Preface

In Google Docs there are tables and columns, and these are separate things.

Before reading my question below, it is important to understand the difference between Columns and Tables, so I have included the definitions, with pictures below.

Definitions:

Tables

Tables are similar to the HTML idea of a <table>.

The when resizing in Responsive Web Design (RWD), where in changing the width of the rectangle to that of a phone the table retains it's rows and columns just as it would on the screen.

How to add a table in the Google Docs GUI

Insert -> Table -> pick rows, etc..

Same tables displayed on a phone and on a desktop:

Columns

Columns seem to act similar to HTML <div>s in RWD, where in changing the width of the rectangle would cause the columns to form a list.

How to add a column in the Google Docs GUI

Format -> Columns -> how many columns, etc...

Same Columns on a Phone:

Same Columns displayed on a Desktop:

Question

I am aware one can upload .md files to Google Drive and then open them with Google docs to create a new Google Docs document. However, I do not seem to be able to use this import format to load a column as defined above.

Is it possible to use some import format to do this?

Or to possibly label parts of the list in some import format maybe 3x and 3x items in the list or two lists to form two columns (not tables) so that when the document appears on the phone it appears as a six item list (displaying in a single list), and when it appears on the desktop or for printing that it appears as two columns, without being a table?

I have also noticed that there is Google Apps Scripts available, which might be able to take care of the formatting from the previous question as well as setting up the columns of three and three so it doesn't have to be manually done every time.