A modified block style business letter is justified at the left margin with the exception of the return address (if not using letterhead), the reference line, and your closing, signature, and printed name. These are tabbed about one third to the right of the page.
A full block style business letter has all content justified at the left margin, including the your return address (if not using letterhead), the reference line, and your closing, signature, and printed name.
See the link below for a sample of the modified block style business letter.
block and modified block (NovaNet)
See the link below for full block and modified block style letters.
1.full block 2.block 3.modified block 4.AMS simplified
left tab 3.25"
See the link below for a sample of the modified block style business letter.
block and modified block (NovaNet)
The date on a modified block format is one blank space below the return address.
ÒThe modified block letter format is usually used for personal letters and informal business correspondence.
they both have same return address and other things but accept the full block because full block the closing is in center of the page and the margins of modified and flush left. Flush left means all modified block has to be in left. But not in full block.
See the link below for full block and modified block style letters.
1.full block 2.block 3.modified block 4.AMS simplified
left tab 3.25"
modified block style
The keyed letter parts into set keying to modidied block letters are dateline and the closing lines.
The two kinds of personal letters would have to be formal and informal. The informal letters are for friends and not too dependent on structure or names. The formal letter is for business purposes and should be written as such.
In a full block format letter, the date will be justified at the left margin. In a modified block format letter, the date will be tabbed one third to one half of the page to the right.