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Keyboard App Unit 2
Arkansas Keyboarding Applications Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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Attachment notation | indicates that another document is attached to a letter |
Attention line | directs your document to a certain person or department within a company |
Block format | all parts of a letter (including paragraphs) begin at the left margin |
Body | the paragraphs that make up the main message |
Complimentary close | the ending or the farewell of the letter |
Copy notation | indicates that a duplicate of a letter is being sent to someone other than the addressee |
Enclosure notation | indicates that another document accompanies a letter |
Letter address | the location to which correspondence is being sent |
Letterhead | stationery that has information such as the company name, address, and telephone number printed on it |
Mixed punctuation | punctuation style for letters in which there is a colon following the salutation/greeting and a comma following the complimentary close |
Modified block | every line of this letter format starts flush with the left margin with a blank line between paragraphs; the address and signature blocks are lined up slightly to the right of the middle of the page |
Name of writer | the author of the document; keyed a QS below the complimentary close |
Open punctuation | no punctuation following the salutation or the complimentary close |
Postscript | additional text that may be added after a letter has been completed; can be used to include a personal message in a business letter |
Reference initials | indicate who keyed the document; keyed a DS below the writer's name, title, or department |
Return address | the location of the person sending the letter |
Salutation | the greeting of the letter; keyed a DS below the letter address |
Second-page heading | information identifying the second page (and all additional pages) of a report; includes the page number, and may include the title and/or date the report was prepared |
Signature line | the signature of the originator of the message that is signed between the complimentary close and the writer's name |
Subject line | the topic discussed in the document placed in ALL CAPS a DS below the salutation |
Two-letter state abbreviations | standard state abbreviations, preferred by the U.S. Postal Service, that consist of two letters in ALL CAPS |
U.S. Postal Service (USPS) style | the style preferred by the USPS to be used on envelopes for the return address and mailing address |