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FORMAL REPORT PROJECT

Keyboarding & document processing

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Objectives

Correctly format a multipage business report .

Demonstrate acceptable language arts skills in using abbreviations .

Correctly format a cover page , a table of contents, and a bibliography.

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Formal Report project

Follow these steps to create the business report :Press enter 2 times, type the title in all-caps , and

press Enter 1 time .Type the byline information in upper-and lowercase

letters , and press Enter 1 time after each line; then type the date , and press Enter 2 times .

Type the first paragraph ; then press Enter 1 time .Type the side heading in all-caps, and press Enter

1 time .(Additional spacing will be added above the side heading later when the heading 2 style is applied )

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Formal Report project

Follow these steps to create the business report :Continue in like manner until all paragraph

and side heading have been typed .Insert a header that display on all pages

except the first page .Type project title at left margin ,and type page followed by space and automatic page number at the right margin .

Select all header text and format it using Cambria.

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Language Arts

ABBREVIATIONS In technical writing ,on forms and in tables ,abbreviate units of measure when they occur frequently .Do not use periods .For example 5 ft 10 in ( ft: feet , in : inches ) .50 mph ( mile per hour ).2 yrs 10 mo ( yrs: year , mo : month )

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Language Arts

ABBREVIATIONS In most lower cases abbreviations made up of single initials , use a periods after each initial but no internal spaces .For example a.m. p.m. i.e. e.g.

The world abbreviation

Ante Meridiem a.m.

 Post Meridiem p.m.

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Cover page

Definition of cover page : Formal letter describing the accompanying documents and/or other items and the reasons for sending them

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Cover page

Create cover page using the insert cover page feature in word .use the following information

to complete the cover page: Select a suitable cover page from the word gallery that includes (1) company name , ( 2) report title , ( 3) author , and (4) name . Delete any extra elements on the page .

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Table of content

is a list that is placed at the beginning of some books. It shows how the book is divided into sections and at which page each section begins.

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Table of content

To create a table of contents : Type the title in Calibri 14 pt. Bold .A title style will be

applied later to conform with title in your report. Type the side headings in all-caps at left margin.

Type the paragraph heading in upper-and lowercase .

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Table of content

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Bibliography

the definition of a bibliography :-is a list of sources you used when writing a scholarly article or paper or a list of books or articles an author has published on a specific subject.

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Bibliography

Book-:

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Bibliography

Article -:

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Bibliography

Online article-: