1. Business Report Formatting East Clarendon Middle-High School

2. Standards D: Keyboarding Mastery D1: use correct fingering and proper technique to key alphanumeric information D2: Use correct fingering and proper technique to key numeric on a ten-key pad F: Document Formatting F3: Format, key, and edit Multi-Page Business Report

3. Objective TSWBAT: Format, Key and Edit a Multi-Page Business Report.

4. Agenda Warm-up Textbook SB2 3 min. timing test (3 errors max) Student Portfolio Check-Up Multi-Page Report – Formatting Instructions – Hard Page Break – Page Numbering – Widows and Orphans

5. Vocabulary Words Page Breaks Page Numbering Widows Orphans

6. Widow and Orphan A widow is the last line of a paragraph left by itself at the top of a page An orphan is the first line of a paragraph left by itself at the bottom of a page.

7. Business Report Side Headings To communicate information to assist in business decision making process Follows a specific set of rules for formatting Side headings break a report into specific sections Paragraph Headings (or run-in Headings) are minor subdivisions of a report Report extends to another page

8. Formatting Requirements Use default side and bottom margins Double-space the entire report. Change line spacing before you begin the report Leave approximately 2-inch TM on page 1; a 1 inch TM on continuing pages (press enter 3 times) Turn on widow/orphan protection. Do not number the first page. However, number all continuing pages at the top right

9. Formatting Key Side Headings – At the left margin in all caps and bold. – With a double space before and after Paragraph Headings – Indented 0.5 inch – Initial caps and bold – Followed by a period – Followed by one space Complete all formatting requirements before you begin to key.

10. Keying Assignments Report 7 page 152-153 Report 14 page 166