NUGROHO BLOG: TUGAS SOFTSKILL KEDUA - STYLE OF BUSINESS LETTER

STYLE OF BUSINESS LETTER

1. 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.

2. Full Block Style

Full block style is a very simple format for business writing. In full block style, every part of a piece of writing or letter begins at the left hand margin. Different parts of a piece of writing for example, new paragraphs or addresses are separated from the rest of the text using hard returns. Because it is so simple, full block style is very popular.

In a Full block format letter :

(1) all text is aligned to the left margin

(2) paragraphs are not indented

(3) paragraphs are separated by double or triple spacing.

3. Modified Block Style

In a Modified Block format letter :

(1) all text is aligned to the left margin, except for the author's address, date, and closing

(2) paragraphs are not indented. The author's address, date, and closing are usually indented three inches from the left margin, but can be set anywhere to the right of the middle of the page, as long as all three elements are indented to the same position.

4. Semi Block Style

In a Semi-Block format letter :

(1) all text is aligned to the left margin

(2) paragraphs are indented.

5. Hanging Style

A hanging indented letter style is when a paragraph is indented so that the first line hangs over the rest. Normally you would see a first line indent. This is when the first line is moved to the right and the rest of the paragraph starts at the margin. The most common place hanging indents are used is on a bibliography reference page. When typing you can change the indentation by either formatting the paragraph or changing the page margins.