formats of a business letter

FORMAT
OF A
BUSINESS
LETTER
Reporters:
JADY CLAIRE J. LULLEGAO
RUEL L. CARPON
Bsed-2C

BLOCK FORM
 All

lines of the heading and inside address aer blocked  All paragraphs begin flushed to the left margin of the page
 The complimentary close usually aligns with the date lines
The signature is blocked with the complimentary close INDENTED OR
TRADITIONAL FORM
 Each line of the heading and the inside address is uniformly indented by either three or five spaces more than the line it precedes.
The complimentary close is aligned with the date line.

 The signature is written two or three spaces to the right of the point at which the complimentary close begins uses closed punctuation
Example:
Order Letter

FULL BLOCK FORM
 All lines are flushed to the lefthand margin of the page except possibly the date line and the file reference Example:
Acknowledgement
Letter

SEMI-BLOCK FORM
The first line of each paragraph is indented five, sometimes ten spaces
Standard punctuation is commonly used.
Example:
letter of inquiry

HANGING-INDENTED
FORM
The heading, the inside address and the signature conform with the block style.
Paragraph beginnings align with the lefthand margin of the page. All rest of the lines are indented five spaces from the lefthand margin

SIMPLIFIED
LETTER
Similar to full-block format, with all the parts beginning at the left margin. Example:
Letter of Giving
Instruction

Note this following details to form a simplified letter:
1.
Place the date in top position. 2. Block the address at least three space below the date so that a window envelope may be used if desired. 3.
Place the subject caption at least three spaces below the address. Full capital letters may be used.
4. Omit the salutation

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Block the paragraphs ; double- space between paragraphs. Indent quoted matter ad listings five