October 1, 1979 FORMATTING ALTER CODES
text COLUMNS


!+COLUMN+


!+COLUMN+ set the number of text columns _________________________________________
The text will henceforth be formatted into <n> columns.


!+COLUMN<n>+
1 _
2
3
4
5


<n>...the number of columns into which the text is formatted (one
to five)
NOTES _____
• The manner in which multiple columns are formatted on a page is
determined by the <col> parameter of the !+JUST+ alter code.
• In Multi-Column Mode, !+WIDTH+ is segmented into several
sections: a binding offset which is taken from alternate sides
of the page (see the !+OFFSET+ alter code), text columns, and
space(s) of equal size between columns. Each space is called a
"gutter."
• The width of each column can be calculated using the following
formula:
(!+WIDTH+ - !+OFFSET+ - !+GUTTER+ *(n-1))/n
• The following diagram shows how one or two columns would be
laid-out in relation to other alter codes (defaults shown):
<-------------------------!+width65+------------------------>
<--!+offset0+--><---------------!+column1+----------------->
<-!+column2+-><-!+gutter3+-><-!+column2+->
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