Keyboarding & document processing International formatting

Objectives Language art of using a comma. Correctly use Word’s paper size. Correctly format a letter and a table on metric paper. Correctly format a letter with an international address and a date line using the day/month/year format . Correctly format international URLs. Correctly format a letter, a table, and an email message with dot-style telephone number and international telephone access codes.

Word’s paper size Metric Paper size : Paper size for correspondence in the United States is typically 8.5 by 11 inches. Correspondence in most foreign countries is often formatted on metric-sized paper. The most popular of these is called A4 paper.

Word’s paper size A4 Metric Paper

format a letter with an international address International Addresses in Letters: The most technologically efficient formats for international addresses will be used, including the use of all-caps and the name of the country spelled out as the last entry of the address

format a letter with an international address

Day/Month/Year Format In international correspondence, the date line is often formatted in this sequence : Day,month,year.

Day/Month/Year Format

format international URLs. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs): URLs identify a site on the World Wide Web where specific information can be found. An abbreviation for a country is often included in the URL.

format international URLs.

Dot-style telephone numbers In the United States, hyphens are used in telephone number. A Hyphen is used after the 3-digit area code and after the first 3 digits of the telephone number. Ex: 701-555-1234 Another format used in other countries, is to replace the hyphens with periods without spaces. Ex: 701.555.4832

International telephone access codes Special access are needed to make a phone call from one country to another. To make an international call, dial the IDD (international Direct Dialing) code first. Then dial the country code for the country you are calling, next the area code. An finally the telephone number. Ex: +1 -323-555-8923

International telephone access codes