How to see column width?

[Combs, Richard]

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
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