coverletter.tex

   1 \documentclass[11pt]{article}
   2
   3 \usepackage{kantlipsum}   %% only for demo
   4 \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
   5 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
   6 \usepackage{lmodern}
   7 \usepackage{marvosym}
   8 \usepackage{graphicx}
   9
  10
  11 \pagestyle{empty}
  12
  13 \usepackage[scale=0.775]{geometry}
  14 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
  15 \addtolength{\parskip}{6pt}
  16
  17 \def\firstname{John}
  18 \def\familyname{Doe}
  19 \def\FileAuthor{\firstname \familyname}
  20 \def\FileTitle{\firstname \familyname's cover letter}
  21 \def\FileSubject{Cover letter}
  22 \def\FileKeyWords{\firstname \familyname, Cover letter}
  23
  24 \renewcommand{\ttdefault}{pcr}
  25
  26 \usepackage{url}
  27 \urlstyle{tt}
  28 \ifpdf
  29   \usepackage[pdftex,pdfborder=0,breaklinks,baseurl=http://,pdfpagemode=None,pdfstartview=XYZ,pdfstartpage=1]{hyperref}
  30   \hypersetup{
  31     pdfauthor   = \FileAuthor,%
  32     pdftitle    = \FileTitle,%
  33     pdfsubject  = \FileSubject,%
  34     pdfkeywords = \FileKeyWords,%
  35     pdfcreator  = \LaTeX,%
  36     pdfproducer = \LaTeX}
  37 \else
  38   \usepackage[dvips]{hyperref}
  39 \fi
  40
  41
  42 \begin{document}
  43 \sffamily   % for use with a résumé using sans serif fonts;
  44 %\rmfamily  % for use with a résumé using serif fonts;
  45 \hfill%
  46 \begin{minipage}[t]{.6\textwidth}
  47 \raggedleft%
  48 {\bfseries John Doe}\\[.35ex]
  49 \small\itshape%
  50 street and number\\
  51 postcode city\\[.35ex]
  52 \Telefon~phone number\\
  53 \Letter~\href{mailto:jdoe@gmail.com}{jdoe@gmail.com}
  54 \end{minipage}\\[1em]
  55 %
  56 \begin{minipage}[t]{.4\textwidth}
  57 \raggedright%
  58 {\bfseries Company XYZ}\\[.35ex]
  59 \small\itshape%
  60 street and number\\
  61 postcode city
  62 \end{minipage}
  63 \hfill % US style
  64 %\\[1em] % UK style
  65 \begin{minipage}[t]{.4\textwidth}
  66 \raggedleft % US style
  67 \today
  68 %April 6, 2006 % US informal style
  69 %05/04/2006 % UK formal style
  70 \end{minipage}\\[2em]
  71 \raggedright
  72 Dear Sir or Madam:\\[1.5em]
  73 %
  74 \kant[1-3]
  75
  76 %Yours sincerely,\\[2em] % if the opening is "Dear Mr(s) Doe,"
  77 Yours faithfully,\\[2em] % if the opening is "Dear Sir or Madam,"
  78 %
  79 %\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{signature_blue}\\
  80 {\bfseries John Doe}\\
  81 %
  82 \vfill%
  83 {\slshape Enclosure}
  84 {\slshape Attachment: curriculum vit\ae{}}
  85 \end{document}