Exercise (Sections and Columns)

• Open a new Word document.
• Enter the heading Making the Most of Our Classroom Window.
• Make this heading 20 points font size.
• Bold and Center this heading.
• Hit Enter three times to insert two blank lines.
• Click Insert, choose Break, click continuous. Click OK.
• Click Format on the Menu bar, choose Columns, enter 2 in the Number of columns box. Click OK.
• Enter the following text:

     It was a Friday afternoon. Joe and I were the only two students in the classroom. We both were busy as beavers for we wanted to get our assignments done before the end of the class; as a result, the classroom was extremely quiet. All of a sudden the silence ended. Four birds flew from the lovely blue sky to the lawn just outside the classroom window. Two of the birds were prettier than two little princesses; the other two were handsomer than two princes.

     These charming creatures attracted me. I stopped doing my assignment and looked out the window to watch them. They seemed a little tired but they appeared happy. They exercised all their skills in singing, chattering, and dancing for they knew the sun, the flowers and I were watching their performance. They sang in chorus. They sang solo. They sang one song after another. It was the best performance I had ever witnessed. I loved that moment.

     Suddenly, a big truck drove by and honked louder than the sound of a fire alarm. It scared away the birds. They flew back to the sky faster than an airplane. The sky was still blue, the flowers were still blooming, the green grass was still smiling but without the birds all was empty. The truck had spoiled the perfect scene. Again I felt the silence. Now, all I heard was the ticking sound of the clock, which reminded me to finish off my assignment before it was too late.

• Now we like to insert a continuous break to balance the columns. At the end of your document click Insert, choose Break, click continuous, click OK.

• Your completed document should look something like this: