Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: User's Guide

1. The Letterhead or Originating Address
Many people use preprinted letterhead stationary for both business and personal use. For
business use, your name, company address, and telephone number are usually included. For
personal use, many people simply use their names, but your home address may be added as well.
This information is located at the top of the first page of your stationery, and usually takes up about
two inches of space. The letterhead may be centered, or flush left or right depending on letter style
(we discuss this later).
If you are using blank stationery for business with no preprinted letterhead, then type your
address and telephone at the top of the page. You may either center it or place it flush to one
side. Do not type your name; save that for the Complimentary Close.
2. The Date
Type the date below the letterhead. Depending on the letter style you choose it can be flush to
one side or centered. Whatever the case, the following rules apply:
a. The date is typed two lines below the letterhead.
b. The name of the month is typed in full.
c. A comma separates the day of the month from the year. For example: January 12, 2000.
3. The Inside Address
Type the address in full, including the name and title of the person to whom you are writing.
Make this address similar to the one on the envelope. The title may be placed on the same line as
the person’s name, such as:
Lorena Samson, Chair
Or on the next line:
Lorena Samson
Chair
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