LaTeX balance Package — Align the bottom of last page in two-column document
Nov. 09, 2025 in Buffalo, United States • Updated Nov. 10, 2025
In LaTeX two-column document (such as IEEEtran class), we can use the balance package to align the bottom of last page, which is realized by \balance command and can be canceled by \nobalance command12:
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\documentclass[balance]{IEEEtran}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage[x11names]{xcolor}
\pagecolor{AntiqueWhite1}
\usepackage{balance}
\begin{document}
\lipsum\lipsum
\balance
\cleardoublepage
\lipsum\lipsum
\nobalance
\end{document}
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