So in a typical letter document that may span multiple pages
At the end of the content, there is paragraph for “thank you” or “signing off”
This paragraph/section only appear once, at the end of the content
however it is NOT a “footer” that appears on every page (as in MS Word treats footer to appear on every page)
i have been resorting to calling it “pre-footer” but wonder if there is a proper term for it
i am just trying to create a letter template, and there is a section for signing-off/thank you which i am trying to appropriately name the section
Answer
I don’t know how common it is, but (at least) according to the balance careers, the word you’re looking for is closing:
Their Sample Letter Format consists of these sections:
- Contact Information (Sender)
- Date
- Contact Information (Recipient)
- Greeting
- Body of Letter
- Closing
- Signature
The article Formal Letter Closing Examples also uses the term Complimentary Close.
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Source : Link , Question Author : istaris – j , Answer Author : Jens Bannmann
