Business Letters

Single Space

• Pressing the return key once

• Pressing the return key twice

• Pressing the return key three times

• Pressing the return key four times or quadruple

Mixed Punctuation

• A colon or comma is keyed in the salutation and a comma is in the complimentary close.

• No punctuation is used

• Is the return address

• Is the inside address

Keyed Name

• The author’s name typed after the complementary close

• Is used in the salutation

• Is used in paragraphs in a letter

• Is used to show where the letter came from

Complimentary Close

• Ending of the letter. Example: Sincerely yours, Regards, Best.

• Greeting of the letter. Example: Dear Mr. Davis

• Used to show the details of the letter

• Shows who typed the letter

Block Style

• A typing style for a letter or memo in which all the text is aligned at the left margin.

• Where a letter is centered

• Shows the address where the letter is going

• Shows the end of the letter

Personal Business Letter

• A letter written by an individual to deal with business of a personal nature. (A letter that is sent from an individual to a person or business/organization.)

• is used to take notes

• is used to make invitations

• is used to make cards

Signature

• Author’s handwritten/signed name. Placed on the printed copy of the letter

• Is used to show the return address

• Is used to show the delivery address

• Is used to let the reader know the letter is over

stage

• where you can find the save, save as and print commands in Word.

• where you can set a font choice

• where you choose a font's color

• where you can check a letter's spelling

home tab

• The main tab in Word where the font and size can be set

• Where margins of a business letter can be set

• Is used to show the date a letter is written

• Is used to show the ending of a letter

review tab

• the tab where editing functions can be found such as Spell Check

• the tab where the print choice can be made

• the tab that lets you move over several spaces at a time

• the tab where the ruler can be turned on