Week 9 Inter-Office Memo, Fax, & A. Inter-Office Memo –Format A memo generally correspondence written from one person in a company to another in the same company Most companies provide business forms and restrict inter- office memo to one subject at a time, to facilitate filing & encourage conciseness, and clarity A memo can also be as an informal letter to someone outside the company. Block format is usually used.

Week 9 A. Inter-Office Memo –Parts A memo generally has five parts: –TO: Do not include an address or title, such as Mr. Or Ms. –FROM: Instead of a signature, the sender signs his or her initials next to his or her name. You can decide whether or not to add the person’s job title, such as “Manager.” –DATE: This is the date of the memo. –SUBJECT: The subject line sometimes abbreviated as “SUB:”, “SUBJ:”, “RE:”, or “REF” (for “Reference”). The subject line tells what the memo is about. –BODY: The body of a memo discusses the subject.

Week 9 B. Fax –Format A fax (short for facsimile) is a type of correspondence sent electronically through phone lines. A long fax is more expensive to send than a short one. Most businesses have a separate telephone line for receiving and sending faxes. This is called a dedicated line.

Week 9 B. Fax –Parts A fax transmission often has two parts. –Cover Sheet »If a fax is more than one page, include a cover sheet. The cover sheet is the first page pf the fax. This page may vary from company to company, but usually includes the following sections: addressee’s name & title, sender’s name & title, sender’s fax & phone numbers, date, number of pages, subject/reference line, and message. »It is important to include how many pages are in the fax. The recipient needs to know if all the pages were sent. »It is also important to include phone numbers on the cover sheet. If a page is missing or the fax is unclearly transmitted, you can call and ask the sender to fax it again. –Attachment »An attachment is the material you are sending

Week 9 C. –Format Many companies send messages both internally and externally through their computers. These messages are called electronic mail or . is a fast and inexpensive way to communicate and a less formal method of correspondence. In addition to sending messages, you can attach an existing file, such as a word-processed document or a spreadsheet or a picture file, to an message

Week 9 C. –Parts There are usually five parts to an message. The sender’s name and the date & the time are provided automatically by the computer. The sender types in the address of the person receiving the message, the subject, and the message.

Week 9 C. –Guidelines 1. Don’t send messages in all capital letters. Typing in all capital letters show anger or impatience. 2. Try to respond to s immediately. Let the sender know you’ve received the message. If you don’t have time to respond completely, send a message saying when you will be able to respond. 3. Re-read your s before you send them. Once they are sent, you can’t get them back. Be careful of your tone. The recipient may not understand that you are saying something in a humorous way, for example. 4. Write a short and specific description of your message in the subject line. 5. If your program has a spell-check feature, use it.

Week 9 C. –Guidelines 6. Your message is not private. Other people can read it, either by mistake or on purpose. Your reader could send it to other people. Be careful of what you say. 7. Be careful and safe about the information you share over e- mail. 8. Check your inbox frequently. 9. Remember that not everyone has the same background as you. They may not understand that Dr. Pepper is a soft drink or that Kleenex is a tissue. 10. Be polite and professional. Try not to send s that are very long.

Week 9 –Homework Assignment »1. Write a memo asking your secretary to draft a condolences letter to one of your employee. »2. Write a fax, include a cover sheet, about sending your resume to a company. »3. Write an asking your secretary to draft a congratulation letter for 50 th wedding anniversary of your friend.