How to Span and Split Text Across Columns in InDesign
Learn how to make text in InDesign to span across multiple columns in a multi-column text frame and how to break a text column into even smaller columns.
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 everything in one, easy to manage frame.
This comes from Bart’s “10 Essential InDesign Productivity Tips” session at CreativePro Week 2021.
This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on July 22, 2022
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