If I add this to the preamble of the example file, I think you get rid of all the stuff you want. (But I haven't tried loading any external packages on top of the basic file.)
\typewidth6.5in
\textwidth6.5in
\oddsidemargin1in
\evensidemargin1in
\makeatletter
\def\@maketitle{\newpage \thispagestyle{titlepage}\par
\centering \begingroup \lineskip = \z@\null \vskip -7pt\relax %-24.5pt
\parindent\z@ \LARGE { \raggedright \hyphenpenalty\@M
{\titlefont \centering \@title\par}%
}
\label{@firstpg}
{ \vskip 13.5pt\relax \fontsize{10}{12}\selectfont \sf %vskip 13.5pt between title and author
\begingroup \addtolength{\baselineskip}{2pt}
\@author\par \vskip -2pt
\endgroup }
\vskip 23pt\relax
\endgroup
}
\renewenvironment{abstract}
{\par\footnotesize\noindent\ignorespaces}
{\par\vskip5pt%
\def\and{\unskip\/{\rm ; }}
{\ifx\@acmformat\empty\else\vskip5pt\@acmformat\par\fi}\vskip24pt}
\def\category\relax
\def\@category\relax
\def\@categories\relax
\def\terms\relax
\def\@terms\relax
\def\keywords\relax
\def\@keywords\relax
\makeatother
You should also comment out these lines (if you are using the TOG-Sample.tex file to test):
% \category{I.3.7}{Computer Graphics}{Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism}[Animation]
% \category{I.3.5}{Computer Graphics}{Computational Geometry and Object Modeling}[Physically based modeling]
% \terms{Experimentation, Human Factors}
% \keywords{Face animation, image-based modelling, iris animation, photorealism, physiologically-based modelling}
% \acmformat{Pamplona, V. F., Oliveira, M. M., and Baranoski, G. V. G. 2009. Photorealistic models for pupil light reflex and iridal pattern deformation. {ACM Trans. Graph.} 28, 4, Article 106 (August 2009), 11 pages.\newline DOI $=$ 10.1145/1559755.1559763\newline http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1559755.1559763}
You can get rid of the commented sections once you are sure you don't need them.
(If you put the modifications into your own .sty file, say acmtog-mods.sty and then load it with \usepackage, you can get rid of the \makeatletter and \makeatother pair.)
In the end, it is probably better to avoid using so specific a class if you want want a 'simple' two-column layout. The package multicol, and maybe a customizable class like memoir or one of the KOMA-Script ones is probably a better route.
Best Answer
In www.latextemplates.com there are 3 nice general LaTeX templates for articles. One of these made with the
scrartclclass have this layout:Another good source is www.sharelatex.com. Among the 76 articles templates for submission to scientific journals or proceedings, several have a two column format. You can download or open and compile in ShareLaTeX.
In any case, as most code of article templates are interchangeable between the standard
articleclass and others general article class (aspaper,scrartcl,artikel, etc.) as well as in specific journal class (assvjour3, etc.) you can experiment easily with most classes with the same template replacing the first line (that is, change\docummentclass{article}by\docummentclass{paper}but search in each case in the documentation for specific options to add/remove for each class (for example,paperclass have a\smalltableofcontentsthat you cannot use in thearticleclass, but\tableofcontentswork in any class).