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Multiple Columns
To make an entire document render in two columns, just pass the twocolumn parameter to the document class:
\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
To achieve finer control over multiple columns, use the multicol package. (Extended documentation is here.) Just add the following to the document's preamble:
\usepackage{multicol}
The basic use is:
\begin{multicols}{3}
Lorem ipsum
\end{multicols}
To include a section which is not multiple columns, enclose that text in square brackets:
\begin{multicols}{3}
[
This line will not be in multiple columns
]
This line and all remaining text will be in three columns.
\end{multicols}
Column Separation
The distance between the columns is controlled by \columnsep in the \setlength parameter in the document's preamble:
\setlength{\columnsep}{0.5in}
Unbalanced Columns
By default, the multicol package will do its best to balance all the columns. If you want unbalanced columns, then use multicols* instead:
\begin{multicols*}{3}
This text will have unbalanced columns.
Lorem ipsum.
\end{multicols}
Column Rules
To insert a vertical line between columns, pass \columnseprule to the \setlength parameter in the document's preamble:
\setlength{columnseprule}{1pt}
\def\columnseprulecolr{\color{blue}}
In order to add colors, be sure to use the color package by adding the following to the document's preamble:
\usepackage{color}