Multi-Page Reports Print Communications 25S
Feb 24, 2016
Multi-Page Reports
Multi-Page ReportsPrint Communications 25SMulti-Page ReportsMulti-page reports are reports with more than one page, not including a cover page.Similar to Single-Page ReportsMulti-page reports are similar to single-page reports:Title headingSpacingFontsTodays TopicsMulti-page reports have extra requirements:More types of headingsPage Breaks Page Numbers
Later on, we will get into footnotes, endnotes, cover pages, and bibliographies.
HeadingsHeadingsHeadings are used in reports to separate sectionsThere are different levels of headingsDepends on how important the section is:Main headingsSubheadingsSide headingsParagraph headingsHeadings are always sans serif like Calibri
Title Headings & SubheadingsTitle HeadingsThe title heading is the title of your report
ALL UPPERCASE and boldCenteredFollowed by a triple spaceCan be a slightly larger font than the bodySubheadings
Subheadings introduce major sections of a report
ALL UPPERCASECenteredTriple space before and afterSide & Paragraph HeadingsSide HeadingsSide headings introduce a section within a section.
FOOD
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
FRUIT (side heading)
Side HeadingsSide headings are UPPERCASELeft alignedTriple space before and double space after
Paragraph HeadingsParagraph headings introduce the subject of a paragraphBananas Bananas are yellow.Apples Apples are often red.
First letter is capitalized and followed by a period or dashHeading is part of the paragraph, not on its own linePage BreaksPage BreaksWord inserts a page break automatically when you reach the end of a document that just means it starts a new page for youHowever! It doesnt always insert it in the right place. Sometimes it breaks in the middle of an idea! Breaking in the middle of an idea can lose the readers attention the reader can forget what they were reading about as they turn the page.Page BreaksA paragraph must have at least 4 lines before it breaks onto a new pageIf there are 3 lines or less in the paragraph, it has to be moved to the next pageThis is when we insert a page breakExceptions:Do not break bulleted or numbered listsDo not break headings from paragraphs Inserting a Page BreakInsert menu > Page BreakShortcut: CTRL + Enter
With Show/Hide turned on, a page break looks like this:
Page Break.
Removing a Page BreakTo remove a page break, press Delete or BackspacePage NumbersPage NumbersDocuments longer than one page require page numbers:
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