Width columns

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    • #90769
      Walter Bazzi
      Member

      Hi all!

      In the office where I work there is Indesign CC 2015.

      In a page I would want to create 4 columns: A, B, C and D.
      The columns A and C must be narrower than the columns B and D.
      The columns A and C must have the same width, the same for the columns B and D, that are those wider

      The page is 210 mm.
      The borders 13 mm for every side: total 26 mm.
      The space among the columns is 5 mm.

      How can I make the columns A and C of the same width and the same for the columns B and D?

      Thanks

    • #91464
      James Dempsey
      Participant

      The short answer is: You can’t.

      InDesign doesn’t allow multiple sized columns in a single text container. Your best solution is to create 4 separate text containers exactly the size you need them with the space between them you want, then link the containers so the text flows between them the way you wish.

      [update]After posting my response, it occurred to me that you probably weren’t talking about text containers/boxes, but guides. Unfortunately, the answer is the same. You can’t create multiple sized page columns. The solution is to create your own guide grid (on a master page would make sense).

    • #91473

      You can do it, but you will have to by hand (and figure out the math). Whether you do it on one single page or a master page, it’s the same set up.

      Set it up for four columns. Then right click on the pasteboard of that page. Scroll down to ruler guides, then uncheck “lock column guides.” You can then move the colum guides to where you want them.

      Note–I am talking about four columns on the page–not an actual text frame that is set up for four columns.

      I’d suggest you create master pages for it.

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