The Office Chapter 4 Sections 1, 2, & 3

Generally accepted customs or rules

A type of report that is based on data gathered within the normal operations of a company is a

Stating the purpose early and clearly is an important guideline that a writer of an informational report should follow?

An analytical report

What are two common methods used to give credit to the sources of information used in a report (for quotations)?

In a block format business letter, all lines begin at the left margin.

An appendix for a report

A message that states what you want to say in the fewest and most direct words possible is

In a leftbound report, the margin contains one-half inch of extra space not used in an unbound report.

A type of graph used to show changes over a period of time is a

In open punctuation style for a business letter,

The primary purpose of revising is to determine who the audience for the message will be.

The audience for your writing should have little influence on how formal your writing style will be.

A style of writing in which the subject is acted upon rather than performing the action

A formal writing style is appropriate when the report will be read by a smaller group of people & when is an easy topic.

E-mail addresses begin with a domain name that is followed by the @ symbol and a unique user ID.

Your reading rate is your ability to understand what you have read.

Drafting a document involves

Informational reports are typically based on information gathered within the normal operations of a company.

When writing an informational report

What type of graph is used to compare parts to a whole?

When is it best to use spreadsheet software to create a table rather than word processing software?