Other Suggestions

Other formatting:

• All business documents should be strictly written on one side of the page only, whether typed or handwritten.


• Number all the pages in your document; this makes for easy reference for the reader.


• Use highlighting to make an important point or idea stand out from the crowd. There are various ways in which you can highlight any text.


• Using bold typeface is the most common way of highlighting any part of a document. Bold typeface is an instant eye-catcher, and it makes any highlighted text immediately accessible to the reader. However, one should not overdo the use of bold highlighting, as it can make the document look unbalanced.


• Italics also are used as a means of highlighting text in a document. Mostly italics are used to highlight unfamiliar or foreign words in a document; they also are used for emphasizing a certain point. For example, "I just have to buy this dress!"


• Italics often are used to make straight quotations from a source; for example, if you were using a famous person's quote in your document, you would italicize it.


• Make your document visually appealing by including tables and graphs where necessary. You might also like to play around with the visual appeal of the document by strategically italicizing or bolding certain paragraphs or ideas.


• Bullets and numbering also play an important role in business document formatting. They draw a reader's attention to important facts and ideas, as well as lend a neat appearance to a business document.