| A | B |
| Bibliography (also References or Works Cited) | A list on the last page of a report of all reference material used in a report. |
| Unbound Report | A short report prepared without the use of a cover or binder. If the report has multiple pages, it is usually held together with a paper clip or staple in the upper left corner of the document. |
| Ellipsis | Used to show an omission of words from quoted material |
| Side Headings | Underlined primary headings which begin at the left margin in a report. |
| Table of Contents | An outline of the side and paragraph headings in a report with their respective page numbers. |
| Textual (Within Text) Citations | References which give credit for paraphrased or quoted material. They appear, keyed in parentheses, immediately following the material referenced within the report and include the author(s) name(s), the year of publication, and the page number(s) of the reference material. |
| Number of inches between top of page 1 and report title | Two |
| Top margin of all pages after page 1 | One |
| Line spacing used through a typical report | Double |
| What you do with the first line of each paragraph in a report | Indent |