Writing & StyleStyle guide

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.

Quick answer

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

Core Issuechoosing a clear pointer to information later in a message
Registerprofessional email and business writing
Rule Familyemail direction and plain language

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.

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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