text You add columns using the column controls or the Section dialog box. Use the column controls to add or subtract equal-width columns. Use the Section dialog box to create variable-width columns or to enter precise column widths. For more information on adding columns, see onscreen Help, "Creating and changing columns" on page 4-21, and the previous section. Numbering sections In the Help index,* see: E Insert Page # command You can place the section number in a header or footer, and have it print on every page of the section. Doing so is useful if a section represents a chapter in a book, and you want to show chapter and page numbers. For example, you can show: 1 a section number by itself ("Chapter 3", "Chapter 4") or with the current page number ("Page 3-11", "Page 3-12") 1 a page number within a section ("Page 1 of 10" and "Page 2 of 10" where there are ten pages in the section) 1 the total number of pages in a section ("This chapter contains 32 pages") * Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from the list and click Go To Topic.