BUSINESS LETTERS

Jasmin V. Mayo
CLOSED PUNCTUATION FORMAT
The last line of the heading the date line and the last line of the inside
address the names of the city and state are followed by periods, while all
preceding lines of the heading and the inside address are followed by
commas. The last line of the signature is also followed by a period, while all
the preceding lines except the pen-written signature are followed by commas.
No punctuation mark follows the pen-written signature. The term signature
applies to the entire signature unit, which usually consists of several lines.
The colon following the salutation and the comma following the
complimentary close are preferably retained even with the open form.
CLOSED PUNCTUATION FORMAT


OPEN PUNCTUATION FORMAT

Jasmin V. Mayo
LETTER STYLES

1. Indented Styles
2. Double-spaced indented style
3. Purely block letter style
4. Block Letter style
5. Semi-block letter style
6. Hanging Paragraph letter style

SPACING BETWEEN PARTS OF A BUSINESS LETTER

Jasmin V. Mayo