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>Please show me how to change one of my appendix chapters into double
>column output. Thanks

A short test file that shows the principle and commands:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello World
\twocolumn[\section{abc}]
First column\newpage Second column
\onecolumn
One column again \hfill end of line.
\end{document}

Heiko

double column section

Or in plain tex:

\input eplain
Hello World
\doublecolumn
First column text...
\columnfill
Second column text...
\singlecolumn
One column again.
\bye

If the \columnfill command is omitted then the columns are automatically balanced, a nice feature.

Most users mean LaTeX, not plain TeX when they ask about TeX. The above example just illustrates in a small way why I prefer the simpler life under the plain TeX tent (more control, fewer keystrokes.)

John Culleton