Business Letters

1. Business Letters Parts of Letter Styles Punctuation

2. Business Letters Parts of a Personal Business Letter • Return Address • Date • Inside Address • Salutation • Body • Complimentary Close • Writer’s Typed Name

3. Business Letters Return Address Date Inside Address Salutation Body Complimentary Close Writer’s Typed Name

4. Business Letters Parts of a Business Letter (Letterhead) • Date • Inside Address • Salutation • Body • Complimentary Close • Writer’s Typed Name • Reference initials

5. Business Letters Date Inside Address Salutation Body Complimentary Close • Writer’s Typed Name Reference Initials

6. Block Modified Block Business Letters Styles

7. Business Letters Block style letters— ALL parts of the letter begin at the LEFT margin

8. Business Letters Modified Block Style letters— Begin at CENTER of Line of Writing • Return Address • Date • Complimentary Closing • Typewritten Signature

9. Open Mixed Business Letters Punctuation

10. Business Letters Open Punctuation— No punctuation follows the salutation or complimentary close

11. Business Letters Mixed Punctuation— Colon follows the salutation Comma follows the complimentary close

12. Business Letters Open Punctuation Block

13. Business Letters Mixed Punctuation Modified Block

14. 4 returns between the date and inside address DS between the inside address and salutation DS between the salutation and the body DS between the body and the complimentary close 4 returns between the complimentary close & typewritten signature Reference initials (if needed) are a DS below the typewritten signature Business Letters Formatting