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TextColumns.SetCount Method

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Arranges text into the specified number of text columns.

Syntax

expression.SetCount(NumColumns)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a TextColumns collection.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
NumColumns Required Long The number of columns the text is to be arranged into.

Remarks

You can also use the Add method to add a single column to the TextColumns collection.

Example

This example arranges the text in the active document into two columns of equal width.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  ActiveDocument.PageSetup.TextColumns.SetCount NumColumns:=2

This example arranges the text in the first section of Brochure.doc into three columns of equal width.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Documents("Brochure.doc").Sections(1) _
    .PageSetup.TextColumns.SetCount NumColumns:=3

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