How do you format text into two columns with the left column narrower?

How do you format text into two columns with the left column narrower?

• A. Format the text into two columns using the Columns dialog and select a preset that places the left column narrower.
• B. Format the text into two columns using the Columns dialog and select a preset that places the left column wider.
• C. Insert a two-column table and adjust the width of the left column.
• D. Change the page orientation to landscape.

Answer: (A)

Formatting text into multiple columns is handled by Word’s Columns feature. To create two columns with the left column narrower, you format the text into two columns and choose the Left preset in the Columns dialog. That Left preset specifically sets up a narrow left column and a wider right column, which matches the requirement exactly. The other options miss the goal in different ways: making the left column wider would not meet the request for a narrower left column; using a two-column table would produce a tabular layout rather than flowing text in newspaper-style columns; changing page orientation to landscape alters the page shape but doesn’t guarantee a narrower left column.

Formatting text into multiple columns is handled by Word’s Columns feature. To create two columns with the left column narrower, you format the text into two columns and choose the Left preset in the Columns dialog. That Left preset specifically sets up a narrow left column and a wider right column, which matches the requirement exactly.

The other options miss the goal in different ways: making the left column wider would not meet the request for a narrower left column; using a two-column table would produce a tabular layout rather than flowing text in newspaper-style columns; changing page orientation to landscape alters the page shape but doesn’t guarantee a narrower left column.