When you place single column into dual column mode, Screen Writer Studio assumes you have intermixed dialogue and alternates it in the two columns. In non-aligned mode each column spaces itself based on the text above it and ignores the column next to it.
It is best to view non-aligned columns as the left column goes all the way down and then you go to the top of the right column and go down again.
In aligned mode, the two columns line up at each Character. In aligned mode the two columns will be kept aligned with each other. It’s best to think of the text going through a set of dialog in one column and then moving to the other column in this mode.
To change columns back to Single Column, you can select Format, Dual Column, Single Column. To move from one column to the other, select Format, Dual Column, Left Column or Format, Dual Column, Right Column.
Note: Dual column text will appear in a single column in outline and card views. This is because dual column displays of text did not look good in those views.