This document provides guidance on the structure and components of a formal business letter, including: contact information for the sender and recipient, a subject line, salutation, multiple paragraph body, closing (such as "Yours faithfully"), signature, copies line (cc), enclosures notation, and page numbering for multi-page letters. Key elements are the heading, date, inside address, salutation, body, complimentary close, signature, and potential additions of copies and enclosures indications.
This document provides guidance on the structure and components of a formal business letter, including: contact information for the sender and recipient, a subject line, salutation, multiple paragraph body, closing (such as "Yours faithfully"), signature, copies line (cc), enclosures notation, and page numbering for multi-page letters. Key elements are the heading, date, inside address, salutation, body, complimentary close, signature, and potential additions of copies and enclosures indications.
This document provides guidance on the structure and components of a formal business letter, including: contact information for the sender and recipient, a subject line, salutation, multiple paragraph body, closing (such as "Yours faithfully"), signature, copies line (cc), enclosures notation, and page numbering for multi-page letters. Key elements are the heading, date, inside address, salutation, body, complimentary close, signature, and potential additions of copies and enclosures indications.
This document provides guidance on the structure and components of a formal business letter, including: contact information for the sender and recipient, a subject line, salutation, multiple paragraph body, closing (such as "Yours faithfully"), signature, copies line (cc), enclosures notation, and page numbering for multi-page letters. Key elements are the heading, date, inside address, salutation, body, complimentary close, signature, and potential additions of copies and enclosures indications.
Street Address Street Address City, County, Postal Code Thom Koller 8/7/10 16:16 Comment: This part of the letter is often part of the letterhead of a firm’s stationary. Date of Letter Also, sometimes it appears on the righthand side of the page. In this instance, do NOT provide your real name. Recipient Name Title Company Name Street Address City, County, Postal Code
RE: [title which says what the letter is about]
Thom Koller 8/7/10 16:02 Comment: This title may also appear below the salutation. Sometimes this subject line Dear , includes things like “Your ref’ and/or “Our ref” as this helps with keeping track of correspondence with clients. Body of your letter. Thom Koller 8/7/10 16:04 Comment: This is known as the salutation Separated into paragraphs. and varies according to who the person is (e.g. Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Ms. Jones, Dear Mr. Jones). Use appropriate language and a clear structure. Thom Koller 8/7/10 16:06 Comment: Follow instructions in the Legal Direct your letter to the correct audience. Skills Guide about which to use. Thom Koller 8/7/10 16:07 Yours faithfully/sincerely, Comment: You usually sign the letter here – other conventions allow for the phrase “(s) Your Name” for copies of letters given to other people (i.e. NOT the addressee). Thom Koller 8/7/10 16:09 Your name Comment: This line is used to show the people to whom copies of this letter have been sent, in addition to the addressee. cc: Name, Title, Company Thom Koller 8/7/10 16:11 Comment: This is used to call attention to Encl. the fact that additional documents are enclosed with your letter. Sometimes a list of the documents is provided here; sometimes just the number of documents is written in parentheses after “Encl.”
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Comment: If your letter extends to other pages, it is common to add this on the first page and then make sure that subsequent pages of the letter have a page number on them. The first page of the letter has no number, though.