Well, from what I understood it does its best to keep the relatively balanced (not to keep them exactly balanced).

And it actually does seem to do this in many (most?) cases; take a look at this file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nzx63400krjc4b7/Balance%20Column%20Keep%20Issue%202.indd?dl=0

Column balancing is turned on, but here it properly keeps the texts together. This happens whether the “less loaded” column is on the left or right, for example see this file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hv78kva6bk8e17f/Balance%20Column%20Keep%20Issue%203.indd?dl=0

It’s… rather odd to say the least… =/

Hey David!

I’m using a Multi-column text frame — that is, Text Frame Style -> Text Frame General Options -> Columns (Fixed Number, 2).

I figured an actual sample might be easier to deal with, so here’s one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9whg6uazvl1jvzc/Balance%20Column%20Keep%20Issue.indd?dl=0

Everything up to question 3 is set to Keep together (Answer choices are all set to “Keep with Previous”, as are all of the “Dual” components). Turn off the Balance Columns option and it keeps properly. Turn it back on, it arbitrarily moves cuts off mid answer-choice. =/