A | B |
memo | correspondence written to people within the same business or organization |
email | has replaced the memo in many circumstances |
margins | 1 or 2 inch for top |
date | guide word that must be spelled out |
headings or guide words | TO |
TO | addressee(s) |
FROM | sender(s) or author(s) |
DATE | date memo was written |
SUBJECT | brief description of memo content |
body | message of memo |
special notations | optional - attachment or copy notations |
attachment notation | optional - indicates another document is attached |
copy notation | optional - indicates memo was sent to others |
headings or guide words | most often keyed in ALL CAPS and bold |
enclosure notation | used if a document accompanies a memo |
vertically aligned | information to the right of the guide words should be |
templates | forms that have been designed so that one can move from one data entry area to the next and fill in necessary information |
email address list | names and email addresses of persons one corresponds with on a regular basis; entered in the TO line |
email copies | copies sent to additional people of the same message |
Cc | courtesy copy - recipient knows message has been sent to others; aka carbon copy |
Bc | blind courtesy copy - recipient does not know message has been sent to others; aka blind carbon copy |
attachments | allows one to electronically send documents such as reports |
forward | this option allows one to send the entire email message to others |
reply | this option enables one to reply quickly to email messages with the original message included |