Exercise (Sections and Columns)

• Open your word processing program (Microsoft Word), and type the following text into your computer.

Bouncing Wall

     As I sit here and look at the emptiness of the room, I wait. I wait for the date to come; to be free. I've been here long enough, in this room. The walls are white and white is all that I see, nothing else. No chair. No bed. Nothing. They've got them all, everything. Nothing is in my room. They're scared, scared that I'll do something with the furniture and hurt myself. I did that only once...but I was so mad at that time! I'm lonely. I'm isolated from everyone else. Why? I'm not always like that; it's only sometimes that I'll get mad, only sometimes. They treat me like some sort of animal; locked up, except when I'm eating. They'll sit with me and feed me, not letting me touch even a plastic spoon.

     I'm lonely. I want to get out of this place. I'll go anywhere. I'll do anything to get out. I just don't want to go on living like this. I want out. I can't stand it any longer, can't take it anymore. I let out a loud scream. My troubles will be gone soon, -- I think. I'm going to leave this place, going to a better one. But how? I must think of a way out. My hands are strapped behind me, what can I do? I've got it! I get up and run; run faster than I have ever ran before. Run head first-- right into the wall. But I bounce right back. Stupid padding.

• Insert a continuous section breakbefore the first paragraph.
• Click anywhere in your document.
• Click the Columns  button on the toolbar.
• Select 2 columns.
• Insert a continuous section break at the end of your document.
• When you are finished, your document should look something like this: