Parts of A Business Letter

Cursive

A category of fonts that looks like hand writing which is used for formal invitations.

Thank-you letter

A letter you send after a job interview to thank the interviewer and review important points

Enclosure Notation

A notation at the end of a letter indicating that something is being included with the letter; optional and only included if needed

Cover Letter -

A personal business letter that you send with your resume when you apply for a job

Modified Block Style Letter

Dateline, Complimentary Close and Signature block begin at the center point of the margins; the first line of paragraphs may or may not be indented, but should be consistent throughout the letter

Serif font

a category of fonts with serifs or feet like Times New Roman or Courier New. It is used for letters os something you want to be read.

Sans Serif

a category of fonts with no feet like Comic Sans, or Arial. It is used for headings or signs.

Margins of a letter

should be 1"

Block Style Letter

All lines begin at the left margin; no tabs or indentions of any lines!

Mixed punctuation

Colon (:) at the end of the Salutation and comma (,) after the elementary close; all other areas use punctuation as normal

Open punctuation

No punctuation at the end of the Salutation or Complimentary Close; all other areas use punctuation as normal

Date Line

Part of the letter that contains the current date: month spelled out, day, & year

Inside Address

Part of the letter that contains the recipients 1) name, professional job title 2)company name 3) mailing address 4)city, ST and zip

Complimentary Close

Part of the letter written after the body of the letter; a polite way of ending the letter and saying " Good bye". Best to use: Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Respectfully, Respectfully yours,

: Colon

Punctuation that should be added to the end of the Salutation for business letters

Salutation

The greeting of the letter;starts with Dear followed by courtesy title and last name of individual For example: Dear Mr. (Miss, Mrs., Ms.) Adams For example: Dear Governor Smith:

Signature Block

The signed name of the person writing/sending the letter

Body

The text/written message of the letter that provides details the sender needs to communicate to the recipient; most likely will include 2 or more paragraphs of text