Keyboarding & document
processing
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FORMAL REPORT PROJECT
Objectives
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 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.
Formal Report project
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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 )
Formal Report project
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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
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 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 )
Language Arts
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 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.
abbreviation
The world
a.m.
Ante Meridiem
p.m.
Post Meridiem
Cover page
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Definition of cover page : Formal letter describing the
accompanying documents and/or other items and the
reasons for sending them
Cover page
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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 .
Table of content
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 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.
Table of content
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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
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 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.
Bibliography
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Book :-
Bibliography
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Article
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Bibliography
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Online article:-