> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Arranging the layout

> Move the sidebar left or right, change its width, move sections between columns and pages, split sections into columns, and control page breaks.

Every resume has a layout: a list of pages, and on each page a **main** column and a **sidebar**. This guide shows how to change the sidebar, move sections between columns and pages, show a section's entries in several columns, and decide where pages break.

## How the layout works

* **Pages.** You decide which sections start on which page. If a page's sections don't fit, the rest runs onto an extra page; see [Fitting content on a page](/guides/fitting-content-on-a-page).
* **Main and sidebar.** On a two-column template, the sidebar prints as its own narrow column. On a one-column template, sidebar sections print after the main sections.
* **Print order.** In Write, the list of sections shows them in the order they print: page by page, the main column first and then the sidebar. Dividers mark where each page and each sidebar starts.

<Frame caption="Write lists sections in print order, with dividers for pages and sidebars">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/reactiveresume/Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj/images/guides/arranging-the-layout/write-outline-pages.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj&q=85&s=88989aef2d77ee05679a1837d4298b55" alt="The Write panel's section list headed Sections, print order, with a Page 1 divider over Summary, Education and Experience, a Sidebar divider over Profiles and Skills, and a Page 2 divider over Experience and Awards" width="798" height="864" data-path="images/guides/arranging-the-layout/write-outline-pages.webp" />
</Frame>

## Move the sidebar and change its width

On a two-column template, a **Sidebar** panel appears under the template gallery in **Design → Template**.

<Frame caption="The Sidebar panel under the template gallery">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/reactiveresume/Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj/images/guides/arranging-the-layout/sidebar-panel.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj&q=85&s=cd67843d3ef2a47935e7d07d199fba44" alt="The Sidebar panel with a Left and Right switch, Left selected, and a Width slider set to 30%" width="798" height="328" data-path="images/guides/arranging-the-layout/sidebar-panel.webp" />
</Frame>

* **Left** / **Right** puts the sidebar on that side, whatever the template's usual side is.
* **Width** sets the sidebar's share of the page, from 10% to 50%.

**Sidebar Width** in **Advanced → Layout** uses the same 10% to 50% range.

## Reorder sections and move them between columns

In **Write**:

* Drag a section by its handle (the dotted grip on the left) to a new place in the list. Dragging it below a **Sidebar** divider moves it into the sidebar; dragging it past a **Page** divider moves it to that page.
* Or focus a section's title and press <kbd>⌥</kbd> <kbd>↑</kbd> or <kbd>⌥</kbd> <kbd>↓</kbd> (<kbd>Alt</kbd> <kbd>↑</kbd> or <kbd>Alt</kbd> <kbd>↓</kbd> on Windows and Linux).
* Or open the section's **⋯** menu and select **Move up** or **Move down**.

For more on the section menu, see [Managing sections](/guides/managing-sections).

## Manage pages in Advanced → Layout

**Advanced → Layout** shows every page as a box with its **Main** and **Sidebar** columns. Open **Advanced** at the bottom of the Design panel to find it.

<Frame caption="A page in Advanced → Layout">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/reactiveresume/Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj/images/guides/arranging-the-layout/advanced-layout-page.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj&q=85&s=9b62d36691eda5191a4cf2ad629aa68f" alt="The Layout editor showing Page 1 with a Full Width switch and a Delete Page button, a Sidebar column containing Profiles and Skills, and a Main column containing Summary, Education and Experience" width="798" height="980" data-path="images/guides/arranging-the-layout/advanced-layout-page.webp" />
</Frame>

Here you can:

* **Drag** sections between columns and between pages.
* Select **Add Page** (below the last page) to add an empty page.
* Select **Delete Page** to remove a page. Its sections move to the first page (or to the second page, if you delete the first). You can't delete the only page.
* Turn on **Full Width** to print that page in a single column. Its sidebar sections move into the main column.

Each section also has a **⋮** menu:

<Frame caption="A section's menu in Advanced → Layout">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/reactiveresume/Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj/images/guides/arranging-the-layout/layout-move-to-menu.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj&q=85&s=d6582d381616ae51c6b15c5d84616b5e" alt="The menu for the Summary section with Move to open, listing Page 1, Page 2, Page 3 and New Page, and below it Keep together with the note Only applies when the section fits on a single page, and Start on new page" width="996" height="432" data-path="images/guides/arranging-the-layout/layout-move-to-menu.webp" />
</Frame>

* **Move to** → a page → **Main** or **Sidebar** moves the section there. **New Page** moves it onto a page of its own at the end. Sidebar isn't offered on full-width pages or with one-column templates.
* **Keep together** and **Start on new page** control page breaks, described below.

## Show a section's entries in columns

Short entries, such as skills, languages or interests, can sit side by side. In **Write**, open the section's **⋯** menu, point to **Columns** and choose **1 column** to **6 columns**.

<Frame caption="The Columns submenu in a section's ⋯ menu">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/reactiveresume/Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj/images/guides/arranging-the-layout/section-columns-menu.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=Frn-Cva3VDpmsDcj&q=85&s=8e5520ff5ebed8bf4da9002c89362146" alt="The Skills section's menu in Write with Columns open, listing 1 column (checked) through 6 columns and 1 column, inline, and further items Keyword layout, Keep on one page, Start on a new page and Clear section" width="1096" height="948" data-path="images/guides/arranging-the-layout/section-columns-menu.webp" />
</Frame>

The Skills section has two extra choices:

* **1 column, inline** runs skills together on one line instead of stacking them.
* **Keyword layout** shows each skill's keywords **Inline** (on one line) or as a **Bulleted list**.

## Control page breaks

Two switches decide how a section behaves at the end of a page. You find them in the section's **⋯** menu in Write and in its **⋮** menu in Advanced → Layout; both places change the same setting.

| In Write | In Advanced → Layout | What it does |
| - | - | - |
| **Keep on one page** | **Keep together** | Moves the whole section to the next page instead of splitting it. It only works when the section fits on one page. |
| **Start on a new page** | **Start on new page** | Always begins the section at the top of a new page. |

<Tip>
  Keeping a section together can leave a large gap at the bottom of the previous page. If that happens, move a shorter
  section into the gap or turn the switch off.
</Tip>

## Related guides

* [Choosing a template](/guides/choosing-a-template): one- and two-column templates.
* [Managing sections](/guides/managing-sections): add, rename, hide and remove sections.
* [Fitting content on a page](/guides/fitting-content-on-a-page): keep to the pages you planned.


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