Set up columns

Now you are ready to set up the columns. The trick to keeping your brochure from looking lopsided when you fold the brochure is to make sure that the number you type into the Spacing box in the Columns dialog box is double that of your margins. (Technically, this space is called the gutter between columns.) So if your margins are .5 inches, make your gutter between the columns 1 inch. Choose Format|Columns and click the icon for three columns under Presets. Now change the default spacing amount that Word has entered to be double that of your margins and click OK.