InDesign: How to Span and Split Text Across Columns (Video Tutorial)



In this InDesign how-to video, Bart Van de Wiele shows how to span a paragraph across columns in a multi-column text frame and also split a single column into multiple “mini” columns to better fill up space. Just by using the Span and Split Columns command, he is able to create a variety of text widths, all while keeping the text in one, easy to manage text frame.

This comes from Bart’s “10 Essential InDesign Productivity Tips” session at CreativePro Week 2021.

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