Full Block Business Letter Format Guide

1. WP Unit 3 - Letters Computer Technology Timpview High School

2. Full Block Business Letter Format Guide Page Layout tab, Page Setup more button Layout tab, Vertical Alignment to Center • Change line spacing to 1.0 • Remove space after paragraphs Return address—address of person sending letter (use only WITHOUT letterhead) Center Page Vertically DS _______________________________ ________________ Current Date—spell out (i.e. March 26, 2010) DS Mr. John Doe Inside address—address of person receiving the letter DS Salutation— Dear Mr. Doe DS BODY— Do not indent ¶ DS between DS DS Complimentary Close QS Writer’s name Writer’s title DS Typist’s initials—only include if NOT from you; lowercase, no punctuation DS Enclosure Enclosure notation—if you are sending something with the letter

3. Punctuation Styles Open Punctuation: No Punctuation after Salutation or Complimentary Close Example: Dear Mr. Jones Sincerely Mixed Punctuation: Salutation followed by colon Example: Dear Mr. Jones: Complimentary Close followed by comma Example: Sincerely,

4. Modified Block Style Center Page Vertically Return address, Date, Complimentary Close, Writer’s Name, Writer’s Title BEGIN at the center—use TAB!