setCount method

setCount(newCount)

Arranges text into the specified number of text columns.

setCount(newCount: number)
ParameterTypeDescription
newCountnumberThe number of columns the text is to be arranged into.

Remarks

When TextColumnCollection.evenlySpaced is false and you increase the number of columns, new TextColumn objects are created with zero width and spacing. You need to set width and spacing for the new columns.

Examples

Shows how to create multiple evenly spaced columns in a section.

let doc = new aw.Document();
let builder = new aw.DocumentBuilder(doc);

let columns = builder.pageSetup.textColumns;
columns.spacing = 100;
columns.setCount(2);

builder.writeln("Column 1.");
builder.insertBreak(aw.BreakType.ColumnBreak);
builder.writeln("Column 2.");

doc.save(base.artifactsDir + "PageSetup.ColumnsSameWidth.docx");

See Also

TextColumnCollection.width property