2-Column Report

How can I create a two column report that wraps at the bottom of the column and page breaks properly at the end of the page? Seems like this "should" be easy but I can't figure out how to do it in BIRT 2.5.1.v20090710.

Specifics:
Phone listing of names and extensions. Not enough data to fill the entire width of the page so two columns would be optimal.

Format:
[page1 ]
[header-left ][header-right ]
[name 1 ext1 ][name 11 ext11 ]
[name 2 ext2 ][name 12 ext12 ]
[name 3 ext3 ][name 13 ext13 ]
[name 4 ext4 ][name 14 ext14 ]
[name 5 ext5 ][name 15 ext15 ]
[name 6 ext6 ][name 16 ext16 ]
[name 7 ext7 ][name 17 ext17 ]
[name 8 ext8 ][name 18 ext18 ]
[name 9 ext9 ][name 19 ext19 ]
[name 10 ext10 ][name 20 ext20 ]

Page Break

[page2 ]
[header-left ][header-right ]
[name 21 ext21 ][name 31 ext31 ]
[name 22 ext22 ][name 32 ext32 ]
[name 23 ext23 ]
[name 24 ext24 ]
[name 25 ext25 ]
[name 26 ext26 ]
[name 27 ext27 ]
[name 28 ext28 ]
[name 29 ext29 ]
[name 30 ext30 ]

Page Break

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Important to note that the data per column wraps within the page and at the end of the second column a page break is inserted. My fear is that this will only be possible be some code but before I took that route I thought I would ask here first if there is some built in mechanism in 2.5.1 to support a 2-column layout.

I've searched this forum and the Internet so hopefully this isn't a repeat.

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mwilliams

Hi lycovian, 
 
Take a look at this forum post.

<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.org/forum/designing-birt-reports/17169-text-columns.html#post55562'>http://www.birt-exchange.org/forum/designing-birt-reports/17169-text-columns.html#post55562</a> 
 
Let me know if you have questions.