Full-Block Style

FULL-BLOCK STYLE

(Business Letter)

Here is the full-block format.

This example is personal business; as a result, it's written from me (Nicholas Strachan) using my (fictional) home address on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa.
If the letter was about company business, I'd use my company letterhead.

1385 Laurier Avenue

Ottawa, Ontario K2G 1V8

March 20, 20xx

James Moore, Human Resources Manager

Global Market Incorporated

45 Spadina Avenue

Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E5

Dear Mr. Moore:

This is semi-block letter format.

It too begins with the sender’s address, the date, the receiver’s name and address, and then the opening salutation. The difference between full-block and semi block is easy:

In full-block format, nothing is indented.

In semi-block format, the sender’s address, date and closing salutation are indented.

In semi-block format, it is also permissible to indent the paragraphs, but it is not necessary to do so.

If you have questions about this format, please email me.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Strachan

Nicholas Strachan