Business Letter Format / Styles
Business letter formats or business letter styles have developed gradually. This development is caused by the creative ideas on how to do things better. By now there are a lot of business letter styles we can choose. A certain company usually choose one certain business letter style because most of the companies usually print their letter head in special paper for practicability in order that they do not have to manually type the letter head again. Nevertheless, sometimes it is not easy for us to write a business letter because we cannot figure out what a business letter should contain. For this reason, on this page we provide you with some business letter template written in different styles.
Business letter format that we normally use consist of five formats, they are full block format, modified block format, semi block format, indented format, hanging paragraph format. The followings are business letter templates you might need someday.
- Full Block Format
- Modified Block Style
- Semi Block Style
- Indented Style
- Hanging Paragraph Style
Full Block
Letter Head
(Company's Name & Address)
Date ........................ Inside Address .......... ................................... ................................... Attention Line .......... Salutation.................. Subject Line............... Body of the Letter ................................................................................. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... Complimentary Close.......... .............................................. signature............................... Full Name............................. Position................................. Identification Initials Enclosure Reference |
Hanging Paragraph Style
Letter Head
(Company's Name & Address)
Date...................
Inside Address .................... .................... Attention Line ......................................... Salutation: Subject Line ........................................... Body Letter......................................................................................... .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. ........................................................................................................ .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. ....................................................................................................... Complimentary Closes Signature Line Full Name Position Identification Initials Enclosure Reference |
Indented Style
Letter Head
(Company's Name & Address)
Date......................................
Inside Address .................... .................... Attention Line ....................................... Salutation: Subject Line ......................................... Body Letter.............................................................................. ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ................................................................................................ ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ................................................................................................. Complimentary Closes Signature Line Full Name Position Identification Initials Enclosure Reference |
Modified Block Style / Format
In a Modified Block Style / format letter, we usually put all text aligned to the left margin, except for the author's address, date, and complimentary closing. All paragraphs we write in a modified block style are not indented. The author's address, date, and closing begin at the center point. See the following modified block style sample.
Letter Head dedot
(Company's Name & Address) Date : ................. Inside Address .......... ................................... ................................... Attention Line ............................ Salutation.................... Subject Line................................ Body of the Letter ................................................................................. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................
Complimentary Close ...........................
signature..............
Full Name Position Identification Initials Enclosure Reference |
Semi Block Style
Semi Block Style. The followings are the characteristics of a Semi-Block Style / Format :- All text is aligned to the left margin, except the date, attention line, and complimentary close.
- Paragraphs are indented.
- paragraphs are separated by double or triple spacing.
Semi Block Style Sample
Letter Head
(Company's Name & Address)
Date : ................................
Inside Address .......... ................................... ................................... Attention Line .................... Salutation.................. Subject Line....................... Body of the letter.................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................
Complimentary Close
signature..............
Full Name Position Identification Initials Enclosure Reference |
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