This research report document provides guidelines for formatting a research report, including defining what a research report is, how to create a title page in Microsoft Word, and the appropriate formatting for sections like the title, header, body, citations, bibliography, and sources. Key components that must be included are a title page with the report title, author's name, teacher/professor, and date, as well as a header on each page with the author's last name and page number. The body contains the paragraphs and any parenthetical citations, while the bibliography is an alphabetical listing of all sources cited.

1. Research Report
Computer Skills & Applications II
*Mr. Pietras
- Objective 6.01

2. Essential Questions
• What is a research report?
• How do you create a Title Page in
Microsoft Word?
• Determine what items must be
included to create a research report.
• What are appropriate formatting
guidelines for a research report?

3. Research Report
What is a Research Report?
 A multi-page document
summarizing research findings
written in an organized format.
Example of use of a Research Report:

A marketing research report summarizing the supply and
demand statistics for a new product.

4. Unbound Report
• Short reports that are prepared without
binders or cover
• If the report is more than one page its held
together with a staple or paper clip.
• All Margins are the same (1 inch)
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5. Left Bound Report
 Longer reports prepared with binders
 Left margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding
along the left margin.
1.5 inch LM
1 inch RM
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6. Top Bound Report

Top margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the top
margin.
TM is wider to
accommodate
binding.

7. Title Page: The first page of a report
Components of a Title Page:
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•
•
•
Title of the report
Writer’s name
Teacher/professor’s name
Date of publication

8. Title Page
• 1st document of a report
• Identifies the:
– Title of the report
– Author of the report
– Teacher/Class that the report is for
– Date that the report is due/was completed
• Formatting
– 1” top margin
– 1” side margins
– All information is horizontally and vertically centered
– Report title is keyed in ALL CAPS

9. Change Line Spacing
Select  Paragraph group from “HOME” Tab on Ribbon

10. Change Line Spacing Cont…..
• Change spacing to single, 0 before and 0 after.

11. Formatting a Title Page…
REPORT TITLE
Vertically
and
Horizontally
center your
Title Page!
Size 12 font
TNR or Arial
2” or 2.5” (12 or 15 Font
returns)
Manual
DS (2
enters)
Student name
Course/Teacher name
Size 12 font
TNR or Arial
Font
2” or 2.5” (12 or 15
returns)
Date Submitted or
current Date
Size 12 font
TNR or Arial
Font

12. How to Vertically Center?
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Select “PAGE LAYOUT” Tab from Ribbon
Select “PAGE SETUP” options

13. How to Vertically Center?
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Select “LAYOUT” Tab
Select “CENTER” for Vertical Alignment setting
Center

Center

14. Research Report Components:
The Title of a report is required.
The Title includes the identifying
information and is keyed in the top
left margin of the Report.

15. Research Report:
Components (Continued)
A Header is placed on every page of
the report and includes:
– Writer’s last name
– Page number

16. Research Report:
Components (Continued)
The Body of the Report is the content
(the paragraphs).
Parenthetical citations are reference
notes keyed in the body of the report.

17. Research Report:
Components (Continued)
Bibliography:
– A complete listing of references
cited in the Report
– References listed in alphabetical
order by authors last name

18. Bibliography
•
Alphabetical list of the
sources of information
you used in writing a
report
•
Sources are singlespaced and formatted
with a hanging indent
•
Leave a blank line
between the sources
•
If a page number is
included, place it ½ inch
from top of the page
•
MLA or APA Format
Title
Alphabetical
listing of sources

19. Sources:
"CTE Curriculum." NC DPI. N.p., 01 July 2012. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.ncpublicschools.org/cte/curriculum/>.
Matthews, Michelle. "Definition of a Research Paper | EHow." EHow.
Demand Media, 23 July 2010. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.ehow.com/about_6767818_definition-researchpaper.html>.
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