[Tex/LaTex] \pagebreak and two-column text

Question

When I use \pagebreak in a two-column text, the paragraphs are spread out by vertical spaces only in the current column, so the whole page looks unbalanced (the right column has large spaces between paragraphs, the left column doesn't). Is there a way to make the spaces the same?

Answer 1

Use \newpage instead. In my understanding, in two-column mode, the columns are dealt with and typeset like pages. For the difference between \pagebreak and \newpage see \pagebreak vs \newpage.

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Edit: For a balanced layout, use \usepackage{flushend}.