Computer Class

7 th Grade
GCMS
Fall 2002

Business Letters
Parts of Letter
Styles
Punctuation

Business Letters

Parts of a
Personal Business Letter
Return Address
Date
Inside Address
Salutation
Body
Complimentary Close
Typewritten Signature

Business Letters
Return Address
Date
Inside Address
Salutation
Body
Complimentary Close
Typewritten Signature

Business Letters

Parts of a Business Letter

(Letterhead)
Date
Inside Address
Salutation
Body
Complimentary Close
Typewritten Signature
Reference initials

Business Letters
Date
Inside Address
Salutation
Body
Complimentary Close
Typewritten Signature
Reference Initials

Business Letters
Styles
Block
Modified Block

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

Business Letters
Modified Block
Style letters
Begin at CENTER of
Line of Writing
Return Address

Date
Complimentary Closing
Typewritten Signature

Business Letters
Punctuation
Open
Mixed

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

Business Letters
Mixed
Punctuation
Colon follows the
salutation
Comma follows the
complimentary close

Business Letters
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c
o
l
B

p
O

n
e

n
u
P

t
c

i
t
a
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n
o

Business Letters
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M o
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Business Letters
Formatting

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