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Common mistakes in a report

Common mistakes in a report. Hints on doing it correctly. Table. Centre column headings Make columns just wide enough, with different width for criteria column. Table. Never make headings from table columns into Heading2 or Heading2. Table.

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Common mistakes in a report

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  1. Common mistakes in a report Hints on doing it correctly

  2. Table • Centre column headings • Make columns just wide enough, with different width for criteria column

  3. Table Never make headings from table columns into Heading2 or Heading2

  4. Table Format all tables in a document the same, i.e. line spacing, paragraph spacing, font style and size

  5. Table Align text in narrow columns left, never fully justified

  6. Table Align table with body text, not like this

  7. Table Keep table inside page text boundaries, not like this in the margin

  8. What is wrong with the table? Columnwidths

  9. Indentation Indent so that all text begins at the same place

  10. Footnote • Do not set a footnote on a heading • Body text under headings must be on the topic of the headings, not this gumph

  11. Headings Body text under headings must be on the topic of the headings, not this waffle

  12. Footnote End sentence with a point or full stop

  13. Font Use same font for Table of contents and Table of figures, not this mish mash of font styles

  14. Font • Format whole document with same font • Modify headings so they are same font as body font • Format text as colour only if printing in colour

  15. Bullets Bullet lists

  16. Information Explain or discuss the table and the chart, do not expect the reader to decipher the tables and charts

  17. Introduction Discuss what is coming, all the topics which are in the headings

  18. What should be in the Conclusion? Short summary of all that has been discussed, all the headings

  19. Text Start paragraph with most important sentence, i.e. do not bury it in the body

  20. What is wrong with the font? Style and caps Keep to ONE font and no caps (shouting)

  21. Text Start paragraph with important meaningful word, not ‘It’

  22. Captions Give meaningful captions to figures and tables, not these meaningless captions

  23. Headings Present text in the order of the heading, not like this example

  24. Cross referencing Cross reference tables and figures in the body of the text

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