Parts of a Letter

What is the Salutation?

• The formal goodbye

• The address of the recipient of the letter

   

• The greetings

• A distinctive way used to sign a document

What is the Inside Address?

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

• The address of the recipient of the letter

• The address of the sender of the letter

• The greetings

What is the Complimentary Close?

• The formal goodbye

• A distinctive way used to sign a document

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

   

• Identifies when the letter was written

What is an Enclosure?

• Informs your reader that a copy of your letter has been sent to one or more individuals

• Contains the substance of the letter 

• A distinctive way used to sign a document

   

• Informs your reader that additional materials accompany your letter

What is the Body?

• Informs your reader that additional materials accompany your letter

• Contains the substance of the letter 

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

• Informs your reader that a copy of your letter has been sent to one or more individuals

What is the Signature?

• Identifies when the letter was written

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

• Contains the substance of the letter 

• A distinctive way used to sign a document

   

What is the Date Line?

• A distinctive way used to sign a document

   

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

• Identifies when the letter was written

• The formal goodbye

What is the Title Line?

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

• The address of the sender of the letter

   

• The address of the recipient of the letter

   

• The greetings

What is the copy notation?

• Informs your reader that additional materials accompany your letter

   

• Informs your reader that a copy of your letter has been sent to one or more individuals

   

• A distinctive way used to sign a document

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

What is the leterhead?

• The address of the recipient of the letter

• Identifies the name and title of the letter’s sender

• The address of the sender of the letter

• The greetings