# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.Fields.IndexFieldOptions.Columns

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_Fields_IndexFieldOptions_Columns_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.Fields.IndexFieldOptions.Columns*">Columns Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the number of columns per page.</p>
<p>Allowed values are from <b>1</b> to <b>4</b>, inclusive.</p>
<p>If the value is <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/null">null</a> the index result does not change the current number of columns.</p>
<p>Default value is <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/null">null</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public short? Columns { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property Columns As Short?</code></pre>
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<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentoutofrangeexception">ArgumentOutOfRangeException</a></td>
      <td><p>Thrown when trying to set less than <b>1</b> or greater than <b>4</b>.</p>
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