Parts of Block Letter with Student Notes

1. Letter Notes
Block Style Letters

2. Who receives letters?
•A letter is written to __________
•for ________________________
Examples …

4. Use Default
Margins
1 inch all around
Bottom / Left / Right
Except
Page 1 starts
2 inches from TOP
(add 1 more inch
by entering 6x)!

5. Parts of a
letter
•Return Address
Minimum:
Signer’s street,
city, state, zip
Other helpful
contact info if
Artwork: logo !
DATE FOLLOWS
immediately (SS)

6. Parts of a
letter
•Letter address
Be Accurate:
Name, Address,
City, State, Zip
•Avoid
–Abbreviations
–Punctuation

7. Parts of a
letter
•Salutation
Avoid first names
(too casual)
Use open
punctuation

8. Parts of a
Letter
•Body
EDIT for clarity !
Space 2x between
sentences!
Double Space
between
paragraphs!

9. Parts of a
Letter
•Complimentary

Close
–No punctuation
between Closing
and Signer’s Name
–QS (for signature)
–If you aren’t signer,
DS to your LC initials
after signer’s name
–Enclosure? Plural?

10. Spacing
•Set “No Spacing” for Single Line Spacing
•Double Space between paragraphs
•Quadruple Space after return and closing
NO Indents

Use Times New Roman 11 pt