Independent column widths in text frame
Please add the option to have independent column-widths in a text frame. This would be really useful for text in nearly any letterhead footer.
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Randall
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This does seem just common-sense and very useful.
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Erik Hasson
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I can't believe we're up to 2021 and we still have to manually create two text boxes and link them. We should just be able to create a text box, make it 2 columns, and then drag the gutter left or right to make them different widths. Seems like a very simple yet very helpful feature.
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Robin Mertins
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Absolutely. I hate having to use multiple text boxes when I need this.
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Deon Schutte
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It would be great to have this feature so we don't have to revert to multiple text boxes or placing text in tables in order to achieve the same results.
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Anonymous
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Yes, please add the options in a text frame to have varying widths of columns. We all vote for that in my department!
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pageh
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I wish I could vote on this a hundred times! Whether you want radically different widths or just subtly change one column for a better text wrap, this feature would be fantastic!
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Anonymous
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In MS Word you can specify uneven columns and exact widths of the columns and gutter under Layout: Columns. With InDesign, if you don't like the spacing, you have to create a separate text frame for your 2nd or 3rd columns.
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Anonymous
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I submitted the same request nearly 6 years ago:
It would be useful to be able to adjust the width of invidual columns within a single, multi-column text frame.
It seems like after creating a multi column text frame, one could just define the gutter width, then, using the Gap tool, click in the gutter area and drag left or right to alter the width of the adjacent columns.
This would certainly eliminate the need to have multiple single-column text frames that are linked together.