# Columns float light version **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements API\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463 "2025-02-25T17:41:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/1 "2025-02-25T17:41:37Z")
reduced version of options @dan how long before Elements can package up a component ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/2 "2025-02-25T21:04:00Z")
> [@upssjw](#): > > @dan how long before Elements can package up a component I don’t have a timeline for you, but I can say that the built-in store (including distribution for free components) is SUPER high on the list now as many devs are building components and will want to ship them soon-ish 😬 ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/3 "2025-02-25T22:28:28Z")
upssjw Steve W, Where/how can I get your Columns float light version and can you explain what the full version can do. Price for both too. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/4 "2025-02-25T22:46:30Z")
@paulcruice no charge both columns and float are free I have already posted them somewhere on the forum, You can have them tomorrow, I will repost I have refined them a little but they work, just waiting to package them up, waiting for this to be implemented in Elements, I suppose I could create dev packs will look at tomorrow, otherwise it will be just the custom component for now the only thing different at the moment it has lots of ways to setup columns a couple of switches include but have some thing to add see difference ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/5 "2025-02-25T23:29:01Z")
Steve W, thanks for the quick reply. Just a Custom Component is all I need. I presume the Columns element grows in length as more text is added? Probably a stupid question. I am not sure why there is so much resistance to having a RapidWeaver made Columns Component. I have a lot of text on my web site and people viewing it on a computer screen do not want to be reading a long line of text. That is why The Times newspaper designed columns of about 1.75 inches (44.5mm) width. The presentation is much better, the readability is heaps better, you don’t lose the next line you are to read, plus more. Am happy to pay Steve. You did the work, you deserve to be paid for it. Cheers, Paul Cruice Australia ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/6 "2025-02-26T01:12:19Z")
@paulcruice its free OK only included Columns, will upload Float after you have tested this, let me know how you get on, left basic setup, any questions no probs, I can add different number of Columns if you need you can drop images videos into the columns etc, not tried all of Elements components but most should just drop in Download here update forgot do insert max width 7xl when I wrote it [elementsapp://downloadDocument/HGTmUu4pQHEd](elementsapp://downloadDocument/HGTmUu4pQHEd) ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/7 "2025-02-26T01:23:30Z")
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**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/8 "2025-02-27T05:29:19Z")
Steve, How do I import this Columns Component I downloaded from you into my version of Elements. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/9 "2025-02-27T06:53:41Z")
hope this makes sense, anyway its the way I do this, probably an easier way I have the downloaded projected open on the right I have a project on the left (I should have created before I started ) the project on the left would be your project select the columns component from the right and drag across to your project and drop in the page tree view where you want columns positioned, sometimes just drop anywhere then move as required it then should show up under components, you can use or delete my setup on the page drop the columns in a container to add more control, I dropped it in to 2 containers ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/10 "2025-02-27T07:05:31Z")
download this version I forgot to add Flow Fix , copy across as well Flow Fix will drag across into components you can delete from tree view if you dont need but if you start a new columns it would need to be added, you might never need to use that if you do and need to understand let me know, it when you add images etc or want text etc to flow or start in different columns [elementsapp://downloadDocument/o0D63q8kiw97](elementsapp://downloadDocument/o0D63q8kiw97) ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/11 "2025-02-27T07:14:18Z")
@paulcruice let me know how to get on ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/12 "2025-02-27T07:33:07Z")
No matter what I do I can’t get anything across. The page just goes white when dragged across. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/13 "2025-02-27T08:05:43Z")
@dan please could you check and see if this copies for you onto the page ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/14 "2025-02-27T08:13:56Z")
@paulcruice try downloading this project and dropping columns in between the containers, it doesnt always stick, maybe its me [elementsapp://downloadDocument/0w73kwBUcl2R](elementsapp://downloadDocument/0w73kwBUcl2R) ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/15 "2025-02-27T08:17:22Z")
you need to do the same for flow fix otherwise you get missing Element, ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/16 "2025-02-27T11:03:50Z")
I can move from one of your documents to the other of your documents but I am unable to move it to my document. And I was only able to move the Columns and not Flow Fix. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/17 "2025-02-27T11:14:58Z")
Without seeing your document not sure, @dan might need to help ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/18 "2025-02-27T12:05:05Z")
You could also try selecting the component in Steve’s document and press **command-c** (copy), then go to your document, and click into the editor, and press **command-v** (paste). You should now have the custom component in your document 😊 Failing that if you share your project via Elements cloud, we can move the custom components over for you! ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/19 "2025-02-27T21:25:51Z")
Yes Dan C. that did the trick. Thanks for the help. Thanks too to you upssjw Steve for the actual product. I will now see how it works. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463/20 "2025-02-27T23:47:27Z")
Steve, I have been able to get the Columns element into my files now. But there are problems. I placed a Column element on a page and added a Text element to it. It gives me ONE column, just one and there is no method of changing the number of Columns. Cheers [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/columns-float-light-version/46463.md?page=2)