MODEL LETTER ACTIVITY

Directions: Key the personal business letter below using block style with mixed punctuation. Follow the spacing and page formatting directions shown. Save the letter as FirstName LastName MODEL LETTER . Do not key the boxes or the directions printed in the boxes. Before keying the letter change your margins to 2 1 1 1

168 Dansey Drive Raleigh, NC 27614 Current Date

(QS)

Single Space each line in the Return Address (senders address). Quadruple Space after the Return Address.

Space each line in the Letter Address (receivers Furniture Warehouse Company Single address), which is also called the Inside Address. 1359 Mackie Lane Double Space after the Inside Address. Asheville, NC 32324

(DS)

Dear Sir:
(DS)

Key the Salutation/Greeting using Mixed Punctuation, placing a colon at the end.

I (a person) am writing to you, Mountain Furniture Company (a business) to demonstrate how to write a personal business letter. Every personal business letter is the same in this regard because they are always from a person to a business.
(DS)

This particular personal business letter is being typed as a sample of the correct formatting of a personal business letter. Be sure not to type the vertical line spacing abbreviations such as QS and DS.
(DS)

Body

This letter is keyed in block style, which means that every line starts at the left margin. I think we all know that we will not use the TAB key to indent any paragraphs in a block style letter.
(DS)

I would also like to point out the special punctuation contained in this letter. Please notice that there is a colon (:) after the salutation, and a comma (,) after the complimentary close. This style of punctuation is called mixed punctuation.
(DS)

I am including something with this letter to be placed in the envelope with the letter. In the business world, it is appropriate to type the word Enclosure after the typists initials. When the person receives this letter and sees the word Enclosure at the bottom, they will know to look in the envelope for something in addition to the letter.
(DS)

Sincerely,
(QS)

Key the Complimentary Close a double space below the body using mixed punctuation, placing a comma at the end. Quadruple space after the Complimentary Close. The Authors Keyed Name is keyed a quadruple space below the complimentary close. Double space after the authors keyed name. Key the Typist Initials a double space below the authors keyed name in lower case with no spaces and no punctuation. Key the Enclosure Notation a doubles space below typist initials.

Joe A. Smith
(DS)

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(DS)

Enclosure