Business Letter

16 October 2022
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block letter style
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all components of the letter begin flush with the left margin.
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modified block letter style
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the date, complimentary close, and signature block are positioned approximately one-half inch to the right of center or at the right margin (we used the 4"mark). All other components of the letter begin flush with the left margin.
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modified semi-block letter style
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the date, complimentary close, and signature block are centered, positioned approximately one-half inch to the right of the center or at the right margin. The first line if each paragraph in the body of the letter is indented one-half to one inch from the left margin. All other components if the letter begin flush with the left margin.
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date line
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consists of the month, day, and year, is positioned two to six lines below the letterhead.
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inside address
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placed three to eight lines below the date line usually contains the addressee's courtesy title plus full name, job title, business affiliation, and full geographical address.
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salutation
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begins two lines below the last line of the inside address
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message
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body of the letter; begins two lines below the salutation; within the message the paragraphs are single-spaced with one blank line between paragraphs.
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complimentary close
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two lines below the last line of the message
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signature block
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at least four blank lines below the complimentary close, allowing room for the author to sign his or her name
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tab stop
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a location on the horizontal ruler that tells Word where to position the insertion point when you press the TAB key on the keyboard. Places a tab stop every one-half inch mark in the ruler
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Building block
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can store text or graphic as this; press the F3 key to insert this into the document
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nonbreaking space
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a special space character that prevents two words from splitting if the first word falls at the end of a line.; CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
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nonbreaking hyphen
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a special type of hyphen that prevents two words separated by a hyphen from splitting at the end of a line.; CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
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table
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a collection of rows and columns
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cell
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intersection of a row and a column; filled with data
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end-of-cell mark
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small circles in the table cells
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end-of-row mark
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each row has this
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ASTERICK key and press SPACEBAR
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bullets a list
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delivery address
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same as the inside address
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return address
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is the same as the letterhead address
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letterhead
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section of a letter that identifies an organization or individual; often appears at the top of the letter
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contents of a letterhead
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complete legal name, completer mailing address, phone number and fax number, email address, web address, logo
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placement of elements in the letter head
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many letter heads contain elements across the top of the page; other align some or all of the elements with the left or right margins; sometimes the elements are split between the top and bottom of the page
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appearance of letterhead elements
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use fonts that are easy to read
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drawing object
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a graphic that you create using word
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border
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you can draw a solid line called this at any edge of a paragraph
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clear formatting
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refers to returning to the Normal style
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Word is preset to use what
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standard 8.5-by 11 inch paper with 1-inch top, bottom, left,and right margins
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em dash
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longer than a hyphen; we use this to create a strong break in the structure of a sentence; dashes can be used like parentheses
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en dash
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longer than a hyphen but not as long as the em dash; means "through"