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Personal and Business Letters. Objectives - Students will: Learn and discover the parts of Personal and Business Letters. Discover how to format Personal and Business Letters. Business Letters. There are two types of Business Letters: Personal Business Letter Business Letter.
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Personal and Business Letters Objectives - Students will: Learn and discover the parts of Personal and Business Letters. Discover how to format Personal and Business Letters.
Business Letters • There are two types of Business Letters: • Personal Business Letter • Business Letter
Personal Business Letter • Is a letter from an individual to a business.
Parts of a Personal Business Letter • Date line – month day and year the letter is typed. • Inside Address - name, address of the person to whom the letter is being sent. • Salutation - Opening greeting (Dear) • Body • Complimentary Closing - closing of the letter (Sincerely) • Signature • Writer’s Identification
The Format of a PBL • Type at the beginning of the left margin • Center the letter vertically • Type the date, press enter 4x’s • Type inside address press enter 2x’s • Type salutation press enter 2x’s • Type the body ss the body, but ds between paragraphs. • Type the last paragraph, press enter 2x’s and type complimentary closing • Press enter 4x’s and type Writer’s ID
Business Letter • It is a letter that represents a company and it is usually printed on company stationery called letterhead.
Parts of a Business Letter • They are the same as the PBL, plus: • The writer’s business title is typed below the name • Reference initials
Business Letter Formats • Block Style Format • Everything begins at the left margin • Modified Block Format • The date and closing lines begin at the center point of the writing line.
Using Punctuation • 1 space after a comma, • 2 spaces after a period. • 1 space after a semicolon; • 1 space after a question mark? • 1 space after a exclamation point! • 1 space after a colon: • ss – single space (press enter 1x) • ds – double space (press enter 2x’s) • Ts – triple space (press enter 3x’s) • qs – quadruple space (press enter 4x’s)