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Write a report

 

Level of difficulty: Basic

As a principal you will often need to write reports for the community stakeholders. Writing a report can be greatly enhanced by including budget summaries in tables and charts. You will type these documents and save them electronically so that you can print as many copies as you need and change the content for other purposes at a later stage. In this activity you will write the basic report. In related activities you could construct your budget, draw charts and import them into your report. You will use Microsoft Word to write the report.

 

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Create your own report - one which you will find useful. Alternatively, follow this example. To do so you would typically work through the following steps:

 
Description
Resources
1 Start Microsoft Word How to start Microsoft Word
2 Centre-align text: The school name is in the centre of the page. How to justify text
3 Save the report: Remember to save your letter regularly while typing it How to save the worksheet
4 Type the report - you will have to left-align the text  
5 Select font and size: Select font and font size of your choice How to select text
How to change the font and font size
6 Insert a table: Type the budget outline in a table How to insert a table
7 Spell check the document: Conduct the spell check before finally saving and printing How to spell check a document
8 Save the letter: Save the file before printing How to save the letter
9 Print the letter How to print your letter
10 Close Microsoft Word How to close Microsoft Word
 

Related scenarios

Create a budget in Microsoft Excel

Create a chart in Microsoft Excel

Insert a chart from Microsoft Excel in your report

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