diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30551204..b0614611 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ This release marked the change of PHPWord license from LGPL 2.1 to LGPL 3; new r
 - Config: Ability to use a config file to store various common settings - @ivanlanin GH-200
 - ODT: Enable inline font style in TextRun - @ivanlanin
 - ODT: Enable underline, strike/doublestrike, smallcaps/allcaps, superscript/subscript font style - @ivanlanin
+- ODT: Enable section and column - @ivanlanin
 
 ### Bugfixes
 
diff --git a/samples/Sample_05_Multicolumn.php b/samples/Sample_05_Multicolumn.php
index a3083824..f4737060 100644
--- a/samples/Sample_05_Multicolumn.php
+++ b/samples/Sample_05_Multicolumn.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $section = $phpWord->addSection(array(
     'colsNum' => 2,
     'colsSpace' => 1440,
     'breakType' => 'continuous'));
-$section->addText('Three columns, one inch (1440 twips) spacing. ' . $filler);
+$section->addText('Two columns, one inch (1440 twips) spacing. ' . $filler);
 
 // Normal
 $section = $phpWord->addSection(array('breakType' => 'continuous'));
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php
index f63deba6..fabc9432 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Paragraph;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Element\Container;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style\Paragraph as ParagraphStyleWriter;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style\Section as SectionStyleWriter;
 
 /**
  * ODText content part writer: content.xml
@@ -58,9 +60,10 @@ class Content extends AbstractPart
 
         // Automatic styles
         $xmlWriter->startElement('office:automatic-styles');
-        $this->writeTextAutoStyles($xmlWriter);
-        $this->writeImageAutoStyles($xmlWriter);
-        $this->writeTableAutoStyles($xmlWriter, $phpWord);
+        $this->writeSectionStyles($xmlWriter, $phpWord);
+        $this->writeTextStyles($xmlWriter);
+        $this->writeImageStyles($xmlWriter);
+        $this->writeTableStyles($xmlWriter, $phpWord);
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // office:automatic-styles
 
         // Body
@@ -81,10 +84,13 @@ class Content extends AbstractPart
         // Sections
         $sections = $phpWord->getSections();
         foreach ($sections as $section) {
-            // $xmlWriter->startElement('text:section');
+            $name = 'Section' . $section->getSectionId();
+            $xmlWriter->startElement('text:section');
+            $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('text:name', $name);
+            $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('text:style-name', $name);
             $containerWriter = new Container($xmlWriter, $section);
             $containerWriter->write();
-            // $xmlWriter->endElement(); // text:section
+            $xmlWriter->endElement(); // text:section
         }
 
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // office:text
@@ -95,10 +101,27 @@ class Content extends AbstractPart
         return $xmlWriter->getData();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Write section automatic styles
+     *
+     * @since 0.11.0
+     * @todo Put more section properties/styles
+     */
+    private function writeSectionStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, PhpWord $phpWord)
+    {
+        $sections = $phpWord->getSections();
+        foreach ($sections as $section) {
+            $style = $section->getSettings();
+            $style->setStyleName("Section{$section->getSectionId()}");
+            $styleWriter = new SectionStyleWriter($xmlWriter, $style);
+            $styleWriter->write();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Write automatic styles
      */
-    private function writeTextAutoStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
+    private function writeTextStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
     {
         $styles = Style::getStyles();
         $paragraphStyleCount = 0;
@@ -119,7 +142,7 @@ class Content extends AbstractPart
                 $style = new Paragraph();
                 $style->setStyleName('P1');
                 $style->setAuto();
-                $styleWriter = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style\Paragraph($xmlWriter, $style);
+                $styleWriter = new ParagraphStyleWriter($xmlWriter, $style);
                 $styleWriter->write();
             }
         }
@@ -128,7 +151,7 @@ class Content extends AbstractPart
     /**
      * Write image automatic styles
      */
-    private function writeImageAutoStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
+    private function writeImageStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
     {
         $images = Media::getElements('section');
         foreach ($images as $image) {
@@ -149,7 +172,7 @@ class Content extends AbstractPart
     /**
      * Write table automatic styles
      */
-    private function writeTableAutoStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, PhpWord $phpWord)
+    private function writeTableStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, PhpWord $phpWord)
     {
         $sections = $phpWord->getSections();
         foreach ($sections as $section) {
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php
index a226f7ff..de8ebd92 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Part;
 
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 
 /**
- * ODText styloes part writer: styles.xml
+ * ODText styles part writer: styles.xml
  */
 class Styles extends AbstractPart
 {
@@ -43,14 +45,14 @@ class Styles extends AbstractPart
 
         // Office styles
         $xmlWriter->startElement('office:styles');
-        $this->writePart($xmlWriter, 'Default');
-        $this->writePart($xmlWriter, 'Named');
+        $this->writeDefault($xmlWriter);
+        $this->writeNamed($xmlWriter);
         $xmlWriter->endElement();
 
