| A | B |
|---|
| Return Address | The sender's address. |
| Date | Appears a SS below the return address. |
| Inside Address | Appears a QS below the date. |
| Salutation | The "greeting". Appears a DS below the inside address. |
| Body | SS within with a DS between paragraphs. |
| Complementary Closing | Appears a DS below the body of the letter. |
| Writer's Typed Name | Appears a QS below the complementary closing. |
| Reference Initials | Used if the person who keys the letter didn't write it. |
| Enclosure Notation | Used to let the reader know that something is enclosed in the envelope. |
| Open Punctuation | No punctuation after the salutation and the complementary close. |
| Mixed Punctuation | Means that there is punctuation after the salutation and the complementary close. |
| Attention Line | Used if you don't know the name of the person you are writing to. |
| Personal Business Letter | A letter from a person to a business. |
| 1" | The side margins of a personal business letter. |
| 2-2 1/2" | The top margin of a personal business letter. |
| Handwritten Signature | Appears between the complementary close and the writer's typed name. |
| Colon | Appears after the salutation when using mixed punctuation. |
| Comma | Appears after the complementary closing when mixed punctuation. |
| Sincerely | An example of a complementary close |
| Ladies and Gentlemen: | An example of a salutation |
