A column break is a code inserted by a software program (e.g., word processor) to indicate to break the text at the current cursor position into the next available column. If your document doesn’t have two or more columns, the column break would be treated as a page break.

Break, Column, Page break, Word processor terms

The shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+Enter can insert a column break.

  • How to add and remove columns in Word.