HOW 14 : a handbook for office professionals

Clark, James Leland 1929- (author.). Clark, Lyn, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781305586963
ISBN: 1305586964
Physical Description: print
ix, 597 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: 14th edition.
Publisher: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Grammar and Usage -- Overview -- Nouns -- Verbs -- Pronouns -- Adjectives -- Adverbs -- Prepositions -- Conjunctions -- Interjections -- Sentences -- 2. Punctuation -- Comma -- Semicolon -- Colon -- Dash -- Period -- Question Mark -- Exclamation Mark -- Quotation Marks -- Apostrophe -- Parentheses -- Brackets -- Asterisk -- Diagonal -- Underscore -- Ampersand -- 3. Capitalization -- 4. Number Formats -- General Format -- Numbers Expressed in Figure Form -- Time -- Addresses and Telephone Numbers -- Formats -- Special Forms -- 5. Hyphenating and Dividing Words -- Hyphenating Words -- End-of-Line Word and Word-Group Divisions -- 6. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Contractions -- Symbols -- 7. Words Often Confused and Misused -- Words Often Confused and Misused Solution Finder -- 8. Elements of Writing Style -- Developing an Effective Writing Style -- Using Words Effectively -- Creating Sentences -- Organizing Sentences into Cohesive Paragraphs -- Placing Paragraphs in Effective Order -- 9. Spelling, Proofreading, and Editing -- Preparing for Proofreading and Editing -- Spelling -- Proofreading -- Editing -- 10. Address Format and Forms of Address -- General Address Format -- Names and Titles -- Places -- Address Format for Foreign Correspondence -- Online Address Formats -- Forms of Address -- 11. E-Mail Messages, Business Letters, and Memorandums -- E-Mail Messages -- Business Letters -- Business Letter Styles -- Punctuation Styles -- Letter Format and Placement of Major Parts -- Addressing Envelopes -- Folding and Inserting Correspondence -- Memorandums -- 12. Reports and Other Business Documents -- General Formats for Reports and Manuscripts -- Parts of a Report or a Manuscript -- Meeting Minutes -- 13. Employment Application Documents -- Chronological Resume -- Functional Resume -- Conventional Resume Formats -- Automated Applicant Tracking Systems -- Online Career Resources -- Application Letter -- Application Form -- Reference Requests -- Follow-Up Letters -- 14. Internet and Its Resources -- Internet and the World Wide Web -- Web Resources -- Web 2.0 -- 15. Manual and Electronic File Management -- Paper Filing Process -- Indexing and Alphabetizing -- Organizing and Maintaining Computer Data Files.