Creating Newspaper Columns?

[mhill]

Not sure if this topic has been covered already. Perhaps I am looking under the wrong terms.

How do I format a document to display its content in a specified number of columns?

I am working on a computer program that outputs its (numeric) data down the page. For example:

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CC(1, 1, 1) = 5001
CC(1, 1, 2) = 5007
CC(1, 1, 3) = 5013
CC(1, 1, 4) = 5019
CC(1, 1, 5) = 5025
and so on down the page, for multiple pages . . .

When I print it out, it uses too much paper and, since it is only 20 characters per line, I would like to display the output in, say, 4 columns per page. i.e. - goes to bottom of first column on page, continues on second column on same page, goes to bottom of column 2, continues on top of column 3 on same page, etc. That way, I am not wasting so much paper.

How can this be done?

[ak47wong]

It can't be done in TextPad. You can check if your printer driver has options for saving paper, like 2-up printing (click File > Print and then click Properties). Alternatively, you'd need to copy and paste your code into a layout program or word processor.