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<h4 class="subsubsection" id="Multiple-columns">4.6.6.4 Multiple columns</h4>
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<p><samp class="file">ms</samp> can set text in as many columns as reasonably fit on the page.
The following macros force a page break if a multi-column layout is
active when they are called. The <code class="code">MINGW</code> register stores the
default minimum gutter width; it is a GNU extension. When multiple
columns are in use, keeps and the <code class="code">HORPHANS</code> and <code class="code">PORPHANS</code>
registers work with respect to column breaks instead of page breaks.
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<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002e1C"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.1C</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002e1C'> ¶</a></span></dt>
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<p>Arrange page text in a single column (the default).
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<p>Arrange page text in two columns.
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<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eMC"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.MC</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<span class="r"><i class="slanted">column-width</i></span> [<span class="r"><i class="slanted">gutter-width</i></span>]]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eMC'> ¶</a></span></dt>
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<p>Arrange page text in multiple columns. If you specify no arguments, it
is equivalent to the <code class="code">2C</code> macro. Otherwise, <var class="var">column-width</var> is
the width of each column and <var class="var">gutter-width</var> is the minimum distance
between columns.
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