Using a Single-Column Heading in a Multi-Column Layout

There may be many times when your document layout calls for using a single-column section in the middle of a multi-column page layout. For instance, if you are creating a newsletter, you may want three columns in the newsletter, but a headline that spreads across all the columns. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Format your page so that it uses three columns.
2. Type your newsletter article. It should spread across the three columns as you would expect.
3. At the beginning of the article, type the text that you want to appear as the headline or banner.
4. Select the paragraph containing the headline or banner.
5. Choose the Columns option from the Format menu. You will see the Columns dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
6. Choose One from the Preset area at the top of the dialog box.
7. In the Apply To box, make sure it says Selected Text.
8. Click on OK.