How to see column width?

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Karen,

You have to do some math to get the column width:

Column Width = (Text Frame Width - (Column Gap + Side Head Width + Side Head
Gap)) / Number of Columns

If you only have a single column, then Column Gap = 0.

Rick

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-283-5045
rick at frameexpert.com


-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Karen Robbins
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 1:39 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: How to see column width?

Hi Framers,

One of our master page layouts got nudged so that a column was very slightly
narrower than it should be (probably an accidental frame-handle grab). We
found this out by hand-measuring print output.

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?

Thanks,
Karen
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