Step 1th, open the Word2013 document window and switch to the page layout ribbon. Click the Separator button in the Page Setup group, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Click the Separator button
Step 2nd, in the Open separator list, select any of the section breaks in the section break area, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Selecting a section break type
Step 3rd, return to the Word2013 document and position the cursor at the back of the section break (see the method of changing the section break type in the Word2013 document) by showing the section break. Click the Display Page Setup dialog box button in the Page Setup group in the page layout ribbon, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Click the Show Page Setup dialog box button
Step 4th, open the Page Setup dialog box and switch to the Layout tab. Click the section Start Drop-down triangle button in the section area, and then select the new Column option in the section break type Drop-down list, and click OK, as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 Selecting the new column option