3. CONTENT
WHAT IS A BUSINESS LETTER?
DEFINITION
TYPES
Full Block Style
Modified block style
Semi Block Style
Indented Style
Simplified Style
Hanging Indented Style
4. What is a business letter?
Definition
A business letter is:
A letter written for formal or professional purposes.
Similar to a friendly letter,except for one extra part.
Should be short,courteous,and to the point
5. TYPES OF BUSINESS LETTER
There are six different styles of writing a business
letter.
Full Block Style
Modified block style
Semi Block Style
Indented Style
Simplified Style
Hanging Indented Style
6. FULL BLOCK STYLE
Full block style is a letter format in which all text is
justified to the left margin.
In block letter style, standard punctuation is placed
after salutations and in other headings.
8. MODIFIED BLOCK STYLE
A modified block business letter is a letter that uses a
format that is slightly different from the full block
letter.
The return address, date, complimentary closing and
the signature line are put slightly to the right of the
paper's centre.
10. SEMI BLOCK STYLE
This letter style places the date line in alignment with,
or slightly to the right of dead center.
Similar to full block, semi-block places the inside
address, salutation and any end notations flush with
the left margin.
The complimentary close and signature block are
aligned under the date.
12. INDENTED STYLE
Indented style is somewhat more complicated than
other popular styles of business writing.
In indented style, new paragraphs in a piece of writing
are indented.
Other parts of a business letter are moved farther to
the right half of the page.
14. SIMPLIFIED STYLE
This is another modification of the fully-blocked style.
This style is used when you write a letter and you do
not know the name and title of the person to whom
you are writing the letter.
The salutation and the complimentary closing are
used in this style.
The subject is mentioned din capital fonts and that
subject need not be underlined.
16. HANGING INDENTED STYLE
This style is very rarely used. The first line of the
paragraph begins at the left-hand margin. And the
other lines of the same paragraph are indented three
to four spaces.
This is the reversal of semi-indented style discussed in
other page.