Add or delete columns in a document

You can insert or remove columns in a document in Google Docs.

Make text into columns

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Select the text that you want to put into columns.
3. Click Format Columns.
4. Select the number of columns that you want.

Change column formatting

1. Select the columns that you want to change.
2. Click Format Columns.
3. Click More options.
4. Make your changes, and click Apply.

Remove column format

1. Select the columns that you want to change.
2. Click Format Columns  1 column .

Add a column break

Column breaks make the next text start at the top of the next column, similar to a page break.

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Click the part of the column where you want to add a break.
3. Click Insert  Break  Column break.

If the column break option isn’t available, put text into 2 or more columns.