{"id":320,"date":"2017-05-04T20:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=320"},"modified":"2021-06-01T19:19:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T19:19:16","slug":"assignment-create-basic-document-memo","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/chapter\/assignment-create-basic-document-memo\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Create Basic Document","rendered":"Assignment: Create Basic Document"},"content":{"raw":"This assignment can be found in Google Docs:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1O9qbpm33GHr3I0Fyl2uzinJmFa1cy9pUHUyBLhNiTJA\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Communication Skills for Managers Assignment: Create Basic Document<\/a>\r\n\r\nTo make your own copy to edit:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>If you want a Google Doc<\/strong>: in the file menu of the open document, click \u201cMake a copy.\u201d This will give you your own Google Doc to work from.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>If you want a PDF or Word file<\/strong>: in the file menu of the open document, click \u201cDownload\u201d and select the file type you would like to have (note: depending on the file type you select, the formatting could get jumbled).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor this assignment, you will create and format a business memo. Follow the directions, then submit your assignment. If you get stuck on a step, review this module and ask your classmates for help in the discussion forum.\r\n<h2>Memo Text<\/h2>\r\nTo: All Employees\r\nFrom: Sierra Rowan, Store Manager\r\nDate: September 1, 2019\r\nSubject: New Shelves\r\nSome of you may have noticed in recent weeks that the shelves in the home goods section are beginning to sag. We will be replacing those shelves with new, reinforced metal shelves starting next week. The shelves will be replaced 1:00\u20134:00 a.m., during our least busy hours. Several aisles will be off-limits to customers during that time as a safety precaution.\r\nThe following aisles will be affected:\r\nKitchen appliances\r\nKitchen &amp; dining furniture\r\nKitchen storage\r\nHome goods clearance\r\nPlease direct customers looking for items in the affected aisles to the Outdoor Furniture and Patio Accessories areas.\r\n<h2>Memo Directions<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Create a new blank document in Microsoft Word.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Copy and paste the Memo Text (see above) into your Word document.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10220714\/memo-1.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1329\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10220714\/memo-1.png\" alt=\"A memo addressed to &quot;All Employees&quot; is displayed.\" width=\"800\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Save the document to the Rowan folder on your desktop as <strong>BA132_LastName_Memo<\/strong><strong>.docx<\/strong>, replacing \"LastName\" with your own last name. (Example: BA132_Hywater_Memo) It is a good idea to save your work periodically.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221435\/memo-2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221435\/memo-2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Change the font of all the text to Arial, size 14.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221552\/memo-3.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1331 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221552\/memo-3.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The font size has been set to 14.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select\u00a0the first three\u00a0lines of the memo (To through Date\u00a0lines). Remove the spacing after the paragraphs <strong>or<\/strong> set the After paragraph spacing to 0.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221955\/memo-4.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221955\/memo-4.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The third line of the document is selected.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select the Subject line.\u00a0Set the After paragraph spacing to 30 pts.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222234\/memo-5.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222234\/memo-5.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The subject line has been selected.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bold \"To:\", \"From:\", \"Date:\", and \"Subject:\" in the first four lines.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222351\/memo-6.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1335 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222351\/memo-6.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The first word in the top four lines have been bolded.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Justify the paragraph starting with \"Some of you\".\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222517\/memo-7.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222517\/memo-7.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The memo has been justified.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select\u00a0the four lines \"Kitchen appliances\" through \"Home goods clearance\" and make them a bulleted list.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222722\/memo-8.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222722\/memo-8.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. A bulleted list showing the affect of this memo is displayed.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Indent to 0.5 inches the first line of the \"Some of you\" paragraph and the \"Please direct customers\" paragraph.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222854\/memo-9.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222854\/memo-9.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The body of the memo has been indented.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>In the first four lines of the memo, hit the Tab key twice after\u00a0<strong>To:<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>From:<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Date:<\/strong>. Hit the Tab key once after\u00a0<strong>Subject:<\/strong>.\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2678 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05175155\/memo-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Save your work and submit the document in your course online.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>This assignment can be found in Google Docs:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1O9qbpm33GHr3I0Fyl2uzinJmFa1cy9pUHUyBLhNiTJA\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Communication Skills for Managers Assignment: Create Basic Document<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To make your own copy to edit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you want a Google Doc<\/strong>: in the file menu of the open document, click \u201cMake a copy.