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Hi there!

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In this video we’ll be learning how to span
and split paragraphs within the same text

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box in InDesign, so let’s get started.

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Let’s pick the type tool, and make a large
text box, and fill it with the placeholder

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text.

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Let’s change the font to Poppins Medium.

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Let’s also make a few paragraphs out of
our text box.

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Let me zoom-in for a better view.

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Let’s say I want to split this text box
into two, so with the text box selected, head

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to the toolbar on top, and you see this icon,
that says ‘number of columns’, when you

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hover your mouse over it, just click to increase
the columns to two, and you shall find the

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text box splitting into two instantly.

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The option right below it is to adjust the
gutter size, so if you increase it, it will

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increase the spacing between the two text
boxes.

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Let’s set it back to the normal gutter size.

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Now let’s say I want just this first paragraph
to span across two columns, without affecting

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the rest of the paragraphs, so let’s highlight
the first paragraph, and then switch to the

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paragraph formatting controls.

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Now take your cursor to the option on the
extreme right that says ‘span columns’,

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when you hover your mouse over it.

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Click the dropdown, and select ‘span all’,
and you shall find the paragraph spanning

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across both the columns.

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Let’s split this paragraph into two.

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Now let’s say, I want to split the second
paragraph into two columns, without affecting

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the rest of the paragraphs, so let’s select
it, and move to the same dropdown, only this

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time, select ‘split 2’ option, and the
selected paragraph shall split into two.

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To split it further into three columns, select
‘split three’ option from the dropdown,

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and it shall split further.

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So you see, how easily we can split paragraphs
into multiple columns, or expand a column

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to span across two or more columns with so
much ease.

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Alright guys!

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That concludes our session, and I’m going
to see you in the next one, in just a bit.

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Good bye!