I have downloaded a template named moderncv
but don't know how to use it.
As I am a beginner, please suggest me the pdf's describing the solution.
TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for users of TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and related typesetting systems. It only takes a minute to sign up.
Sign up to join this communityThe documentation for moderncv
is still missing, but you will find some examples (look on CTAN
) showing the usage (.tex
files) and the results (.pdf
files).
You can also search this side for the tag moderncv
to find related questions to class moderncv
that should help you.
The examples and this side should allow you to build your own cv.
If you have problems to install the class for your distribution follow the given link in the comment of @henrique.
To check if you have moderncv
installed on your system try to compile the following MWE:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{classic}
\moderncvcolor{green}
\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}
\firstname{John}
\familyname{Doe}
\title{Curriculum Vitae} % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
\address{street and number}{postcode city}{country}% optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the "postcode city" and and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty
\mobile{+1~(234)~567~890} % optional
\phone{+2~(345)~678~901} % optional
\fax{+3~(456)~789~012} % optional
\email{[email protected]} % optional
\homepage{www.johndoe.com} % optional
\extrainfo{additional information} % optional
%\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{example-image-a} % optional
\quote{Some quote} % optional
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Education}
\cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description} % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\end{document}
.tex
file of an examplemoderncv
class? Or are you adding themoderncv
class to you distro?