I'm using the res.cls
to create a one-page CV (I know, res.cls
is old, but I prefer its layout). Since the CV is one-page only, I need to squeeze some more space for its content. This is what I have now:
\documentclass[line, margin]{res}
\usepackage{url}
\oddsidemargin -.5in
\evensidemargin -.5in
\textwidth=6.0in
\itemsep=0in
\parsep=0in
\newcommand{\sbt}{\,\begin{picture}(-1,1)(-1,-3)\circle*{2.6}\end{picture}\ }
% if using pdflatex:
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{\paperwidth}
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight}
\newenvironment{list1}{
\begin{list}{\ding{113}}{%
\setlength{\itemsep}{0in}
\setlength{\parsep}{0in} \setlength{\parskip}{0in}
\setlength{\topsep}{0in} \setlength{\partopsep}{0in}
\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.17in}}}{\end{list}}
\newenvironment{list2}{
\begin{list}{$\bullet$}{%
\setlength{\itemsep}{0in}
\setlength{\parsep}{0in} \setlength{\parskip}{0in}
\setlength{\topsep}{0in} \setlength{\partopsep}{0in}
\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.2in}}}{\end{list}}
\begin{document}
\name{SURNAME, Forename \vspace*{.1in}}
\begin{resume}
\section{\sc {\bf Contact}}
\vspace*{.05in}
\begin{tabular}{@{}p{2.6in}p{4in}}
Address line 1 & Phone: 0123456789\\
Address line 2 & E-mail: [email protected]\\
Address line 3\\
Address line 4
\end{tabular}
\section{\sc {\bf Education}}
School Name\\
\vspace*{-.1in}
\begin{list1}
\item[] Degree Name
\begin{list2}
\vspace*{.05in}
\item[\sbt] Note 1: blah blah
\item[\sbt] Note 2: blah blah blah
\end{list2}
\vspace*{.05in}
\end{list1}
\end{resume}
\end{document}
I specifically want to change the margins and spacings of the current layout as the following:
Reduce the top margin (the space between the top-edge of the page and the name) to roughly 1/2 of what it is now. Correspondingly, reduce the bottom margin to be equal to the top margin, and get rid of the page number.
Reduce the right margin (the space between the right-end of the horizontal line and the right-edge of the page) slightly, so that the left and right margins are equal.
I've tried using the geometry
package, but it seems to mess up the layout completely and many of the margin settings do not seem to have any effect too. How should I configure my document to achieve both requirements above?
anysize
? The spacing between the sections might be changed using simply\vspace*{-<height>}
, or look at tex.stackexchange.com/questions/4999/….\vspace*
, so i've updated the question.\pagestyle{empty}
for the page number btw. And really, you should try theanysize
package, just put\marginsize{<top>}{<bottom>}{<left>}{<right>}
in the preamble.res.cls
it's clearly written not to use\textwidth
. However it's not written how to modify the parameters, either.anysize
package, it worked! it does require some trial-and-error with the individual parameters, especially that i had to use different amounts for theleft
andright
margins to make the the page body centered but that's probably due to some conflict with theres.cls
. Could you make your comments into an answer and I will approve it. Thanks!