# ColumnDistance Property

> Sets the distance in twips between equal-width page columns for the document or the section selected by SectionCurrent; write only, run time only.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > ColumnDistance Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/columndistance-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/columndistance-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/columndistance-property/llms-full.txt

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Sets the distance, in twips, between the columns on a page for the whole document or for a document's section. The [SectionCurrent](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/sectioncurrent-property/llms-full.txt) property determines the part of the document. This property can only be used for columns which are automatically calculated from the page width. All columns have then the same distance determined through this property. To set columns with different distances the [ColumnWidthsAndDistances](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/columnwidthsanddistances-property/llms-full.txt) property must be used.

Introduced: 15.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.ColumnDistance [= value]
```

### Data Types

Integer.

### Limitations

Write only, run time only.

### Remarks

This property is write only. To get information about column distances the [ColumnWidthsAndDistances](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/columnwidthsanddistances-property/llms-full.txt) property must be used.

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Sections and Pages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/sections-pages/llms-full.txt)

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