         // Automatic styles
         $xmlWriter->startElement('office:automatic-styles');
-        $this->writePart($xmlWriter, 'PageLayout');
-        $this->writePart($xmlWriter, 'Master');
+        $this->writePageLayout($xmlWriter);
+        $this->writeMaster($xmlWriter);
         $xmlWriter->endElement();
 
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // office:document-styles
@@ -59,15 +61,129 @@ class Styles extends AbstractPart
     }
 
     /**
-     * Write style part
-     *
-     * @param \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter $xmlWriter
-     * @param string $subStyle
+     * Write default styles
      */
-    private function writePart(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, $subStyle)
+    private function writeDefault(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
     {
-        $writerClass = "PhpOffice\\PhpWord\\Writer\\ODText\\Style\\{$subStyle}Style";
-        $styleWriter = new $writerClass($xmlWriter);
-        $styleWriter->write();
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:default-style');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:family', 'paragraph');
+
+        // Paragraph
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:paragraph-properties');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenation-ladder-count', 'no-limit');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:text-autospace', 'ideograph-alpha');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:punctuation-wrap', 'hanging');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:line-break', 'strict');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:tab-stop-distance', '1.249cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:writing-mode', 'page');
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:paragraph-properties
+
+        // Font
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:text-properties');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:use-window-font-color', 'true');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name', Settings::getDefaultFontName());
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:font-size', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:language', 'fr');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:country', 'FR');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:letter-kerning', 'true');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-asian', Settings::getDefaultFontName() . '2');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-asian', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:language-asian', 'zh');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:country-asian', 'CN');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-complex', Settings::getDefaultFontName() . '2');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-complex', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:language-complex', 'hi');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:country-complex', 'IN');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenate', 'false');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenation-remain-char-count', '2');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenation-push-char-count', '2');
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:text-properties
+
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:default-style
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write named styles
+     */
+    private function writeNamed(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
+    {
+        $styles = Style::getStyles();
+        if (count($styles) > 0) {
+            foreach ($styles as $style) {
+                if ($style->isAuto() === false) {
+                    $styleClass = str_replace('\\Style\\', '\\Writer\\ODText\\Style\\', get_class($style));
+                    if (class_exists($styleClass)) {
+                        /** @var $styleWriter \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style\AbstractStyle Type hint */
+                        $styleWriter = new $styleClass($xmlWriter, $style);
+                        $styleWriter->write();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Write page layout styles
+     */
+    private function writePageLayout(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
+    {
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:page-layout');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:name', 'Mpm1');
+
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:page-layout-properties');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:page-width', "21.001cm");
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:page-height', '29.7cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:num-format', '1');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:print-orientation', 'portrait');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-top', '2.501cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-bottom', '2cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-left', '2.501cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-right', '2.501cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:writing-mode', 'lr-tb');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-color', '#c0c0c0');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-lines', '25199');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-base-height', '0.423cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-ruby-height', '0cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-mode', 'none');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-ruby-below', 'false');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-print', 'false');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-display', 'false');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-base-width', '0.37cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-snap-to', 'true');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:footnote-max-height', '0cm');
+
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:footnote-sep');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:width', '0.018cm');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:line-style', 'solid');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:adjustment', 'left');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:rel-width', '25%');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:color', '#000000');
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); //style:footnote-sep
+
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:page-layout-properties
+
+
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:header-style');
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:header-style
+
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:footer-style');
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:footer-style
+
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:page-layout
+    }
+    /**
+     * Write master style
+     */
+    private function writeMaster(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
+    {
+        $xmlWriter = $this->getXmlWriter();
+
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('office:master-styles');
+
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:master-page');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:name', 'Standard');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:page-layout-name', 'Mpm1');
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:master-page
+
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // office:master-styles
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/DefaultStyle.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/DefaultStyle.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d77157fa..00000000
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/DefaultStyle.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * This file is part of PHPWord - A pure PHP library for reading and writing
- * word processing documents.
- *
- * PHPWord is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please read the LICENSE
- * file that was distributed with this source code. For the full list of
- * contributors, visit https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/contributors.
- *
- * @link        https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord
- * @copyright   2010-2014 PHPWord contributors
- * @license     http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt LGPL version 3
- */
-
-namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style;
-
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
-
-/**
- * Default-style writer; cannot use `default` only because it's a reserved word
- *
- * @since 0.11.0
- */
-class DefaultStyle extends AbstractStyle
-{
-    /**
-     * Write style
-     */
-    public function write()
-    {
-        $xmlWriter = $this->getXmlWriter();
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:default-style');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:family', 'paragraph');
-
-        // Paragraph
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:paragraph-properties');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenation-ladder-count', 'no-limit');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:text-autospace', 'ideograph-alpha');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:punctuation-wrap', 'hanging');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:line-break', 'strict');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:tab-stop-distance', '1.249cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:writing-mode', 'page');
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:paragraph-properties
-
-        // Font
