1.
Full Block Style
Full
block format is considered the most formal of the three styles. In full block
format or style, every line is left justified. The dateline is placed two to
six line spaces below the last line of the heading or letterhead. The inside
address placement varies depending upon the length of the letter. A common
spacing is four line spaces below the date line. The salutation is placed two
lines below the attention line (if an attention line is provided). The first
line of the body is placed two lines below an attention line or two to four
lines below the last inside address line. When using full block, paragraphs are
single spaced, with a double space between paragraphs.
2.
Semi-Block Style
Semi-block
format or style is frequently called modified semi-block because it is a
slightly less formal modification of full block format. This letter style
places the date line in alignment with, or slightly to the right of dead
center. Another option for placing the date line in semi-block is flush right.
Similar to full block, semi-block places the inside address, salutation and any
end notations flush with the left margin. However, unlike full block, each body
paragraph of semi-block is indented five spaces. The complimentary close and
signature block are aligned under the date.
3. Indented Style
Indented style is somewhat more complicated than other
popular styles of business writing. In indented style, new paragraphs in a
piece of writing are indented that is, they begin about 1.5 centimeters to the
right of the left margin. Other parts of a business letter are moved farther to
the right half of the page. Indented style is one of the older formats for
business writing currently in use, though other formats are becoming more
popular. Indented style is a format that many of today’s business people were
trained to use.
DIFFERENT FORMAT OF BUSINESS LETTER STYLES
1.
Full Block Style
2.
Semi-Block Style
3.
Indented Style
Example of Indented
Style
