| A | B |
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| unbound report | a short report prepared without a cover or binder; fastened with a staple or clip if more than one page |
| ellipsis | a series of periods preceeded and followed by spaces( . . . ) to indicate material omitted from a quotation. |
| references | a complete list of materials cited in a report and placed at the end |
| main heading | title of a report, centered at the 2 inch top margin, in all caps and bold with 14 point font |
| side heading | words that identify what is in a paragraph or section of a report; keyed in 12 point, bold font at the left margin with DS before and after |
| textual citations | references used to give credit for paraphrased or quoted material keyed in parenthesis in the body of a report |
| widow | the last line of a paragraph printed by itself at the top of a page |
| orphan | the first line of a paragraph printed by itself at the bottom of a page |
| Format Painter | a tool used to copy formatting from/to selected text |
| Font group | click in this area of the ribbon to italicize or underline your text |
| Save button | located on the Quick Access toolbar, this "floppy disc" button will re-save your document |
| Copy button | use this button in the Clipboard group on the Home Tab to duplicate selected text |
| Mini Toolbar | use this tool to quickly format selected text |
| Alignment buttons | click these buttons in the paragraph group on the Home Tab to line up text to the left, right or center |
| Ribbon | An interface tool in MS Office programs that is made up of tabs that contain groups full of commands. |
