Template:Columns: Difference between revisions

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Description

This template allows you to display content in multiple columns on a page. By default, it divides the content into three columns, but you can customize the number of columns by using the count= parameter. Optionally, you can add custom inline styles using the style= parameter to adjust the appearance of the columns.

Usage

Example: Default Usage When used with no additional parameters, the template will return a 3 column list.
You Type	You Get
{{columns\| * Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 * Item 4 * Item 5 * Item 6 }}	Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6

Example: Count Parameter You can specify the number of columns in the output through use of the `\|count=` parameter.
You Type	You Get
{{columns\|count=2\| * Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 * Item 4 * Item 5 * Item 6 }}	Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6
{{columns\|count=4\| * Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 * Item 4 }}	Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4

Parameters

`count` (optional): Specifies the number of columns. Defaults to 3 if not provided.
`style` (optional): Additional inline CSS styles to apply to the container div.

Articles Using Template

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 {| style="width: 100%; text-align: left; margin: auto;" class="wikitable"
 |-
-! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Example: Tag Only</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">[Brief Explanation here]</span>
+! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Example: Default Usage</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When used with no additional parameters, the template will return a 3 column list.</span>
 |-
 ! width=25%|You Type
@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 {| style="width: 100%; text-align: left; margin: auto;" class="wikitable"
 |-
-! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Example: Tag Only</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">[Brief Explanation here]</span>
+! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Example: Count Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">You can specify the number of columns in the output through use of the <code>|count=</code> parameter.</span>
 |-
 ! width=25%|You Type
@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 * Item 6
 }}
-|}
+|-
-To use this template, wrap the content you want to display in columns like this:
+| style="text-align: left; background-color: white;" |<pre>
+{{columns|count=4|
-<pre>
-{{columns|
 * Item 1
 * Item 2
 * Item 3
 * Item 4
-* Item 5
-* Item 6
 }}
 </pre>
+| style="background-color: white;" |{{columns|count=4|
-The above example will display the list in three columns by default.
+* Item 1
+* Item 2
+* Item 3
+* Item 4
+}}
+|}
 ===Parameters===