Page Layout ⇒ Special indentation

[jonallard]

How would I go with the following setup?

• The grey vertical line is at a x distance from the left margin
• Line 3 and Centered text are on the same line
• Centered text is centered in the second "column"

I looked at the parallel package, but the paragraphs have to be synchronized. Is there a simpler way to do this?

Edit: I used to use the twocolumns environment/thingy but my second column couldn't span across multiple pages until it was over... What I mean is when the page ends, the second column needs to start at the same horizontal position.

[gmedina]

Hi,

you could use two \parbox commands, as the following example suggests:

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\noindent\parbox[t]{4cm}{%
  Line1\\
  Line2\\
  Line3\\
  Line4\\
  Line5\\
  Line6
}
\parbox[t]{7cm}{%
  \phantom{a}\par \phantom{a}\par
  {\centering
  Centered Text\\
  (center)\par}
  \vspace*{1cm}
  \lipsum[1-2]
}
\lipsum[1]

\end{document}

Of course, change the width of the boxes according to your needs. Remark: since \parbox commands are involved, this solution won't allow page breaks.

[jonallard]

Thank you for your answer. However, I really need it to be able to span across multiple pages. How would I solve this?