1. 04.05 Apply correct report format.

2. What is a Report?
Reports are used to present your research on business and academic topics.
Example:
A business report might be used to present information to assist in decision—making of a business related problem.
An academic report would be used to present information about the United Kingdom for social studies class.

3. Types of Reports Unbound Reports
Short reports that are prepared without binders or covers.
If more than one page, held together with a staple or paper clip.
Left Bound Report
Longer reports prepared with binders.
Left margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the left margin.
Top Bound Report
Top margin is wider to accommodate binding along the top margin.

4. Unbound Report
Short reports that are prepared without binders or covers. If more than one page, held together with a staple or paper clip. Side margins are the same.
RM and LM are the same (1 inch).
UNBOUND REPORT
Short reports that are prepared without binders or covers. If more than one page, held together with a staple or paper clip. Side margins are the same in an unbound report, usually set at 1 inch.

5. Left Bound Report
Longer reports prepared with binders. Left margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the left margin.
LEFT BOUND REPORT
Longer reports prepared with binders. Left margin is wider (1.5) to accommodate binding along the left margin.
1.5 inch LM
1 inch RM

6. TM is wider to accommodate binding.
Top Bound Report
Top margin is wider to accommodate binding along the top margin.
TOP BOUND REPORT
Top margin is wider to accommodate binding along the top margin.
TM is wider to accommodate binding.

7. Formatting an Unbound Business Report
Margins
Side margins are 1”.
Top margin of the first page on a business report is 2”. Succeeding pages have a 1” top margin.
Bottom margin is 1”, although that may vary as page-break decisions are made.
Title
Center the title of the report in ALL CAPS for business reports. Quadruple space between the report title and the body of the report.
If the title has more than one line, double space between the main heading and the sub heading,
WHALES
(DS)
Their Habitat
(QS)
Left Align the body of the report.
Multiple Line Title

8. Formatting an Unbound Business Report Cont…
Font
Standard size and style font i.e. Times New Roman-12 point.
Paragraphs
Double space the body of the report.
Side Headings should be keyed at the left margin, underlined, and keyed in initial caps.

9. Formatting an Unbound Business Report Cont…
Page numbers
The 1st page is not numbered.
All pages after the first have page numbers .5” from the top of the page and right aligned.

10. Parts of an Unbound Business Report
Title
Report body
Side heading
2” Top Margin
1” Left Margin
1” Right Margin
1” Bottom Margin

11. Unbound Business Report page 2
Insert the page number ½ inch from the top of the page and right aligned.
Side heading
Page number

12. Title Pages A title page is the first page of a report. It gives:
the title of a report
the name of the writer
the name of the school or class
and the date

13. Format a Title Page: Use single spacing
Center all lines of text horizontally
Center the page vertically
Set the top margin at 2 inches
Type the report title in all caps and centered
Press ENTER 12 or 15 times (2” or 2 ½“) and center the author’s name
Then double space and key the school or class name
Press ENTER 12 or 15 times (2” or 2 ½”) and key the current date

14. Alphabetical listing of sources
Bibliography
Top Margin 2 inches
List the sources of information you used in writing a report
Alphabetize sources by author’s last name
Sources are single-spaced and formatted with a hanging indent
Leave a blank line between the sources
If a page number is included, place it ½ inch from top of the page
Title
Left Margin 1 inch
Right Margin 1 inch
Alphabetical listing of sources
Bottom Margin 1 inch

15. Bibliography—Notes to Remember
The bibliography is a listing of works you cited in the the report.
Center the title, BIBLIOGRAPHY, in all caps, and leave a quadruple space between the title and the first entry.
The first line of each entry should be aligned with the left margin. Continuation lines are indented 5 spaces from the left margin. (Hanging Indent)
Separate the main parts of an entry with a period.

16. Bibliography—Notes to Remember Cont…
Single space entries; double space between entries.
Alphabetize the entries according to the last name of the author.
Underline or italicize book, magazine, and newspaper titles and place quotation marks around the titles of articles, poetry, or essays
The bibliography page is at the end of the report.