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lowercase

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Reference initials should be keyed in _________ letters.

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are not

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Paragraphs _____ (are/are not) indented in letters arranged in block format.

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single

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The date should be keyed a ______ space below the return address on a personal-business letter.

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letter

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In a personal-business letter, the recipient's address is called the ____ address.

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salutation

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The greeting in a letter, such as Dear Mrs. Stiles, is called the __________.

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double

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The letter body (message) should begin a _________ space below the greeting.

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are not

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Reference initials ___ (are/are not) necessary in a personal-business letter if the writer (originator) of the message also keyed the letter.

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double

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An attachment/enclosure notation is keyed a ____ space below the reference initials in a letter

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personal-business letter

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A letter written by someone to deal with business of a personal nature is called a _______________.

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left

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Letters arranged in block format have all parts of the letter beginning at the ________ margin.

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2" top; 1" bottom and sides

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The correct margins for a personal-business letter are _____________.

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return address

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The _________ on a personal-business letter includes the street address, city, state and zip code, with no name.

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return address; date; letter address; salutation

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The correct order of the opening four elements of a personal-business letter are _______________.

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single; double

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Paragraphs in the body of a block format letter should be keyed ________ spaced with a ________ space between them.

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double

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Reference initials appear a _______ space below the writer's name at the left margin.

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USPS

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_____________ style is all CAPS with no punctuation.

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block

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Personal-business letters are usually prepared in ______ format.

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vertically

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Instead of a 2" top margin personal-business letters may be centered _______ using the Center Page feature.

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date

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In a personal-business letter, the letter address should be keyed a QS below the _________.

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complimentary

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The farewell of the letter, such as Sincerely yours, is called the __________ close.

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does

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A return address usually _______ (does/does not) need to be keyed on a business letter.

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letter address

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When an attention line is used in a letter addressed to a company, it should be keyed as the first line of the ___________.

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does not

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The subject line ________ (does/does not) take the place of the salutation.

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salutation

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The subject line, if used, should be keyed a DS below the _________.

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Attachment

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If another document is clipped or stapled to a business letter, the word __________ should be keyed at the left margin, a DS below the reference initials.

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copy notation

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A __________ indicates that the addressee is receiving a copy of a letter rather than the original printout.

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should

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You _________ (should/should not) use a complimentary closing on a business letter.

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is

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It _______ (is/is not) acceptable for business letters to be longer than on page.

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date

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In a business letter, the first thing you key usually is the ________.

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attention line

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If you do not know the name of the person to whom you are writing, you may use a(n) _____________ in place of the name in the letter address.

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

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If you use an attention line in a business letter, what is the correct saluatation?

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ALL CAPS

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A subject line in a business letter should be keyed in _______.

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copy notation

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The last element that would appear on a business letters is a _________.

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blind

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A ________ copy notation should NOT be keyed on the original letter.

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should not

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If a business letter runs longer than one page, all subsequent pages ________ (should/should not) be keyed on letterhead stationery.

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name of the recipient; page number; date

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A second-page heading includes:

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letterhead stationery

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The only idfference between a personal-business letter and business letter is that the latter is almost always printed on ___________ that includes the return address.

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subject

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The topic of a business letter may be speified by the ________ line.

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left

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Both a copy notation and a blind copy notation should be keyed at the _____ margin of a business letter.

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Short

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_____ reports are often prepared without covers or binders.

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are

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The standard margins for the first page of an unbound report _______ (are/are not) different than the standard margins for the second and subsequent pages.

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double

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You should leave a _______ space between the report title and the irst line of the body.

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can

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Software _________ (can/cannot) automatically place page numbers for your reports in the location you specify.

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parentheses

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In short reports, citations used to give credit for quoted material are keyed in _______ in the report body.

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indented

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Short quotations that appear in a report should be enclosed in quotation marks and long quotations (4 or more lines) should be ________.

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is not

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Paraphrased material ______ (is/is not) enclosed in quotation marks.

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ellipsis

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A(n) _______ is used to indicate material omitted from a quotation.

