Types of Document

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Types of Document

• There are many types of published document
• Billboards and posters
• Books and manuals
• Brochures/leaflets and newsletters
• Forms and mailshots
• Magazines and newspapers
• Reports

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Billboards and posters

• Used for advertising..
• An event (sporting event)
• A product (Honda SEAT)
• An organisation (St Helens College)
• Billboards are usually displayed at the side of
  roads, motorways, railways, etc.
• Posters are smaller and posted on..
• Walls
• Notice boards
• Windows

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Books and Manuals

• Books can be written about a wide range of
  topics. They include..
• Fiction (made up)
• Non Fiction (true)
• Encyclopaedias
• Novels
• Travel
• Education
• Hobbies (sport, gardening, etc)
• Manuals are used to instruct the reader (show
  them how to do something)..
• Build a cabinet
• Set up a DVD player
• Repair a car or computer

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Brochures, Leaflets and Newsletters

• Brochures are usually large documents used to try
  and sell a product or service
• Holiday brochure
• Clothing brochure
• Leaflets are usually 1 page. Posters are usually
  static and posted on something (wall), whereas a
  leaflet portable. Used..
• To advertise and event or product
• Newsletters usually contain text and images about
  a weekly or monthly event.

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Forms and Mailshots

• Forms are used to collect data, e.g.
• Application form (job or subscription)
• Membership form (gym)
• Questionnaire (survey)
• Order form (electrical goods)
• Mailshots are when a companies produce lots of
  letters with brochures to customers to try and
  sell a product.

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Magazines and Newspapers

• Daily publication produced to inform readers
  about local or national news.
• Magazines are usually produced weekly or monthly.
  They tend to be about a specific topic, e.g.
• Computers (ComputerActive)
• Fitness (Mens Health)

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Reports

• Purpose to inform someone about a activity or
  topic.
• Usually a long document (number of pages).
• Informal or formal.
• Reports have sub-headings to allow the reader to
  easily find the information.

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Suites of Stationary

• Many organisations use many documents, such as
• Letters
• Memos
• Invoices
• These documents should use a corporate image that
  is easily recognisable, e.g. by using logos, etc.