Richard and Rick, Guess I should have said I don't want to do math ;-).
Since the software already performs this math to create the columns, why can't it display the answer? K >Karen Robbins wrote: > >> By selecting the Object Properties item from the Graphics menu, I can >> see the width and height of a text frame, the number of columns it >> contains, and the gap between those columns, in the Customize Text >> Frame dialog. I could presume that if those items are correct, >> theoretically the column width is correct. But where can I see the >> actual width of the columns to confirm it? > >If there are multiple columns, they're equal width. So: > >(Text Frame Width - (Side Head Width + Gap) - (Columns Gap x (Number >of Columns - 1)) / Number of Columns = Column Width > >HTH! > >Richard G. Combs >Senior Technical Writer >Polycom, Inc. >richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom >303-223-5111 >------ >rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom >303-903-6372 >------
