Press menu button on bread machine until 2 (French Bread) appears in the display window. Select 2 pound loaf. Heat water in microwave for 1.5 minutes. Combine water, salt, sugar, oil, flour, and yeast. Start the cycle and remove dough after final punch (100 minutes). Flatten on cookie sheet by hand or with a roller, and fold 1/3 from the bottom and 1/3 from the top. Pinch ends together. Repeat once. Cook in the oven at 450 for 17 minutes. For smaller loaves, divide the dough in two.