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Producing Effective Written Reports

* From  Consulting For Dummies
Date: Friday, August 12 2005

  • Composition and printing: Use a fully capable computer word processing program (such as Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect) and then print your report out on a good quality laser printer, such as those produced by Hewlett-Packard, Panasonic, Brother, and others.

  • Layout: Use lots of white space, indentations, margins, headings, and other layout features to make your reports more inviting to the reader. Ask your clients for some examples of reports they like or check your word processing software for standardized report templates.
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