Arrange Text into Columns

You can format text into columns within a Text Box or shape and adjust the spacing between them in Microsoft Office apps like Word and PowerPoint.

Add Columns (Windows or Mac):

1. Right-click the text box, placeholder, or shape border, and select Format Shape.
2. In the Format Shape pane, choose Text Options > Textbox.
3. Select Columns at the bottom.
4. Enter the number of columns and set the spacing (in inches).
5. Note: If Columns is grayed out, you may be editing a table.

Tips:

• Resize the text box to rebalance column layout.
• Add or delete line breaks to move text between columns.

Column Breaks:

Column breaks aren’t supported in multi-column text boxes.

Source:

Create columns of text in a text box or shape