Today you will

• set out a page in two columns, like a newspaper
• keep your title full width across the top
• make a one-page newsletter about your Something Real project

Warm-up

Think of the last leaflet or club notice you read. Was the title across the whole top of the page?

Say your project's name out loud. If you have no project yet, use a school bake sale for today.

Columns split the body text into strips down the page, like a newspaper.

A full-width heading runs across the whole page above the columns, so readers see the name first.

A column break pushes the next text to the top of the next column.

Match the layout to the job. A CV or a letter stays in one column.

Example

Your practice file is a newsletter for Coastal Crafts, who sell phone charms. Its title goes across the top, with three sections in two columns below.

You will make a practice newsletter for Coastal Crafts called {{code:sm1_columns_practice}}. Watch your teacher first, then follow the steps in the box below for Word or Google Docs.

When the steps tell you, paste in this text:

Common issues

• My title is in a column. Undo, select only the body text, and choose two columns again. In Google Docs, check there is a section break under the subtitle.
• The column break does nothing in Word online. Shorten the first section so the columns look even instead.
• Three columns look squashed. Go back to two columns.