How to set the space between columns provided by the `multcol` package?

Asked Jun 11 '17 at 08:41

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According to the multcol package's user manual (2017/4/15, p. 3)

The space between columns is controlled by the length parameter \columnsep.

Unfortunately, there is no example showing how to use this parameter.

How can the space between columns be set?

Attempted solution

I tried @Troy's suggestion below, as follows:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\setlength{\columnsep}{0cm}
\lipsum[1-4]
\end{multicols}
\end{document}

but the resulting pdf file is the same whether or not the line \setlength{\columnsep}{0cm} is commented out, namely

$\columnsep = 0cm$

edited Jun 11 '17 at 09:07

asked Jun 11 '17 at 08:41

Evan Aad

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\setlength{\columnsep}{1cm}? – Troy Jun 11 '17 at 08:46
It is the same parameter, set the same way as the standard twocolumn option. – David Carlisle Jun 11 '17 at 08:49
@Troy: \setlength{\columnsep}{1cm} has no effect whatsoever. – Evan Aad Jun 11 '17 at 08:55
@EvanAad Provide a minimal working example, please. – Troy Jun 11 '17 at 08:55
@Troy: I've added a minimal working example. – Evan Aad Jun 11 '17 at 09:01
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@EvanAad place the \setlength{...} before beginning the multicols envt. – Troy Jun 11 '17 at 09:01

How to set the space between columns provided by the `multcol` package?

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