MEMORANDUM FORMAT
Internal Business Correspondence
Single Space the Document.
Press enter two times after each item in the heading.
Reference Document
TO: → → All Students (tab twice after you type TO:) ← People or person you are writing to
FROM: → Mrs. Shepardson (tab once after you type FROM :) ← Your name if you are writing the memo
DATE: → Month __, 20__ (tab once after you type DATE :) ← The current date (format as shown)
SUBJECT: → STANDARD MEMO FORMAT ← Subject of the memorandum
A memorandum is a document that is written from one person or many people to one person or several people that work within the same organization.
The top margin should be set at 2” and the default 1” side margins should be used.
Capitalize the four guide words. Those guide words are the following: TO, FROM, DATE, and SUBJECT. Also, remember to align all the information that follows the guide words by tabbing twice after the word TO and tabbing once after all other guide words.
Begin typing the first paragraph at the left margin by pressing enter two times below SUBJECT. Single space the paragraphs and press enter two times between paragraphs.
If an attachment or an enclosure is included, type the word Attachment or Enclosure and double space below the message at the left margin. I have typed an example below.
Enclosure (only include the word Enclosure if you are including a document along with the memo)
[Proper memo format courtesy of CHS Business teacher, Donna Shepardson]