Century 21 Keyboarding Cycle 1: Unit 10 Lessons 31 34 2010 South-Western / Cengage Learning
Lesson 31 Objectives To learn format features of unbound reports. To process a one-page unbound report in proper format. Unbound Report
Unbound Reports Short reports are often prepared without covers or binders. Pages are usually fastened together in the upper-left corner by a staple or paper clip.
Standard Margins The standard margins for unbound reports are presented below. First Page Side Margins (SM) 1-inch 1-inch Top Margins (TM) 2-inches 1-inch Bottom Margins (BM) Page Number Approximately 1- inch Optional Bottom Center if used Second Page and Subsequent Pages Approximately 1- inch Top Right-aligned
Internal Spacing All parts of the report are SS using the 1.15 default line spacing.
Page Numbers The first page of an unbound report may or may not include a page number. The reports keyed for this unit will not include a page number on the first page. 3 2 Insert Header 3 2 Unbound Report
Header / Footer Personal header will be placed on the first page of the report Your Name 3 Keyboarding I xx 2 period Mr. Behling Current Date 3 2 Unbound Report The Footer is Lesson Number Report Number Lesson 31 Report 1 31R1
Header / Footer
Page Numbers On the second and subsequent pages, the page number should be rightaligned at the top of the page. First Initial Last Name should proceed First Initial Last Name #
Page Numbers The Page Number feature of your software can be used to automatically place the page number in the location you specify.
Titles and Headings The title of the report is formatted using the Title style. Side headings are keyed at the left margin and formatted using Heading 1 style. Capitalize the first letters of all words except prepositions in titles and side headings.
Titles and Headings The default Title style is 26-point Cambria font (Dark Blue, Text 2) with a bottom border.
Titles and Headings The default Heading 1 style is 14-pt. Cambria font (Blue, Accent 1).
Titles and Headings
Lesson 32 Objectives To process a two-page unbound report in proper format. To format textual citations in a report. To process references. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Textual Citations References used to give credit for paraphrased or quoted material called textual citations are keyed in parentheses in the body of the report. Textual citations include the names(s) of the author(s), year of publication, and page number(s) of the material cited. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Textual Citations Note: For electronic (Internet) references, textual citations include the name(s) of the author(s) and the year of publication. When there are two articles by the same author, the title of the article will also be included, as shown on the next slide. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Textual Citations Remember: When there are two articles by the same author, the title of the article will also be included. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Textual Citations Quotations of up to three keyed lines are enclosed in quotation marks. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Textual Citations Long quotations (four lines or more) are indented 0.5" from the left margin. Paraphrased material is not enclosed in quotation marks, nor is it indented. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Textual Citations An ellipsis (...) is used to indicate material omitted from a quotation. If the omitted material occurs at the end of a sentence, include the period or other punctuation before the ellipsis. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Reference Lists All references are listed alphabetically by author s last name under the title References (or Bibliography or Works Cited). The References section is on a new page The References section is formatted with the same margins as the first page of the report. Unit 10: Lesson 32
Reference Lists First Initial Last Name Page # at top right References is keyed 2" from the top margin using the Title style. 1 1.5 Begin the first line of each reference at the left margin. Indent other lines 0.5" (hanging indent format). Unit 10: Lesson 32
Lesson 33 Objectives To process a poem. To process a two-page unbound report and references page in proper format. Unit 10: Lesson 33