1. WP Unit 2 – Business Letters
Computer Technology
Weber High School

2. Full Block Business Letter Format Guide
Center Page Vertically   
Change line spacing to 1.0
Remove space after paragraphs
Page Layout tab, Page Setup more button
Layout tab, Vertical Alignment to Center
Return address—address of person sending letter (use only WITHOUT letterhead)
Current Date—spell out (i.e. March 26, 2010)
QS – 4 Enters
Mr. John Doe
Inside address— address of person receiving the letter DS
Salutation— Dear Mr. Doe DS
BODY—
Do not indent ¶
DS between DS DS
Complimentary Close QS
Writer’s name
Writer’s title DS
Typist’s initials—only include if NOT from you; lowercase, no punctuation DS
Enclosure
Enclosure notation—if you are sending something with the letter

3. Punctuation Styles
Open Punctuation: No Punctuation after Salutation or Complimentary Close Example: Dear Mr. Jones Sincerely Mixed Punctuation: Salutation followed by colon Example: Dear Mr. Jones: Complimentary Close followed by comma Example: Sincerely,

4. Modified Block Style
Center Page Vertically   
Return address, Date, Complimentary Close, Writer’s Name, Writer’s Title BEGIN at the center—use TAB!

5. STOP!
Start on WP Unit 2
Assignment #1

6. Computer Technology Weber High School
WP Unit 2 – Letters Notes
Computer Technology
Weber High School

7. Letterhead Create in a header (Insert tab, Header, Blank)
Includes name, address, phone number, etc.
Not to exceed 1 ½ - 2 inches from top of page

8. Moving Text
Cut – Ctrl X
Copy – Ctrl C
Paste – Ctrl V

9. Setting Tabs Home tab, Paragraph more button, click Tabs
Set Tab stop position
Set Alignment
Add dot leaders, if needed
Click Set

10. Tab Characters in Ruler Bar
Left
Right
Center
Decimal