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CPS -Office Administration
CHAPTER 9 - PRODUCING DOCUMENTS IN FINAL FORMAT
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09/12/2005

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ABSTRACT/PRECIS
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CONCISE SUMMARY OF ALL KEY POINTS. ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED, MAJOR CONCLUSIONS MUST BE MENTIONED, ORIGINAL PIECE MUST BE DOCUMENTED, LANGUAGE MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH ORIGINAL DOCUMENT AND FORMAT MUST BE EASY TO READ.
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ABSTRACT/PRECIS
Definition
CONCISE SUMMARY OF ALL KEY POINTS IN AN ARTICLE OR REFERENCE.
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ATTACHMENTS
Definition
VARIETY OF BUSINESS DOCUMENTS (GRAPHS, SPREADSHEETS, OTHER CORRESPONDENCE).
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ATTENTION LINE
Definition
LINE IN CORRESONDENDE THAT DIRECTS LETTER TO A SPECIFIC PERSON IN THE COMPANY.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Definition
LIST OF ALL REFERENCES CONSULTED BY THE AUTHOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTENT OF THE REPORT.
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BLIND COPY NOTATION
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WHEN A COPY OF A LETTER IS TO BE SENT TO ANOTHER PERSON, AND THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT IS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS, THIS NOTATION IS PLACED ON THE COPIES OF THER LETTER, NOT THE ORIGINAL.
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BLOCK LETTER STYLE
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ALL COPY IS LEFT-JUSTIFIED.
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BODY
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BODY PARAGRAPH IS SINGLE-SPACED; DOUBLE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS; USUAL NUMBER IS 3 - CONTAINS DETAILED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SUBJECT OF LETTER.
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COMPLIMENTARY CLOSING
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CLOSING OF LETTER; TWO LINE-SPACES BELOW LAST SENTENCE, AND SHOULD BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE SALUTATION OF THE LETTER (EITHER FORMAL OR INFORMAL).
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COPY NOTATION
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USED ONLY WHEN LETTER IS BEING SENT TO ONE OR MORE PERSONS.
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DIRECT QUOTATION
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MUST BE PLACED WITHIN QUOTATION MARKS AND FOLLOWED BY A REFERENCE CITATION. IF QUOTE IS <4 LINES - INCLUDE IN BODY OF TEXT. IF >4 LINES - SET OFF AS A SEPARATE PARAGRAPH - ALL LINES INDENTED 1 TAB - WITHIN BODY OF LETTER.
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DOCUMENTATION
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GIVING APPROPRIATE CREDIT TO INFORMATION SOURCES CONTAINED WITHIN TEXT AND IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC FORM AT END OF REPORT.
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ENCLOSUORE NOTATION
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ISED WJEM MATERIAL IS ENCLOSED WITH THE LETTER; KEYED TWO LINES DOWN AFTER REFERENCE INITIALS AT THE LEFT MARGIN. .
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ENDNOTES
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INDICTED IN THE TEXT WITH SUPERSCRIPTS BUT APPEAR ON A SEPARATE PAGE AT THE "END" OF THE REPORT.FIRST TIME CITATION IS REFERRED TO,COMPLETE INFORMATION MUST BE GIVEN. LATER REFERENCES TO THE SAME WORK MAY BE ABBREVIATED,
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FOOTNOTES
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GIVE CREDIT TO A SOURCE OF INFORMATION. uSED WITH REFERENCE MAARKS, SUPERSCRIPTS, IN THE TEXT, ARE INCLUDED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WHERE REFERENCEIS MADE.
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GUIDE WORDS
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KEYED IN AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE ON A MEMO (TO - FROM - DATE - SUBJECT).
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HANGING INDENT
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FIRST LINE OF EACH ENTRY MUST BE FLUSH LEFT. SECOND LINE AND THEREAFATER ARE INDENTED 1/2".
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HEADER
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WORDS FROM THE TITLE SHOULD APPEAR AT THE LEFT MARGIN WITHIN TH E TOP MARGIN ON EACH PAGE.
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INSIDE ADDRESS
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ADDRESSEES' COMPLETE ADDRESS.
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ITINERARY
Definition
TRAVEL PLAN W/ALL DETAILS OF A BUSINESS TRIP.
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MINUTES
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SUMMARIZE THE EVENTS TAKING PLACE DURING A MEETING.
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MIXED PUNCTUATION
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WHEN TWO DIFFERENT PUNCTUATION MARKS ARE USED.
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MODIFIED BLOCK LETTER
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PLACEMENT OF DATE LINE, COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE AND SIGNATURE LINE ARE USUALLY INDENTED TO THE CENTER OF THE PAGE.
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NEWS RELEASE
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ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A BUSINESS EVENT IS USUALLY PREPARED BY AN ADMIN.
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OPEN PUNCTUATION
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NO PUNCTUATION IS KEYED IN AFTER THE SALTUATION OR COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE.
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OUTLINE
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CONSISTS OF KEY WORDS CODED IN DESCENDING ORDER USING ROMAN NUMERALS, NUMBERS, LETTERS AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE OUTLINE.
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PARAPHRASING
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REWRITING THE AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL WORDS OR IDEAS INTO OUR OWN WORDS.
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PLAGRIARISM
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USE OF INFORMATION OR IDEAS FROM SECONDARY SOURCES AND NOT GIVING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR CREDIT.
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REFERENCE CITATIONS
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USED TO CITE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT IS QUOTED OR PRARPHRASED FROM SECONDARY INFORMATION SOURCES.
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REFERENCE INITIALS
Definition
INITIALS OF THE ADMIN WHO PREPARED THE LETTER. MAY ALSO INCLUDE WRITER'S INITIALS.
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SALUTATION
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GREETING TO THE RECEIVER.
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SIGNATURE FILE
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SIGNATURE FILE IS INSERTED AT THE END OF THE EMAIL TO INCLUDE THE SENDER'S NAME, TITLE, COMPANY, E-MAIL ADDRESS, PHONE/FAX NUMBERS.
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SIMPLIFIED LETTER STYLE
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ALL LINES BEGIN AT THE LEFT MARGIN. THE COPLIMENTARY CLOSE AND SIGNATURE LINES ARE INDENTED TO THE CENTER OF THE PAGE.
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SUBJECT LINE
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TELLS IN A DESCRIPTIVE PHRASE WHAT THE LETTER IS ABOUT AND APPEARS TWO LINES BELOW THE SALUTATION.
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