Letters

Abstract

When you have completed this module you will know about and/or be able to produce:

• Parts of a letter

• Letter styles. Open punctuation. Courtesy titles

• Initials in names. Degrees or qualifications. Dates. Units of measurement. The fully blocked style

• The placement of letters. Routing carbon copies

• Private personal letters — fully blocked and open punctuation

• Private business letters — fully blocked and open punctuation

• Private business letters marked Private and Confidential with an enclosure

• Private personal letters with corrections

• Private business letters with corrections

• Business letters — fully blocked and open punctuation

• Business letters — For the attention of

• Business letters with a subject heading

• Business letters with attention line, subject heading and enclosures

• Business letters — fully blocked with a display section

• Business letters marked Private and Confidential

• Private business letters with a display section

• Dates on letters and other documents

• Letters with corrections

• Letters — standard (full) punctuation

• Fully blocked letters with standard punctuation

• Fully blocked letters with standard punctuation and corrections

• Semi-blocked (indented) letters

• Private personal letters in the semi-blocked style

• Business letters in the semi-blocked style

• Semi-blocked business letters with enclosures and corrections

• Semi-blocked business letters with corrections

• Fully blocked letters with continuation sheets

• Semi-blocked letters with continuation sheets

• Letters with continuation sheet and corrections

• Letter composition

• Composing replies