Publisher's Synopsis
This convenient, brief, and inexpensive guide is an excellent reference tool for formatting letters, envelopes, memos, and reports. Written for the computer user who has limited experience in formatting business documents in a professional setting, the text is basic, easy to understand, and easy to follow. Features: * At Your Fingertips contains abundant examples of material for increased understanding and comprehension. * Because of its handy size, the book can easily be used and referred to quickly at an operator's work station. * Important and useful features such as a homonym guide, proofreader symbols list, and two-letter abbreviations table provide excellent reference materials. * The book contains a legal and medical spelling and word division section with a base of nearly 2,000 words. * A "Pointers" section begins each new topic, introducing the user to the functions necessary to produce a professional looking document. New to this edition: * The entire text has been revised to reflect up-to-date computer usage, including all formatting rules for typing and keyboarding.;* A new General Terminology section informs the new computer user of basic terminology and formatting requirements. * The word division section has been expanded to include rules and examples that reflect the hyphenation mode many software programs offer today. * New U.S. Postal Authority guidelines on addressing envelopes have been added. * The Second Edition contains twice as many illustrations as the First Edition.
