| A | B | 
| unbound | Short reports that are prepared without binders or covers [staple/paper clip] | 
| two inch | top margin | 
| hanging indent | A temporary left margin that indents all lines but the first line of the text | 
| side headings | Headings used to separate the report into sections | 
| DS | double space | 
| TS | triple space | 
| left bound | Left margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the left margin. | 
| title page | the first page of a report. It gives the title of the report, the name of the writer, the name of the school or class, and the date. | 
| body | the main text of a report | 
| report | a multi-page document that usually contains several sub-topics of information related to one main topic | 
| center | the position of the title | 
| header | appears at the top of every page | 
| works cited | a complete listing of references cited parenthetically in the report and keyed on a separate page | 
| MLA | Modern Language Association |