LaTeX Cookbook

Writing a letter

Letters have a specific structure. Commonly, they have an addressee field at a fixed position, which should be visible in the envelope window. It also should show a back address, of yourself as the sender. An opening text and a closing phrase are usual elements, and you may add fold marks and enclosures.

How to do it...

We will use a KOMA-Script class, which has been specifically designed for letters, named scrlttr2. Take a look at the following steps:

1. Use the scrlttr2 class, activate the address field and fold marks using the options as follows, and align the sender's address to the right:

   \documentclass[addrfield=true,foldmarks=true,
     fromalign=right]{scrlttr2}

2. Provide your name and your address using the \setkomavar command:

   \setkomavar{fromname}{Thomas ...