Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Ratio The width of columns are relative to each other. This means 2:1 (default) allows column one to be twice as wide as column two, 1:1 allows columns to be the same width and 1:2 allows column two ...

Give your business newsletters, manuals and brochures a designer look by arranging the text in them in a columnar layout. The shorter lines and punchier look of a two-column layout maximizes the use ...

Word's columns feature lets you take charge of your page layouts and compare blocks of text or images. The column settings can be quickly applied and then removed again, when they are no longer needed ...

Files by Google is testing a new layout for large-screen devices. The redesigned UI splits the app into two columns, with home screen elements on the left and open folders or categories on the right.

Dennis Reilly at CNET's Workers' Edge blog notes that when you've got a whole bunch of text you want people to get through, a two-column layout, with or without titled headers, makes the reading go ...