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sometimes

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Short reports _______ (always, sometimes, never) need a reference list.

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quadruple

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A reference list may be keyed at the end of the paper a _______ space after the body or on a different page.

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left

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A two-page report is usually stapled in the upper ____ corner.

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centered

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If a page number appears on the first page of an unbound report, it should be positioned at the bottom of the page ______.

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1"

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Side margins for an unbound report are ______.

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textual citation

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A _________ should include: author's name, year of publication, page umber of reference material.

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4

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You should left-indent quotations of _____ lines or more.

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ellipsis

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A(n) __________ is 3 periods, each preceded and followed by a space.

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WORKS CITED; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCES

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An appropriate heading for a reference list could be ______, _________, or ______.

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alphabetically

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Entries in a reference list are keyed _____ by author's last name.

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douple; single

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On the reference page, you should ____ space between refrences, _____ space each reference, and the second and subsequent lines of each reference should be indented .5" with the first line flush to the left margin.

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double

answer

A _______ space should be left above and below side headings in an unbound report.

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unbound

answer

A short report that is stapled or paper-clipped together is often referred to as a(n) ________ report.

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right

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Page numbers for second and subsequent pages of a short report should be _____-aligned at the top of the page.

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side

answer

Headings that appear within the body of a report are called __ headings.

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textual

answer

References used to give credit for quoted or paraphrased material in a report are called _______ citations.

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hanging

answer

When you set a ______ indent, the first line of each paragraph will begin at the left margin and the second and subsequent lines will be indented .5".

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columns; rows

answer

The basic building blocks of tables are __ and ___.

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alphabetically

answer

Columns in a table are labeled ________ left to right.

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may

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A table _____ (may/may not) have more than four columns.

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upper and lowercase

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A secondary title in a table should be keyed in __________ letters.

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in the last row aligned left

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If your table has a source note, you may position it below the table at the left or _________.

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markedly different

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Columns in a table may be the same width or _____________ widths.

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centered

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Tables are most attractive when they are ________ horizontally on the page.

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bottom

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You will most often use center vertical alignment for table column headings and _______ vertical alignment for data rows beneath the headings.

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center

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Within columns, words may be either left aligned or __________ aligned.

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numerically

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Rows in a table are labeled _________ from top to bottom.

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double

answer

The main title in a table is usually keyed in bold, all caps in the first row of the table or a _______ space above the table.

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centered

answer

A column heading should be positioned _______ over the column.

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columns; rows

answer

If your instructor directs you to create a 2 by 9 table, your table should have 2 _________ and 9 _______.

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2"

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If your table is not centered vertically you should begin it _______ from the top edge of the page.

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top; bottom; center

answer

Within rows, data entries can be aligned vertically at the _______, _______, or ________.

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table

answer

An arrangement of data in rows and columns is called a(n) _______.

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main

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The secondary title of a table should be centered a DS below the ________ title.

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body

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The data entries in a table are referred to as the ____.

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gridlines

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Some software prints lines, called ________, between table columns and rows.

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vertically

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If a table is centered on the page _____, it has equal top and bottom margins.

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horizontally

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If a table is centered on the page ______, it has equal side margins.

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even

answer

Keyboard should be placd ________ with the edge of the desk, directly in front of the chair.

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easy

answer

Monitor should be placed for ____ viewing.

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right

answer

Book (or copy) should be placed to the _____ of the keyboard.

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low

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Wrists should be ________, but not touching the keyboard.

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parallel

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Forearms should be ________ to the slant of the keyboard.

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close to the body

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Elbows should be in a relaxed, natural position.

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erect

answer

Body should be ________, sitting back in the chair.

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floor

answer

Feet should be on the ______ for balance.

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source

answer

Eyes should be on the _______ while keying.

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curved; upright

answer

Fingers should be ______ and ________ over the home keys.

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proper

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Strike keys with the _______ fingers.

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right little finger

answer

Strike ENTER key with the __________.

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right thumb

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Strike SPACEBAR with the __________.

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