Hello Cathy,
Thanks for submitting a question about writing and columns. Are you writing within a column that has already been placed in the layout? Or, did you create a new column? How do you want the text to be displayed specifically?
Columns are oriented vertically by default so they may be read from top to bottom. But, I am confused as to how that has become problematic for you. Feel free to provide some further context for the issue or steps I can take to replicate it.
Best,
Christopher M.