便条不需邮寄，不用信封 。通常请人代为转交 。
有时可写在留言板和留言簿上 。基本写作格式 便条内容和类型不尽相同，可以灵活变通 。
但各类便条必须包括以下几个基本要素；1)Date：便条日期2)Salutation：称呼3)Body：正文4)Signature：署名 样例 收条：即收到钱物之后，给交钱或送物人写张字据，说明已经收到某物，可留作证据 。条据上需写明钱物名称和数量、立据人及日期 。
不得涂改 。Jan.23rd,2003Received from Student, Wang Zihao one hundred yuan only for this months tuition fee. Li ManFor the Finance Office ofForeign Language Institute 欠条；留下字据，表示欠某人某物 。
条据上需写明钱物名称和数量、立据人及日期 。不得涂改 。
Sept. 16th, 2002Borrowed from the Foreign Language Department Reference Library three books as follows:A copy of History and Anthology of English Literature by Wu WeirenA copy of A Survey of American Literature by Chang YaoxinA copy of World Literature by Jiang Chengen Wu Zhuo For the Office of Social Science Department 留言；用书面留下要说的话 。留言涉及的方面很多，包括约会，通知，请求等任何可用便条留下的口信 。
TuesdayDear Li,As the Spring Festival is drawing near, Im very glad to invite you to come to a dinner party with several other friends of ours. Im sure we will have a very happy time and enjoy ourselves thoroughly.Would you like to come on time at 5:00 p.m. today, to Room 6 of Lijing Hotel? Yours always, Jiayang 请假条：往往指由于生病或特殊情况不能亲自当面请假，用假条的形式告假 。所以，请假条大多是病假条 。
可以自写，也可请他人代写 。写假条最重要的是说明原因和请假的期限 。
Jan. 10thDear Ms. Jiang,I am terribly sorry that I shall be unable to attend this mornings two periods of English Class due to a bad cold and high fever. Enclosed is a certificate from the doctor who said I must stay in bed for a few days. I will go back to school as soon as I recover. Yours respectfully,Tian Ye 常用句子I shall feel obliged if you will favor me with a call at your earliest convenience.如您方便，请早日来电，我将不胜感激 。Delighted!Will call at 2 p.m. tomorrow.来条收悉，定于明天下午两点拜访 。
Encl.: Doctors Certificate of Advice.附；医生证明I shall be bery happy to call at your house at 6:30 this everying. Until then， 。我定于今晚6:30去你家，望等候 。
Upon receiving this note, please come to my office.见条后，请立即来我办公室 。Mr. Li stands in urgent need of your service.李先生急需你的帮助 。
I happen to be in urgent need of 200 yuan.我因有急事，需要200元 。Yours note with an admission ticket enclosed is much appreciated.留言和一张入场券均已收到，不胜感激 。
Im very grateful to you for your kind invitation, and Im sure to come to see your concert.承蒙邀请观看你们的音乐会，我一定按时到场 。Please accept this little figt as a small token of my esteen for you.奉上这小小的礼物，以表达我对您的崇高敬意 。
结束语I trust my absence will not cause you any serious inconvenience.望我的缺席不会给你带来太大的不便 。Please favor me with an early reply.敬请早复 。
Hoping that the matter will be dealt with as soon as possible.希望能及早处理此事 。Please give an extension of leave for three days.请准予续假三天为盼 。
8.按英文便条格式写便条：写一张便条给你的同班同学,告诉他我明天Dear XX:
I won't be able to go to school tomorrow.Because i am ill now ,i am in hospital.i need to have a rest .Can you tell our teacher that I can't go to school?Thank you for your help.
yours friend加某某某
加当天日期
（如果说用心的话就要信封了）