CHAPTER 2Parts of a Business Letter
There are many parts to the business letter — some required, some optional. This chapter will review those parts and their order. The parts of the business letter follow:
1. Letterhead or Heading
2. Date
3. File Number (optional)
4. Confidential (optional)
5. Inside Address
6. Attention Line (optional)
7. Salutation (optional)
8. Subject Line (optional)
9. Body of the Letter
10. Complimentary Close (optional)
11. Signature
12. Added Information (optional)
13. Postscript (optional)
14. Mailing Instructions (optional)
Letterhead
Most business letters originating from a firm are written on the firm’s letterhead. If you are writing a personal business letter or your firm does not use letterhead, then you need to ...
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