STYLE OF BUSINESS LETTER

Joshua Maleakhi

(14113691)

Julia Herliyani

(14113715 )

Muhamad Fikri A

(15113929)

Muhamad Arief Rama (15113838 )

Nadia Sifa Auliya

(16113284)

UNIVERSITAS GUNADARMA
2016
B. INDENTED STYLE (Muhamad Fikri Awliya)

DEFINITION OF INDENTED STYLE

An indented letter style is a letter-writing style where the paragraphs are indented, and the date,
closing and signature start at the center of the line. The paragraphs are typically indented by half
an inch.
CHARACTERISTICS OF INDENTED STYLE

Indented style is more complicated than other popular styles of business writing.
In indented style, new paragraphs in a piece of writing are indented.
Other parts of a business letter are moved further to the right half of the page.

EXAMPLE OF INDENTED STYLE

The Far East Paper Co. SDN BHD
3451, Jalan 13/15,
65/D-76 : Modern Street,
87212 Singapore,
Phone: 5635 78724132
Fax : 5625 78724133

Date : 5 June 2007

Mr. John Mark,
152, Bunget Lodge,
23, Jalan Street,
87123 Singapore.

Dear Mr. Mark,

This letter has used the fully indented style. The recipients name and address and the
paragraph of the body of the letter are indented five space. In few cases more space are used. The
typists will decide the space level.
The subject of the letter is types just 2 lines below the salutation at the center. The
difference between 2 paragraphs will be 2 lines.
The complimentary closing is typed at the center 2 lines just below the body of the letter.
The signature is writtter five line-spcaes below the complimentary closing. Although this style
looks beautiful, this style is not widely used these days. Because typing a letter in this style
requires many keyboard strokes, this style is avoided.

Yours Sincerly,

M.K. Khoom,
Managing Director

C. SEMI BLOCK STYLE (Nadia Sifa Auliya)

DEFINITION OF SEMI BLOCK STYLE

A semi-block style letter is a less formal version of a block or a full-block letter with the
differences being the inside address, date, reference or attention line and complimentary closing.
In addition, the signature lines are located direct center or slightly left of center, along with
indented paragraphs. The semi-block style is also called modified semi-block because it is a
modified version of the block or full block style.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SEMI BLOCK STYLE
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Less formal than full block format

Indented paragraphs
Closed punctuation
Date is on the right side of the margin
Inside address, complimentary close and signatures are on the left side of the margin
If letter head is not used the heading is on the right side of the margin

EXAMPLE OF SEMI BLOCK STYLE LETTER

January, 3 2016

Personnel Manager
PT. Yudistira Utama
Jl. Jumalingga 76 B
Bandung, Jawa Barat 56718

Dear Personnel Manager,

I believe that my 5 years of financial experience might be usefully to PT Yudistira Utama,

and therefore I have to enclose my resume for your consideration.
I have seek a stable opportunity and strongly identification with Kumara Jealine. I was
fully has responsibility to take the preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements for
republic reporting and management, and the Annual Report to some shareholders, and also
shared responsibility with the Corporate Controller to maintaining some operating unit and
compliance with the PSAK.
When can we set up to an interview? I may be reached at 087879268 or 0265 817976.
Your consideration is greatly appreciated

Sincerely,

Holanda Mariposa
D. BLOCK STYLE LETTER (Julia Herliyani)
DEFINITION OF BLOCK STYLE LETTER

Block Style is a form letter that has the right position on the date and closing salutation. The
form of the letter is the same is the case with the form Straight Full but the difference is simply
the date and closing greeting are at the right position
CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLOCK STYLE LETTER
-

Unindented paragraph
Date and complimentary close are on the right side
Inside address, subject and enclosure are on left side the margin

EXAMPLE BLOCK STYLE LETTER

123 Winner's Road

New Employee Town, PA 12345
March 16, 2001
Ernie English
1234 Writing Lab Lane
Write City, IN 12345
Dear Mr. English:
The first paragraph of a typical business letter is used to state the main point of the letter. Begin
with a friendly opening; then quickly transition into the purpose of your letter. Use a couple of
sentences to explain the purpose, but do not go in to detail until the next paragraph.
Beginning with the second paragraph, state the supporting details to justify your purpose. These
may take the form of background information, statistics or first-hand accounts. A few short
paragraphs within the body of the letter should be enough to support your reasoning.
Finally, in the closing paragraph, briefly restate your purpose and why it is important. If the
purpose of your letter is employment related, consider ending your letter with your contact
information. However, if the purpose is informational, think about closing with gratitude for the
reader's time.
Sincerely,

Lucy Letter

E. HANGING STYLE (Joshua Maleakhi)

DEFINITION OF A HANGING STYLE LETTER

A paragraph in which the first line is set to the left margin, but all subsequent lines are indented.
This is a hanging paragraph. The second and subsequent lines are all indented from the left like
this paragraph. A hanging paragraph also can be called as Hanging Indent, the functionality of
hanging indent is to mark bibliographies , Works Cited and References pages , and sometimes in
scripts , dictionary entries , and footnotes. The purpose of Hanging Indents is to visually separate
entries, which tend to blend together. Hanging indents provide the visual cues.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A HANGING STYLE LETTER
- The first line of the paragraph is set to the left side of the margin.
- The Second and the next lines are indented from the left sides of the paragraph , in other
words all of the words are written more to the right.

EXAMPLE OF A HANGING STYLE LETTER

3451, Jalan 13/35,
65/D-76 : Modern Street,
87212 Singapore.
Phone : 5635 78724132
Fax : 5635 78724133
8th April 1988
Mr. John Mark,
152, Bunget Lodge,
23, Jalan Street,
87123 Singapore.
Dear Mr. John Mark,
Hanging-Indented Style
This very useful style places the first words of each paragraph prominently on the page. It is
useful for letters that deal with a variety of different topics. However, for normal business
communications, this style is very rarely used.
The first line of the paragraph begins at the left-hand margin. And the other lines of the same
paragraph are indented three to four spaces. This is the reversal of semi-indented style
discussed in other page.
Yours Sincerely,
Rajan Carpets

M.K. Khoom,
Managing Partner

SOURCE :

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/Xva5XLtC4GA/UKcYEQ4iEMI/AAAAAAAAAIg/bHx7DTJmA

AU/s1600/indented1.png (Indented Letter)

http://www.dewasurat.com/2016/01/contoh-surat-lamaran-kerja-dalam-bahasa-inggris-

terbaru-2016.html (Semi-Block Letter)

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/2/ (Block Letter)
http://www.effective-business-letters.com/Hanging-Indented-Style.html (Hanging Letter)