1. 27 Unit 3 (3.5 & 3.5.1)
Letters – Lessons 26 -

2. Sincerely,……Yours truly,…..All my love,……?
Objectives
Sincerely,……Yours truly,…..All my love,……?
To identify the parts of a personal-business letter
To learn to format personal-business letters in block format.

3. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
What is a personal-business letter?
A letter written by an individual to deal with business of a personal nature.
All parts begin at the left margin.
The paragraphs are not indented.

4. Margins
Set margins at these settings for memos and personal-business letters.

5. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
The return address consists of a line for the street address and one for the city, state, and ZIP Code.
(start at 2'' from top edge)
Note: Each time the year is indicated with 20--, replace it with the current year.
Key the month, day, and year on the line below the city, state, and ZIP Code.

6. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
Key the first line of
the letter mailing
(delivery) address
a DS below the date.
A personal title (Miss, Mr., Mrs., Ms.) or a professional title (Dr., Lt., Senator) is keyed before the receiver’s name.

7. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
Key the salutation a SS below the mailing address.

8. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
Begin the letter body (message) a SS below the salutation.
Key the complimentary close a SS below the last line of the body.

9. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
Key the name of the writer a DS below the complimentary close.

10. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
The name may be preceded by a personal title to indicate how a female prefers to be addressed in a response.
If a male has a name that does not clearly indicate his gender the title Mr. may precede his name.

11. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
If another document is attached to a letter, the word Attachment is keyed at the left margin, a SS below the writer’s name.
If the additional document is not attached, the word Enclosure is used.

12. Personal-Business Letter, Block Style
1764 Seminole Dr.
Detroit, MI
November 19, 2008
Mr. Trevor L. Delong
1371 King George Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI
Dear Trevor
A news item in the Detroit Free Press indicates that you will be graduated from the university at midyear. With honors, no less! Congratulations!
When you were a student at Hillside High, I worried that you might never put your potential to work in a serious way. But evidently you have been able to continue your athletic goals and at the same time pursue an academic major successfully. I am glad you have done credit to yourself and to us at Hillside. We’re proud of you.
What are your plans after graduation? What ever they may be, your former teachers at Hillside wish you well. I would enjoy a note from you that I can share with others on the Hillside faculty.
Cordially yours
Mrs. Barbara Snodgrass