This is a GALLEY test file. The right margin is set to 4.8 inches, so the lines average about 4 or 5 words each, based on whether you count "is", "a", etc. as words.
The second column is often the same length as the first column, but it doesn't have to be exactly the same. These do match. Of course, these columns are rather short.
Try viewing this file in 2 or 3 columns, varying the space between the columns. The file looks best in 3 columns, at least up to here.
The right margin is 3.5 inches from this column on. It tends to look ugly if printed in three columns because the words wrap around and mess up the first column on the screen. Two columns look a whole lot neater.
Use AppleWorks to experiment with column settings. Different projects will require varying column widths and lengths. Find out what suits your needs.
Here's the final column. There's enough room for a quick plug for another disk. Get Beagle Bros' BIG U disk if you have less than a deep love for Apple's FILER program, or if you have any interest in Applesoft programming under ProDOS.
