Create and edit columns — AI Prompts for Google Docs

The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

I need a two-column layout for the client handout that starts on page two and keeps the cover…

I need a two-column layout for the client handout that starts on page two and keeps the cover single-column. Convert pages 2 through the end into two columns, keep headings readable, and make sure images and captions flow without breaking mid-sentence. Check the cover and page numbering afterward.

Improve — make it easier to accept

Before I send the draft to design, make the columns easy to scan. Put the three key takeaway…

Before I send the draft to design, make the columns easy to scan. Put the three key takeaway bullets into a single narrow column at the top of page two, make body text a comfortable 10.5–11pt in two columns, and ensure no heading widows. Flag any images that overflow a column or captions that sit isolated.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

I converted the document into two columns starting on page two, but the client cover must stay…

My cover is single-column but the rest went two-column and captions are splitting

I converted the document into two columns starting on page two, but the client cover must stay single-column and several captions are splitting across columns. Priya in design will notice. I cannot easily tell which images will move when I change column breaks. What likely caused the captions to split, and what is the quickest reliable fix so the file is tidy before sending?

Become — change the pattern

Every time reviewers add comments the column breaks shift and I spend hours fixing images,…

I repeatedly fix column breaks after edits from reviewers

Every time reviewers add comments the column breaks shift and I spend hours fixing images, captions, and widows. Over the last five handouts this eats a day each. What simple habits and a short checklist will stop column layout from collapsing after review and keep handouts ready for print without last-minute rework?

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