UVU Writing
Garrett Winn's Writing Classes for UVU
Letter Formatting
April 7th, 2009 by Garrett in Assignments ||

Here is some general information about how to format a business letter (in block formatting style):

  • Equal space at top and bottom of page. All text left-aligned. Single spaced.

  • Top: street address, city, state, zip, date

  • Extra space

  • Recipients’s name and title, organization, address

  • Line space

  • Salutation with a colon

  • Line space

  • No indent. Line space between paragraphs.

  • 1st paragraph – why writing.

  • 2nd paragraph – how extensive do you want me to be on comments (just the most major concerns, or every concern); mark only repeated grammar or every error.

  • 3rd paragraph – respond to peer reviews.

  • Closing – Sincerely,

  • 4 lines for signature

  • Typed senders name

    • Here is a link too: <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:”"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –>

    http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/how-to-write-a-business-letter-that-gets-results.html

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