3.00 Understand documents and publications used in business.

3.01 Understand business documents.

3.02 Understand business publications.

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Competency Outlines & Vocabulary **

3.01 Business Document Formatting Outline (PDF File, 76 KB)

3.01 Types of Business Documents Outline(PDF File, 122 KB)

3.01 Software Features Outline (PDF File, 70 KB)

3.02 Business Publications Outline

Class Notes & Essential Questions **

3.01 Business Documents

Essential Questions:

• Why is formatting applied to fonts, paragraphs, and pages?
• Slideshow 3.01A Font Formatting
  1. 3.01 Font Formatting Notes (PDF File, 80.5 KB)

1. Slideshow 3.01B Paragraph Formatting
   1. 3.01B Paragraph Formatting Notes (PDF File, 75 KB)
      
      
2. Slideshow 3.01C Page Formatting
   1. 3.01C Page Formatting Notes (PDF File, 62 KB)

• What documents are commonly used in a business setting?
• What are appropriate formatting guidelines for business documents and why is formatting important?
• Slideshow 3.01 Business Documents - Memo
  • 3.01 Memo Notes (PDF File, 35 KB)
• Slideshow 3.01 Business Documents - Business Letter
  • 3.01 Business Letters - Notes (PDF File, 109 KB)
• Slideshow 3.01 Business Documents - Resume
  • 3.01 Resume Notes (PDF File, 43 KB)
• Slideshow 3.01 Business Documents - Table of Contents
  • 3.01 Table of Contents Notes (PDF File, 22 KB)
• Slideshow 3.01 Business Documents - Agenda
  • 3.01 Agenda Notes (PDF File, 27 KB)
• Slideshow 3.01 Business Documents - Minutes
  • 3.01 Minutes Notes (PDF File, 42 KB)
• Which business document is the most appropriate means of communication in a given business situation and why?
• How are support tools used in word processing?

3.02 Business Publications

Essential Questions:

What are five design principles and what impact do they have on publications?

• Slide Show 3.02 Design Principles
  • 3.02 Design Principles Graphic Organizer (PDF File 28, KB)

What are four characteristics of the target audience that affect the design and development of publications?

• Slide Show 3.02 The Target Audience
  • 3.02 Traits of a Target Audience Graphic Organizer (PDF File, 15 KB)

What publication is the most effective means for communicating information?

• Slide Show 3.02 Publications
  • 3.02 Publications Characteristics Graphic Organizer (PDF File, 50 KB)

Activities **

3.01 Business Documents

Formatting - Fonts, Paragraphs, and Pages

Office 2007 Introductory Concepts and Techniques
MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD PROJECT 1 CREATING AND EDITING A WORD DOCUMENT - Begins on WD2

Your instructor will provide you with the following documents to key with instructions--

• What Do You Know About Font Formatting?
• Guided Practice: Paragraph Formatting
• Independent Practice: Paragraph Formatting
• Guided Practice Bullets and Numbering
• Guided Practice Tabs
• Independent Practice Tabs
• Table Formatting Notes
• Guided Practice: Table Formatting - Spotlight on the Job
• Table Formatting Rubric (PDF File, 12 KB)
• Independent Practice: Table Formatting - Favorite Television Shows
• Guided Practice: Page Formatting Instructions (PDF File, 10 KB)
• Independent Practice: Page Formatting Instructions (PDF File, 19 KB)
• Formatting Review (PDF File, 69 KB)

Business Documents

• What Do You Know About Business Documents? (PDF File, 24 KB)
• Business Documents Rubric (PDF File, 14 KB)
• All Document Examples (PDF File, 661 KB)

Business Letters, Memos, Document Decisions

Your instructor will provide you with the following documents to key with instructions--

• Century 21 Page 60 Format Interoffice Memos
• Independent Practice: Business Letter
• Business Document Decision

Research Reports, Table of Contents

Office 2007 Introductory Concepts and Techniques
MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD PROJECT 2 CREATING A RESEARCH PAPER - Begins on WD146 (4 days)

Guided Tutorials: Microsoft Tutorial - Create a TOC

Your instructor will provide you with the following documents to key with instructions--

• Independent Practice: Research Report
• Independent Practice: Table of Contents

Resumes, Cover Letters (Personal Business Letter) Agendas, Minutes

Office 2007 Introductory Concepts and Techniques
MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD PROJECT 3 CREATING A COVER LETTER AND RESUME - Begins on WD146 (4 days)

Your instructor will provide you with the following documents to key with instructions--

• Independent Practice: Agenda
• Independent Practice: Minutes

Business Documents Review

Business Document Components

Software Features - Mail Merge, Macros, Software Tools

• Guided Tutorials:
  • Microsoft Tutorial - Mail Merge
  • Save time with templates
• Microsoft Templates

Mail Merge

• Independent Practice: Mail Merge

Macros

• Guided Practice: Macros (PDF File, 9 KB)
• Independent Practice: Create a Macro

Other Software Features

• Guided Practice: Software Support Tools (PDF File, 21 KB)
• Independent Practice: Software Support Tools (PDF File, 27 KB)
• Guided Practice: Templates and Wizards (PDF File, 11 KB)
• Independent Practice: Templates and Wizards

3.02 Business Publications

• Publication Examination (PDF File, 8 KB)
• Principle's Description (PDF File, 158 KB)
• Classify the Design Principle (PDF File,157 KB)
• Design Principles in Action (PDF File, 242 KB)
• Sample Publications (PDF File, 796 KB)
• Traits of the Target Audience (PDF File, KB)
• What Publication Am I? (PDF File, 10 KB)
• Guided Practice: Business Card (PDF File, 22KB)
• Independent Practice: Business Card (PDF File,10 KB)
• Guided Practice: Letterhead Stationery(PDF File, 25
• Independent Practice: Letterhead Stationery (PDF File, 10 KB)
• Guided Practice: Brochure (PDF File, 24 KB)
• Independent Practice: Brochure (PDF File, 10 KB)
• Guided Practice: Newsletter (PDF File, 92 KB)
• Independent Practice: Newsletter (PDF File, 10 KB)
• Publications Characteristics (PDF File, 20 KB)

Resources

Online Resources

Microsoft Word Training Online

• Up to speed with Word 2007
• Get to know Word 2007 I: Create your first document
• Decorate documents with backgrounds, borders, and text effects
• Microsoft Tutorial - Create a TOC
• Microsoft Tutorial - Mail Merge
• Save time with templates

Microsoft Tutorials - Publisher 2007

Draw - Aligning, arranging, moving and rotating graphic objects

Adobe Photoshop Express

More Destktop Publishing Online Resources

Learn it Online - Office2007

• Word Chapters 1 - 3

• Word 2007
  • Demo: Up to speed with Word 2007
  • Interactive: Word 2003 to Word 2007 command reference guide

• Quizzes
  • Word Quizzes from Microsoft
• More Resources
  • Word Resources
  • Email Resources

Computer Applications I Glossary

• Computer Applications I Glossary

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