CSS3 has a column layout module which works in just about any version of Safari, Firefox, and Chrome. IE does not support it; not sure about Opera.

Demo here:http://www.quirksmode.org/css/multicolumn.html...

There are some tricks to get it working in IE:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5348061/how-to-display-css3-colu...

Many thanks for your reply but I am more of a novice and don't really follow what you have said. I tried pasting the following code in the CSS section of the block design editing panel and it made no difference to the text. it is my first go at Concrete5 and i am using a theme as my base. I am also finding it impossible to edit the design style of the navigation. I'm sure there is a simple explanation... or is there?

div#multicolumn1 {
-moz-column-count: 3;
-moz-column-gap: 20px;
-webkit-column-count: 3;
-webkit-column-gap: 20px;
column-count: 3;
column-gap: 20px;
}

The CSS in the "design mode" is applied directly to the content as inline style, so you don't need a selector. Just paste in:

-moz-column-count: 3;
-moz-column-gap: 20px;
-webkit-column-count: 3;
-webkit-column-gap: 20px;
column-count: 3;
column-gap: 20px;

From the looks of it you can define this as a preset to make it easier to apply in the future, but if you find yourself doing it a lot you might want to look into custom templates.

REMEMBER that this does not work on all browsers.

You're a genius. It worked in the format you sent me. Thanks very much for the help.

Would you know, by any chance how I can edit the design of the navigation. I'm using a theme and it doesn't seem to be affected by anything i try and do to it?

It's certainly possible, but if you don't know HTML and PHP, it's a pretty advanced topic.

If you are comfortable with HTML/PHP, the topic you need is "Custom Template." Start here:

http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/general-topics/custom-templa...

I'll have a read but i think it will be too advanced. Thanks a lot for your help anyway.