1. Objective 3.01 Understand Business Documents

2. Essential Questions to think about Why is formatting applied to fonts, paragraphs, and pages? What documents are commonly used in a business setting? What are appropriate formatting guidelines for business documents and why is formatting important? Which business document is the most appropriate means of communication in a business situation? (example interviews)

3. What is word processing? Using a computer to create, edit, and print documents. The great advantage of word processing over using a typewriter is that you can make changes without retyping the entire document. If you make a typing mistake, you simply back up the cursor and correct your mistake. If you want to delete a paragraph, you simply remove it, without leaving a trace. It is equally easy to insert a word, sentence, or paragraph in the middle of a document.

4. What types of applications can you create? Resumes Cover letters Research papers Meeting Agendas Tables Flyers

5. What is meant by formatting? Refers to the appearance, size and any other characteristic of text. Use the “Format” menu to apply most formatting features.

6. Types of Formatting Font Formatting Paragraph Formatting Page Formatting

7. Common Font Formatting Bold – used to emphasize a specific word. Italics – used to indicate book titles and other published works. –To Kill a Mockingbird Underline – used to indicate links to Web pages and should be reserved for that purpose in most cases. –http://www.dictionary.com

8. More Font Formatting… Accent symbol: a symbol used to indicate emphasis during pronunciation. (Use the insert menu and choose symbol) –Résumé Style: A format tool used to apply global font formats to text. (Go to Microsoft Word. Choose Format, Styles and Formatting.)

9. More Font Formatting… Subscript – places a symbol below the line of text. Used in chemical definitions and equations. Example : H 2 0 Superscript – places symbol above the text. Used for footnotes or reference purposes. Example: Webster’s Dictionary 1

10. More Font Formatting… What are small caps??? S MALL C APS S MALL C APS —where the first letter appears larger than the rest of the capitals. May be used to format titles or headings in a document.

11. Serif Sans Serif A serif font is a type font in which a short line crosses the end of the main strokes of each letter (curves). The cross-strokes guide the reader’s eyes when reading. Most common serif font is Times New Roman. A sans serif font is a type font which is straight- edged. Sans serif means “without serif.” Most common sans serif font is Arial.