When your business letter requires the use of more than one page, and your letterhead is designed with the company information across the top and down the left side, such that requires the top margin at 2.5" and the left margin at 2.5"; for the 2nd page, do I use blank paper of the same quality with normal margins, or use a 2nd page of letterhead?
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Hi Mae,
The normal practice is to use a blank paper for the second and any subsequent page. Instead of the letterhead, they have a special identification of the letter, usually called the “header” or “heading”.
The "header" usually contains the name of the addressee, the page number, and the date. The following is an example:
Mr. Smith Page 2 15 Jun 2010
Regards Dax Cheng
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