I need to "justify" my text to the bottom of the page, like the image below. Is this possible?
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2Welcome to TeX.SX! Have you tried any of these solutions?– PouyaMay 28, 2014 at 9:25
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Do you need to keep the two column layout, exactly as in the picture? It seems to me that in the image provided, it is not really bottom aligned but each paragraph is roughly aligned with the corresponding text in the other language.– lvcivsMay 28, 2014 at 9:39
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@Pouya's link broke. Archive's Wayback Machine version: web.archive.org/web/20140702062403/http://stackoverflow.com/…– LucNov 15, 2016 at 8:31
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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\begin{document}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\null
\vfill
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\columnbreak
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\end{multicols}
\end{document}
For a soft column break, insert a fixed vertical gap and let TeX perform the column break automatically:
\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}% Just for this example
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\vspace*{.3\textheight plus .5\baselineskip minus .5\baselineskip}
\section{Introduction}
\lipsum[1-10]
\end{document}
I've added some glue (of .5\baselineskip either way) to the initial vertical space. This allows for some movement if you're using different font sizes.
Note the starred use of \vspace at the start of a page. See Adding vertical space at the start of a page.
answered May 28, 2014 at 17:33
Go to CTAN and search for 'parallel'. You will find several packages for typesetting parallel column. F.ex. 'paracol' may suit you. Combine the 'paracol'- package either with the command 'flushbottom' or use a packages that automatically flush bottom (book or report).
