Jun 28, 2022
How do I adjust the spacing in a 2 column document to align both sides?
I created a very simple one page document with a headline and then after a section break 2 columns of text. Both columns contain headings, 3 on each side, creating 6 paragraphs of roughly the same size.
No matter what I do, I cannot align the right column to start on the same height as the left column. My left column start with a header and then some text. My right columns does too, but instead of placing the headline on the same level as the left headline it always creates a roughly two line space between left column and right column making the entire document asymmetrical and wasting a lot of space. How can I fix it?
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Hi, Jonas,
Thank you for the link. The column feature in Docs is intended for content to flow like a newspaper that automatically flows text from one column to the next, making content difficult to control, especially if you are adding headings into the mix. With your current setup, I don't see a feasible solution.
If you want to have better control over how each column is formatted, I suggest using a two-column table instead. Then, when you're done, you can hide the table borders by right-clicking in the table and going to Table properties > Table border and changing the border color to white and/or the width to zero.
Jo
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Hi, Jonas,
It would be difficult to advise you about this without seeing the document directly. Would you be willing to share a copy of the file with editing permission so I could take a direct look at it and try to figure out what the problem might be? If so, please follow these steps:
- Open the document you need help with.
- Choose File > Make a copy.
- In the new copy of the document remove any sensitive information, or replace it with similar placeholder data.
- Choose File > Share.
- Under Get link click the "Change" button and change the access to "Anyone with the link CAN EDIT."
- Copy the link from the SHARE BOX (not the URL bar).
- Click Done.
- Paste the link in a reply post in this thread.
Jo
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Jun 28, 2022
Last edited Jun 28, 2022
Jun 28, 2022
Hi, Jonas,
Thank you for the link. The column feature in Docs is intended for content to flow like a newspaper that automatically flows text from one column to the next, making content difficult to control, especially if you are adding headings into the mix. With your current setup, I don't see a feasible solution.
If you want to have better control over how each column is formatted, I suggest using a two-column table instead. Then, when you're done, you can hide the table borders by right-clicking in the table and going to Table properties > Table border and changing the border color to white and/or the width to zero.
Jo
Original Poster Jonas12212 marked this as an answer
You're very welcome, Jonas. If you have further questions about this (now or as you set up the table), please don't hesitate to let me know.
Jo
Jun 29, 2022
My friend Jo has given you the best advice - however, it might be worth just trying setting the paragraph spacing for the last paragraph on the left, and the top heading on the right, to 0 (no space before or after), but I don't know if this woujld work.