[header] How to set up columns in illustrator [title] Open the adobe illustrator application. [title] Choose to either open an existing document or create a new print document in the dialogue box that appears after opening the program. [title] Create a new layer for your text using the layers palette, if you have not created a text layer already. 
[step] To access the layers palette, click on " windows " in the top horizontal toolbar, then select " layers " from the drop down menu. Click the " add new layer " button on the bottom of the layers palette box.