\u201d This will give you your own Google Doc to work from.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you want a PDF or Word file<\/strong>: in the file menu of the open document, click \u201cDownload\u201d and select the file type you would like to have (note: depending on the file type you select, the formatting could get jumbled).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For this assignment, you will create and format a business memo. Follow the directions, then submit your assignment. If you get stuck on a step, review this module and ask your classmates for help in the discussion forum.<\/p>\n<h2>Memo Text<\/h2>\n<p>To: All Employees<br \/>\nFrom: Sierra Rowan, Store Manager<br \/>\nDate: September 1, 2019<br \/>\nSubject: New Shelves<br \/>\nSome of you may have noticed in recent weeks that the shelves in the home goods section are beginning to sag. We will be replacing those shelves with new, reinforced metal shelves starting next week. The shelves will be replaced 1:00\u20134:00 a.m., during our least busy hours. Several aisles will be off-limits to customers during that time as a safety precaution.<br \/>\nThe following aisles will be affected:<br \/>\nKitchen appliances<br \/>\nKitchen &amp; dining furniture<br \/>\nKitchen storage<br \/>\nHome goods clearance<br \/>\nPlease direct customers looking for items in the affected aisles to the Outdoor Furniture and Patio Accessories areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Memo Directions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a new blank document in Microsoft Word.<\/li>\n<li>Copy and paste the Memo Text (see above) into your Word document.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10220714\/memo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1329\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10220714\/memo-1.png\" alt=\"A memo addressed to &quot;All Employees&quot; is displayed.\" width=\"800\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Save the document to the Rowan folder on your desktop as <strong>BA132_LastName_Memo<\/strong><strong>.docx<\/strong>, replacing &#8220;LastName&#8221; with your own last name. (Example: BA132_Hywater_Memo) It is a good idea to save your work periodically.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221435\/memo-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221435\/memo-2.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Change the font of all the text to Arial, size 14.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221552\/memo-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1331 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221552\/memo-3.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The font size has been set to 14.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0the first three\u00a0lines of the memo (To through Date\u00a0lines). Remove the spacing after the paragraphs <strong>or<\/strong> set the After paragraph spacing to 0.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221955\/memo-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10221955\/memo-4.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The third line of the document is selected.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select the Subject line.\u00a0Set the After paragraph spacing to 30 pts.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222234\/memo-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222234\/memo-5.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The subject line has been selected.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bold &#8220;To:&#8221;, &#8220;From:&#8221;, &#8220;Date:&#8221;, and &#8220;Subject:&#8221; in the first four lines.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222351\/memo-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1335 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222351\/memo-6.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The first word in the top four lines have been bolded.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Justify the paragraph starting with &#8220;Some of you&#8221;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222517\/memo-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222517\/memo-7.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The memo has been justified.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0the four lines &#8220;Kitchen appliances&#8221; through &#8220;Home goods clearance&#8221; and make them a bulleted list.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222722\/memo-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222722\/memo-8.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. A bulleted list showing the affect of this memo is displayed.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Indent to 0.5 inches the first line of the &#8220;Some of you&#8221; paragraph and the &#8220;Please direct customers&#8221; paragraph.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222854\/memo-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/10222854\/memo-9.png\" alt=\"A Microsoft Word document is open with a memo written on it. The body of the memo has been indented.\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the first four lines of the memo, hit the Tab key twice after\u00a0<strong>To:<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>From:<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Date:<\/strong>. Hit the Tab key once after\u00a0<strong>Subject:<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2678 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05175155\/memo-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Save your work and submit the document in your course online.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-320\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">Lumen Learning authored content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li><strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":20,"menu_order":15,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"lumen\",\"description\":\"\",\"author\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"096a5602-ffb0-46d4-b967-e31c3f68568f","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-320","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":259,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2806,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/320\/revisions\/2806"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/259"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/320\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=320"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=320"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}