demo-multicols.tex

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%  demo-multicols.tex  2007-03-19  Mark Senn  http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~mark
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%  Demonstrate multicols.
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%  The multicols package must be loaded for this to work.
%  To load the multicols package put
%      \usepackage{multicols}
%  between the "\documentclass" and "\begin{document}" commands.
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\chapter{Demonstrate Multicols}

% Put this amount of space between the columns.
\setlength{\columnsep}{0.5truein}

% Separate the columns with a vertical rule this wide.
\setlength{\columnseprule}{0.4pt}

\Repeat{This is one column.}{25}

\begin{multicols}{2}
\Repeat{This is two columns.}{25}
\end{multicols}

\begin{multicols}{3}
\Repeat{This is three columns.}{25}
\end{multicols}

\begin{multicols}{4}
\Repeat{This is four columns.}{25}
\end{multicols}

\begin{multicols}{5}
\Repeat{This is five columns.}{25}
\end{multicols}