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SetEqualColumns

SetEqualColumns(nCount, nSpace)

Specifies that all the text columns in the current section are of equal width.

Parameters:

Name Type Description
nCount number

Number of columns.

nSpace twips

Distance between columns measured in twentieths of a point (1/1440 of an inch).

Returns:

This method doesn't return any data.

Example

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builder.CreateFile("docx");
var oDocument = Api.GetDocument();
var oParagraph = oDocument.GetElement(0);
var oSection = oDocument.GetFinalSection();
oSection.SetEqualColumns(3, 720);
oParagraph.AddText("This is a text split into 3 equal columns. ");
oParagraph.AddText("The columns are separated by the distance of half an inch.");
oParagraph.AddColumnBreak();
oParagraph.AddText("This text starts from column #2. ");
oParagraph.AddText("This sentence is used to add lines for demonstrative purposes.");
oParagraph.AddColumnBreak();
oParagraph.AddText("This text starts from column #3. ");
oParagraph.AddText("This sentence is used to add lines for demonstrative purposes.");
builder.SaveFile("docx", "SetEqualColumns.docx");
builder.CloseFile();

Resulting document