# C1.Report.Layout.Columns

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<h1 id="C1_Report_Layout_Columns_" data-uid="C1.Report.Layout.Columns*">Columns Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the number of detail columns.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[C1Description(&quot;Layout.Columns&quot;, &quot;The number of detail columns.&quot;)]
public int Columns { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;C1Description(&quot;Layout.Columns&quot;, &quot;The number of detail columns.&quot;)&gt;
Public Property Columns As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Report_Layout_Columns_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Use this property to create multi-column reports.</p>
<p>In multi-column reports, header and footer sections span the full width of the report. 
Only the detail section is rendered in multiple columns. Use the <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.Layout.Width.html#C1_Report_Layout_Width">Width</a> property to specify the width 
of each column, and the <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.Layout.ColumnLayout.html#C1_Report_Layout_ColumnLayout">ColumnLayout</a> property to specify whether columns should be laid out across 
the page or down the page.</p>
<p>Multi-column reports are useful for printing reports on mailing labels and other types of multi-column 
pre-printed forms. They are also useful for creating compact reports where detail information is laid out across 
the page.</p>
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