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:text-properties');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:use-window-font-color', 'true');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name', Settings::getDefaultFontName());
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:font-size', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:language', 'fr');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:country', 'FR');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:letter-kerning', 'true');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-asian', Settings::getDefaultFontName() . '2');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-asian', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:language-asian', 'zh');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:country-asian', 'CN');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-complex', Settings::getDefaultFontName() . '2');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-complex', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:language-complex', 'hi');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:country-complex', 'IN');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenate', 'false');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenation-remain-char-count', '2');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenation-push-char-count', '2');
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:text-properties
-
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:default-style
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/MasterStyle.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/MasterStyle.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 97d91a6a..00000000
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/MasterStyle.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * This file is part of PHPWord - A pure PHP library for reading and writing
- * word processing documents.
- *
- * PHPWord is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please read the LICENSE
- * file that was distributed with this source code. For the full list of
- * contributors, visit https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/contributors.
- *
- * @link        https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord
- * @copyright   2010-2014 PHPWord contributors
- * @license     http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt LGPL version 3
- */
-
-namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style;
-
-/**
- * Master style writer
- *
- * @since 0.11.0
- */
-class MasterStyle extends AbstractStyle
-{
-    /**
-     * Write style
-     */
-    public function write()
-    {
-        $xmlWriter = $this->getXmlWriter();
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('office:master-styles');
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:master-page');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:name', 'Standard');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:page-layout-name', 'Mpm1');
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:master-page
-
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // office:master-styles
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/PageLayoutStyle.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/PageLayoutStyle.php
deleted file mode 100644
index cfcb6c3b..00000000
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/PageLayoutStyle.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * This file is part of PHPWord - A pure PHP library for reading and writing
- * word processing documents.
- *
- * PHPWord is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please read the LICENSE
- * file that was distributed with this source code. For the full list of
- * contributors, visit https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/contributors.
- *
- * @link        https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord
- * @copyright   2010-2014 PHPWord contributors
- * @license     http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt LGPL version 3
- */
-
-namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style;
-
-/**
- * Page layout style writer
- *
- * @since 0.11.0
- */
-class PageLayoutStyle extends AbstractStyle
-{
-    /**
-     * Write style
-     */
-    public function write()
-    {
-        $xmlWriter = $this->getXmlWriter();
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:page-layout');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:name', 'Mpm1');
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:page-layout-properties');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:page-width', "21.001cm");
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:page-height', '29.7cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:num-format', '1');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:print-orientation', 'portrait');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-top', '2.501cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-bottom', '2cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-left', '2.501cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:margin-right', '2.501cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:writing-mode', 'lr-tb');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-color', '#c0c0c0');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-lines', '25199');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-base-height', '0.423cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-ruby-height', '0cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-mode', 'none');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-ruby-below', 'false');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-print', 'false');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-display', 'false');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-base-width', '0.37cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:layout-grid-snap-to', 'true');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:footnote-max-height', '0cm');
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:footnote-sep');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:width', '0.018cm');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:line-style', 'solid');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:adjustment', 'left');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:rel-width', '25%');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:color', '#000000');
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); //style:footnote-sep
-
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:page-layout-properties
-
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:header-style');
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:header-style
-
-        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:footer-style');
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:footer-style
-
-        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:page-layout
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/NamedStyle.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/Section.php
similarity index 52%
rename from src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/NamedStyle.php
rename to src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/Section.php
index e2b63162..3d910157 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/NamedStyle.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Style/Section.php
@@ -17,34 +17,35 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
-
 /**
- * Named style writer
+ * Section style writer
  *
  * @since 0.11.0
  */
-class NamedStyle extends AbstractStyle
+class Section extends AbstractStyle
 {
     /**
      * Write style
      */
     public function write()
     {
+        /** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Section $style Type hint */
+        $style = $this->getStyle();
+        if (!$style instanceof \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Section) {
+            return;
+        }
         $xmlWriter = $this->getXmlWriter();
 
-        $styles = Style::getStyles();
-        if (count($styles) > 0) {
-            foreach ($styles as $style) {
-                if ($style->isAuto() === false) {
-                    $styleClass = str_replace('\\Style\\', '\\Writer\\ODText\\Style\\', get_class($style));
-                    if (class_exists($styleClass)) {
-                        /** @var $styleWriter \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Style\AbstractStyle Type hint */
-                        $styleWriter = new $styleClass($xmlWriter, $style);
-                        $styleWriter->write();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:style');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:name', $style->getStyleName());
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:family', "section");
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:section-properties');
+
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('style:columns');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:column-count', $style->getColsNum());
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:columns
+
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:section-properties
+        $xmlWriter->endElement(); // style:style
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
index 961e9a55..06ee88d7 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Styles extends AbstractPart
      * Write default font and other default styles
      *
      * @param \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter $xmlWriter
-     * @param array $styles
+     * @param \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\AbstractStyle $styles
      */
     private function writeDefaultStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, $styles)
     {