personal business letter
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Personal Business Letter. Introduction. Business letters may be used for personal reasons such as a cover letter, letters requesting information, appreciation, etc. Block style letter – every line begins on the left margin – no indents, no centering. Box 1. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Personal Business Personal Business LetterLetter
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IntroductionIntroduction
Business letters may be used for personal Business letters may be used for personal reasons such as a cover letter, letters reasons such as a cover letter, letters requesting information, appreciation, etc.requesting information, appreciation, etc.
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Block style letter –every line begins on the left margin – no indents, no centering
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Box 1Box 1
Personal Business Letter – A letter written to a business / organization from an individual.
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Box 2Box 2
Page Layout Page Layout – center vertically– center vertically
page layout/ page setup/ layout/ page layout/ page setup/ layout/ vertical align - centervertical align - center
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Box 3Box 3
Return addressReturn address – the address of – the address of the person sending the letter.the person sending the letter.
Press enter key 4 times after the addressPress enter key 4 times after the address
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Box 4Box 4
Current date – insert the date you are typing the letter
(current date)Press the Enter key 4 times after the date.
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Box 5Box 5
Inside Address or Letter Address – who
you are sending the letter TO – same as the address you would put on the
OUTSIDE of the ENVELOPEPress the Enter key 2 times after the address.
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Box 6Box 6Salutation – or
greeting. Always starts with Dear and ends with a :Use the same name in the salutation that you would use if you saw this person face-to-face: Example:Dear Ms. Talbot: orDear Sydney:
Press the Enter key 2 times after the salutation.
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Box 7Box 7
Body – paragraphs are not indented – press the Enter key twice between paragraphs
Press the Enter key 2 times after the body.
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Closing – how you end the letter followed by a comma – choices:Sincerely,Sincerely yours,Cordially,Cordially yours,
Press the Enter key 4 times after the closing.
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Box 9Box 9
If this is not the end of the letter -Press the Enter key 2 times after the signature.
Signature - the name and title* of the person the letter is FROM*only include the person’s title if they are sending the letter because of their job
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(may need at times)(may need at times)
If this is not the end of the letter -Press the Enter key 2 times after the initials.
Typist Initials – the initials of the person who TYPED the letter if that person is NOT who the letter is
fromInitials should be lower case – no spaces no periodsExample: sw or sjw
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(may need at times)(may need at times)
Enclosure Notation – type the word Enclosure if something besides the letter is enclosed
in the envelope