Business Computer Applications
Wordprocessing
Assignment #18—Newsletter columns and text boxes
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Type the newsletter heading. Change the font. Insert a line above and below. (Insert—Shapes—Line)
Set 3 columns below the line. (Page layout—Columns—More Columns—3—line between—This point forward)
Justify align the data. (Home tab—Justify button in the Paragraph group)
Insert text boxes with shading. (Insert—text box—draw text box) (Select box—Format—Shading)
Insert Drop Caps. (Select the first letter of the paragraph—Insert—Drop Cap)
Insert Header and Print
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Vol. 6, No. 3
Reputation and Choice
R
eputation is the image
people have of your
standards of conduct:
your ethical and moral principles.
Most people think that a good
reputation is needed for success in
any job; and it is, therefore, one of
the most important personal assets
you can acquire in your life.
A bad reputation can result
from one misdeed.
A good reputation is a valued
asset that requires time, effort, and
discipline to develop and protect. A
bad reputation can be a long-term
liability established in a short time. It
can result from just one misdeed and
can be a heavy burden to carry
throughout life.
It is very important to realize,
therefore, that you have an
opportunity to develop and protect
the reputation you want. You have
many choices to make that will
destroy or enhance the image you
want to extend. The choices are hard;
and honestly, loyalty, and dedication
are most often involved.
Choices you make destroy or
enhance your reputation.
Learning About People
Many aspects of a job
present challenges to those who
strive to do their best in all they do.
One of the most critical challenges all
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workers face is being able to relate
well to the many individuals with
whom they work. It is common for
workers to have daily dealings with
bosses, peers, and subordinates.
Also, most workers will interact with
telephone callers and visitors from
outside and inside the company daily.
Relating well to others is a
critical challenge.
W
hile it is critical to
learn all you can
about your job
and company, it is often just a critical
to learn about the people with whom
you work and interact. Frequently
you can rely upon experienced
workers for information that will help
you analyze the formal and informal
structures of the organization. What
you learn may help you determine
what an employer expects and likes
or dislikes, and will help you make a
good adjustment to your workplace.
its workers. An organization is ethical
to the extent that each person in it
subscribes to and applies the
standards. Far more than a list of do’s
and don’ts for office employees,
ethics cuts across all lines of an
organization.
It involves how
coworkers treat one another as well
as how current and future customers,
suppliers, and the general public are
treated by the business.
very job has an ethical
aspect, and every
person has values.
When an individual’s standards are in
sync with the employer’s, the
situation is generally positive for both.
If either of them is inclined to “take
shortcuts” or “look the other way”
now and then, an unhappy employeremployee relationship is likely to
develop.
E
Ethics is the rule of knowing
the difference between what
is right and what is wrong.
Preparing a Resume
Learn from experienced
workers.
Ethics and the Work Place
Ethics is a popular topic
today. Many businesses that had
written codes for ethical practice
years ago set them aside and are now
going back to them.
The main purpose of a code
of ethics is to convey a company’s
values and business standards to all
Learning to prepare a good
resume is an important step in the
process of searching for a job. The
resume given to a prospective
employer is critical because the
average time on employer takes to
review a resume is about one-third of
a minute, studies have shown.
Give your Resume a
professional look.