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.

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