2. Personal Business Letter
A letter from a person to a business that
begins with the return address.

3. Business Letter
A letter from a business to a person or
business to another business that is
printed on letterhead and begins with the
current date.

4. Block Style Format
A letter format that requires no indentions
and all information is left aligned.

5. Mixed Punctuation
A punctuation style that requires a colon (:)
after the salutation and a comma (,) after
the complimentary close.

6. Open Punctuation
A punctuation style that no punctuation
after the salutation or complementary
close.

7. Letter Address
The address in which the letter is being
sent to or the recipients address.
*On both the a PBL and BL.

8. USPS Format
The United States Postal Service required
address format:
Street Number and Name
City, State Zip Code
5900 SW 61st Street
Topeka, KS 66204

9. Subject Line
The first line of a letter written in ALL CAPS
and informative as to what the letter is
about.

10. Salutation
The line of a letter that follows the Letter
Address and usually begins with “Dear”.

11. Complimentary Close
The closing line of a letter such as Sincerely,
Cordially, or Regards.

12. Return Address
The address in which the letter is coming
from or the address of the sender.

13. Postscript
A notation after the complimentary close
that begins with P.S.

14. Copy Notation
A notation after the complementary close
that notes other recipients of the letter.
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15. Reference Initials
Initials typed after the complementary
close of the person who typed the letter.
Initials are always lowercase.
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16. Enclosure Notification
The word “Enclosure” typed after the
complementary close to note that another
item was included in the envelope with the
letter.
Enclosure