<p class="Paragraph">Use this area to specify the number of text columns and the background in the inserted area. You can also specify the type, height and position of the column separator, and the column width.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Areas in StarWriter cannot contain columns. The areas are arranged according to the flow of text at the place in the document below where they are inserted.</p>
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<p class="P2">This means that if you insert an area with columns into a page that is itself divided into columns, the result will be nested columns. The columns of the area fall within the columns of the page.</p>
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<p class="P2">It is also possible to insert one area into another area. If both areas have columns, the column subdivision of the superordinate area will just be interrupted and will then continue after the end of the subordinate area.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">The ability to define in areas and columns makes it possible to import and export to other applications in which there are several different column divisions per page. Currently, importing and exporting in RTF format and importing in Word format and WordPerfect8 format all support this capability. This capability will also soon be added to exporting in Word format.</p>