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Title: Can I create unequal column widths?
Post by: Actinia on April 10, 2025, 01:08:59 PM
I am creating a newsletter. Typically I have articles laid out with either two 90mm columns or three 60mm columns. I frequently include images which float within a column. Mostly these images can be nicely sized to equal the enclosing column with.
Occasionally I have an image that needs a different width. If I insert a 75mm image into a two column layout the wrapped text lies in a fairly narrow strip which looks ugly. Most of the time I can get round this problem, but occasionally I would like my text frame to have two unequal-width columns. Is thgis possible?
John
Title: Re: Can I create unequal column widths?
Post by: a.l.e on April 10, 2025, 07:09:56 PM
just create the columns with the guides or "page > manage guides > column/row" and create one text frame for column.

for using the "column/row" feature, you might want look into "typographic grid" (tip: if you want to or three columns, create six columns, with a gap in between, and let the text frame spread one or two columns each.
Title: Re: Can I create unequal column widths?
Post by: Actinia on April 11, 2025, 12:59:00 PM
Quote from: a.l.e on April 10, 2025, 07:09:56 PMjust create the columns with the guides or "page > manage guides > column/row" and create one text frame for column.

Thanks. That is one of the workarouns that I have tried.

Quote from: a.l.e on April 10, 2025, 07:09:56 PMfor using the "column/row" feature, you might want look into "typographic grid" (tip: if you want to or three columns, create six columns, with a gap in between, and let the text frame spread one or two columns each.
Thanks. I will try that.
John