Please See Below vs. Please Find Below
Both “please see below” and “please find below” occur in professional correspondence. When a pointer is useful, “please see below” is the more direct construction; often an even clearer sentence names the material itself. Avoid directional wording such as “below” when the content may be reordered, rendered differently, or needs an accessible descriptive link; context and medium matter.
Both “please see below” and “please find below” occur in professional correspondence. When a pointer is useful, “please see below” is the more direct construction; often an even clearer sentence names the material itself.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
Avoid directional wording such as “below” when the content may be reordered, rendered differently, or needs an accessible descriptive link; context and medium matter.
Further guidance
Application
Prefer a descriptive cue such as “See the schedule below” or simply introduce the information directly instead of relying on a generic formula.
Core Rule
Both “please see below” and “please find below” occur in professional correspondence. When a pointer is useful, “please see below” is the more direct construction; often an even clearer sentence names the material itself.
Practical Application
When a directional pointer is useful, “please see below” is the more direct construction. Often the clearest sentence names the material itself rather than telling the reader where to look.
Reader Check
Ask whether “below” will still make sense in mobile, reordered, forwarded, or accessible content. Prefer a descriptive heading or link when position may change.
Worked Example
Less direct: “Please find below the revised dates.” Clearer: “The revised dates are listed under ‘Schedule’ below.”
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Institutionally Limited & Time-Sensitive Opportunities — Weekly Email (opens in a new tab)University of Southern California Department of Contracts and Grants · Institutional email examples attesting both “please see below” and “please find below” in professional correspondence.
- Legal Writing in Plain English, Exercise 20 — University of Chicago Press (opens in a new tab)University of Chicago Press · Plain-language exercise identifying formulaic “Enclosed please find” wording for revision