coverletter_template.tex

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% Cover Letter Template %
% By: Jolon Behrent     %
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\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

\usepackage{fontspec}

\usepackage[margin=1.0in]{geometry}

% Set document font to Calibri
\setmainfont{Calibri}

% Remove starting indent of paragraphs
\setlength\parindent{0pt}

% Remove page numbers
\pagestyle{empty}


%% Set author's name (required)
\newcommand{\setname}[1]{
    \newcommand \name {#1}}
%% Set personal information (email, phone, profile link)
\newcommand{\settopmatter}[1]{
    \newcommand \topmatter {#1}}
%% Set greeting (defaults to "Dear Hiring Manager,")
\newcommand{\setgreeting}[1]{
    \newcommand \greeting {#1}}
%% Set topic of letter
\newcommand{\setregarding}[1]{
    \newcommand \regarding {#1}}
%% Set sign off message (defaults to "Yours faithfully,")
\newcommand{\setfarewell}[1]{
    \newcommand \farewell {#1}}

%% Displays name, top matter, data, greeting, and regarding
\newcommand{\addtitle}{
% Print title and (optional) top matter
\begin{center}
    {\huge \name}

    \hrulefill

    \ifdefined\topmatter
    \topmatter
    \fi
\end{center}

% Print date document was compiled
\today \\

% Print greeting
\ifdefined\greeting
\greeting
\else
Dear Hiring Manager,
\fi \\

% Print regarding information
\ifdefined\regarding
\textbf{Re: \regarding} \\
\fi

}

%% Displays farewell and name
\newcommand{\addclosing}{
    \\~\\
    \ifdefined\farewell
    \farewell
    \else
    Yours faithfully,
    \fi \\~\\

    \name
}

%% Defines begin and end tags for document
\newenvironment{coverletter}{\addtitle}{\addclosing}

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% Sample %
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