Questions tagged [moderncv]
{moderncv} is a document class for CVs (curriculum vitae) and Cover Letters.
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Moderncv Cover Letter in banking style: align address automatically with phone number
I have searched the web but did not find a solution yet. I am using the cover letter template of the moderncv package in banking style. Currently, my modification of the cover letter looks like
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Add second signature in moderncv
I want the possibility to add another signature in \makeletterclosing within the moderncv package. I know, that the \makeletterclosing command is defined in the moderncvbodyi.sty file, and I can add ...
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Modify moderncv
I'm trying to build a resume based on the modern cv package. However, I'd like to modify a few features (included a photo of my final goal).
I went through the description of the original pacakage but ...
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\usepackage{sectsty} and LaTeX Error: Command \sectionrule already defined
I am new to LATEX. I was using latex to build my resume but encountered errors when using \usepackage{sectsty} with "moderncv" document class:\
LaTeX Error: Command \sectionrule already ...
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How to change the colors of icons in ModernCV
I'm trying to use the icons in the same color they are shown on the net. For example I want to have my linkedin icon with color blue instead of dimmed gray. How can I achieve this?
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Vertical spaces around “itemize” in Moderncv
The following code produces a MWE with the problems, which are bad vertical whitespaces around itemize environments, depending on the usage of cventry or cvline.
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,classic,...
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How to set font to default from within a predefined environment?
moderncv's \cventry environment defines for its 3rd argument a slanted font:
\renewcommand*{\cventry}[7][.25em]{%
\cvitem[#1]{#2}{%
{\bfseries#3}%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#4}{}}{}{, {\slshape#4}}%...
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moderncv weird error [closed]
I try to compile a simple CV code using the moderncv package (even the example given in the package documentation. On the second compilation I get this error:
! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to ...
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How can I reduce the gap between personal section and doucment start in moderncv?
%% start of file `template.tex'.
%% Copyright 2006-2013 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
%
% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License ...
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CV-entry dates overflowing and ghost comma added [duplicate]
I am rather new to Latex and I am using it to build my Resume. I encountered two problems: the first one concerns the dates that overflow in the margins, while the second one is I think an embedded ...
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Enumerated list with different indents customisations and different
I am writing my resumé using LaTeX and the image below is where I am currently. The code is also typed.
\section{\underline{\textbf{EDUCATION}}}
\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{\textit{...
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How to reduce spacing in a template resume
I am using a template resume. I find the spacing after the title Ocean Engineering and first section Education is large, want to reduce it. I tried a simple approach, itdid not work.
My code:
\...
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How do I change font in Modern Resume to Calibri font
I liked the modern resume style. I wanted to use it but I have to submit it in Calibri font. How do I change everything font in the document?
Resume: https://www.overleaf.com/project/...
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Moderncv how to increase spacing between \firstname and \familyname
How could I increase the spacing between \firstname and \familyname?
I tried redefining the \makecvtitle command, unfortunately I did not succeed.
I would like to make the vertical space bigger as the ...
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How to delete phone entries in moderncv
I'd like to delete my phone entry in a document, in which the entry is set previously in the heading of the cover letter, but it's unpleasant occurring in the latter case(s) automatically.
I can add (...
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How to display the website on moderncv without errors?
I created a MWE that shows my problem
\documentclass{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{classic}
\firstname{My} % Your first name
\familyname{Name} % Your last name
\email{email@email.com}
\homepage{www....
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Positioning of the CV picture
I have been using cv templates from overleaf. However, I want to move the personal information more to the left and so also resize a bit the picture and make it bigger.
The upper part of the pictures ...
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Adding photo in moderncv classic
I would like to create a cv including a photo. I am using the following code
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\moderncvstyle{classic} ...
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Email Hyperlink in different color
I have a very simple problem with my script on Latex and I hope that someone will be able to help me.
I need to add an hyperlink for my email on my cv, so that a recruiter could send me directly an ...
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Right margin of a cventry [duplicate]
I try to adjust the right margin of a cventry for the ModernCV template to match with the overall right margin but it is always broader (see screenshot). I tried geometry package and minipage but both ...
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Publications in moderncv with links
Currently I am using moderncv the first time and everythings works great, but..
If I add my publications by:
% Publications
\renewcommand{\refname}{Veröffentlichungen}
\nocite{*}
\bibliographystyle{...
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\bibitem like commands in moderncv
I an learning moderncv class to create my own cv. Formerly I was using res class to create the same. I want to know how to insert bibliography manually (without using a .bib file ) in moderncv using ...
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moderncv: unwanted space when using tldatelabelcventry
When I use tldatelabelcventry from moderntimeline in a CV and do not use the second line, I get an unwanted spacing (here between Course C and Course D):
Is there a better way than using \vspace*{-\...
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moderntimeline: \tllabelcventry prints superfluous date under the time line
The \tllabelcventry macro doesn't work properly, displaying additional date under the time line:
instead it should print only the manually inserted label without the automatic date as stated on page ...
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How to add LinkedIn link on contact section of ModenCV in Latex
I want to add a LinkedIn link in the contact section of latex moderncv. How can I do that? I can add LinkedIN icon using
\usepackage{fontawesome}
\faLinkedinSquare linkedIN.com/in/johndoe
How to ...
