Create a "snaking" Multi-Column Report in SSRS 2008

To create that newspaper effect (i.e., columns) in an SSRS 2008 report, you need to set the Columns property. For some reason, I always get confused between the right-click properties versus the more traditional properties dialog. In this case, you'll need to refer to the traditional properties dialog. Be sure to select Report in the drop-down so you're modifying the report object properties. All you have to do is specify the number of columns you would like your report to display and adjust width as you see fit:


Now, here's the caveat. When you preview the report, it appears that the snaking feature isn't working. In order to actually see the columns, I had to publish the report and use that export to PDF option for the columns to magically appear.