PARTS OF A LETTER Keyboarding

BLOCK STYLE LETTER  A letter style in which all the text is aligned at the left margin.  Be sure all margins are 1”  All lines are left-aligned  Spacing between inside address and salutation, salutation and body, between paragraphs, and body and complimentary close are all two (2) lines of space  Spacing between date and inside address, and signature block are all four (4) lines of space

LETTERHEAD  Paper which has the name of the person or company information it is from printed on the top  Includes address and other contact information

DATE LINE  The month, day, year the letter was written or will be mailed

INSIDE ADDRESS  The address of the person you are writing to

SALUTATION  Greeting used to begin a letter

MESSAGE (  What the communication is about (information or response)  Body of Letter

COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE  The closing farewell of a letter

SIGNATURE BLOCK  The originator of the message handwritten signature  Keyed a quadruple (four times) space below the complimentary close

YOUR NAME  A clear identified of who wrote the letter  Typed or Printed