this possibly depends on what widget you are using.
are you referring to one of the default widgets, or to a widget introduced via a plugin?
sorry, I meant – how do i get columns within a widget area – so like the footer area, I would like to split into three sections so footers go side by side instead of stacking on top of one another
split into three sections so footers go side by side instead of stacking on top of one another
this depends on your theme; generally by using CSS
an example is the coding of Twenty Eleven footer widgets; just dig through the theme’s templates to find the coding.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Include_as_much_information_as_possible