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ModernCV Add Name to Footer
I am using ModernCV, found here: https://ctan.org/pkg/moderncv?lang=en. I am using the "casual" setting which sets your resume to have your name in the top right with your information in the ...
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Option clash for package moderncvskillmatrix (moderncv)
Since the last update of moderncv package I can't compile my CV anymore. It has worked for years before.
There seems to be an option clash. Here's a short version of what I am talking about:
\...
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No xing symbol with moderncv class
Unfortunately I don't get any symbols for Xing (and Gitlab) in my document footer.
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
% moderncv themes
\moderncvstyle{casual} % casual, classic, banking, ...
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Odd line spacing in title in modernCV
I am looking for help. I have the impression that the line spacing is wrong in \title in moderncv if title contains so many information that they are distributed over two lines. Do you have an idea ...
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moderncv 2.0 : Banking Style - Left align Header
I would prefer a decuttered look of the header in the moderncv banking style.
Basically I want my name incdugint the title of the CV centered in one line at the top (similar to the way it is in the ...
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Option clash xcolor in moderncv [duplicate]
I am trying to color a hyperlink in my cv with a non-standard blue in overleaf. When I load xcolor package, it gives me the error
LaTex Error: Option clash for package xcolor
Am I right in thinking ...
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How to shift bibliography over to the right? [duplicate]
I'm having a small alignment problem with Biblatex. I have my citations in a separate file and am referencing them as normal. However, I want them horizontally shifted to the right to align with the ...
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How to add additional lines in the address part of moderncv
How can I have some space above the email?
Tried newline, hspace and \\ to no avail.
\documentclass[10pt, a4paper]{moderncv}
%% ModernCV themes
\moderncvstyle{classic}
\moderncvcolor{red}
%% ...
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Change Liststyle in moderncv - cvitemlist
I am using this Template (moderncv section) for my cv.
There is one thing that i would like to change. I have a section Skills where I am listing the languages that i know:
I want change the default ...
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LaTeX Error: File 'moderncv.cls' not found
I tried to write my CV using moderncv class with MikTeX 2.9, but it doesn't work.
I tried to:
Install manually the package from my computer:
Install from the Internet:
Writing the file name:
From ...
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reverse ordering using multibbl in moderncv
I am required to format my CV in reverse chronological order and numbered down, starting with the total number of publications as the first number. I am using moderncv and the multibbl package since ...
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Page numbering with total page number for different sections/sub-documents
I am creating my own cv template from the ModerCV class by Xavier Danaux. The class produces a cover letter then a cv in the same document. The pages are numbered as: page # / total page #.
I would ...
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moderncv: Defining new command identical to existing one, with different result
By trying to define a new command in the moderncv package by extending the file moderncv.cls,
I have noticed the following:
There is an existing command defined by
\newcommand*{\cvitem}[3][.25em]{}
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Undefined control sequence with hypersetup in moderncv
The MWE below results in the error:
Undefined control sequence. \hypersetup
It's minimized from a CV that definitely compiled fine a month ago (with the warnings discussed in What does "You have ...
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How to remove the separator dots in modern cv banking style
I want to get rid of the separator dots between the details (phones, socials). I assume that I need to make a change in moderncvheadiii.sty, but I cannot figure out where I should edit. Can anyone ...
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ModernCV place quote right under the address
Hi I would like to move the quote above so that it is aligned with the info given above and not starts as a separate paragraph. How do I do that? I use moderncv banking style.
\documentclass[11pt,...
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Moving the quote in the ModernCV banking style
I'm having problems moving some parts of the header in the banking style
I managed to move most of it with
\patchcmd{\makehead}% <cmd>
{\setlength{\makeheaddetailswidth}{0.8\textwidth}}% <...
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ModernCV Shorten the horizontal line in Sections
I want to write my cv with moderncv class and classic style.
Can you tell me, how I can shorten the length of the horizontal line in the left of each section?
I want to shorten the line before the ...
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How to define horizontal spaces for cvdoubleitem? [closed]
i've found here how to implement `cvtripleitem` in moderncv a way to create a triple item for my CV. Unfortunetaly it goes out of the margins, take a look :
how to correct it ? thanks.
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Links to publications in .bib file get printed as plain text on moderncv [duplicate]
My moderncv-created resumé compiles without any sort of error: the list of publications regularly appears in its own section, no problems on that side.
However, even though I have inserted the urls of ...
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How to get rid of horizontal line in moderncv? [duplicate]
In the beginning of each section in the moderncv package there is a horizontal line. I cannot figure out where to find the code to modify/ get rid of it.
e.g. https://de.overleaf.com/articles/asma-...
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ModernCV with classic style does not show GitHub icon with makelettertitle
I am trying to use moderncv to create a cover letter. From previous search, I have been able to create GitHub icon using classic style, but it requires the command makecvtitle. Is there an option to ...
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Vertically align logo and personal details in moderncv
I am writing a cover letter in moderncv and would like to vertically align the placement of a logo and the name field/personal details (the logo and name should be parallel/vertically aligned). ...
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Moderncv detailed documentation
I was wondering if there is a detailed documentation of moderncv package. Here in ctan no detailed documentation was provided by the author. Where I can get a complete list of all the commands ...
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Embedding version information in PDF metadata
I've cooked up a LaTeX command which expands to a document version string which I put in the page header (footer would be better but moderncv.cls gets in the way of that). Is there a simple way to ...
