LaTeX letter template

A LaTeX letter template for a formal letter you print and sign, on the standard letter class.

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Engine: pdfLaTeX
Bibliography: none
License: Public domain, use freely.

Files:

main.tex

\documentclass{letter}

\signature{Your Name}
\address{Your Name \\ 123 Example Street \\ Anytown, Country}

\begin{document}

\begin{letter}{The Recipient \\ 456 Sample Avenue \\ Othertown, Country}

\opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. It uses the standard
\texttt{letter} document class: set your own address and signature in the
preamble, name the recipient in the \texttt{letter} environment, and write
the body here.

I look forward to hearing from you.

\closing{Yours faithfully,}

\end{letter}

\end{document}

How to use this template

Everything runs in your browser: nothing to install, no login, no compile timeout.

Click Open in LaTeX.to. The template opens as a project in the Projects pane, with main.tex in the editor and its finished PDF in the preview.
Replace the placeholders, such as Your Name, with your own text. The % comments in the files mark the places to edit.
Click Preview, or press Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Enter on a Mac), to compile. The preview shows the new PDF; you do not need to save first.
If the compile fails, the Console pane opens with the LaTeX log. The first error in it says what went wrong and on which line.
To add an image, a .bib file or another .tex file, open the project's menu (the three dots next to its name in the Projects pane) and choose Upload file or New file.
The arrow next to Preview has Download PDF. Ctrl+S saves your edits, and the project stays in your browser on this device.

How to write several letters in one file

One file can hold a whole batch of letters with the same address and signature.

Copy the block from \begin{letter}{...} to \end{letter} and paste it after the first one.
Put the new recipient's address in the braces after \begin{letter}, with \\ between the lines.
Each letter starts on a new page of the PDF.

How to use letterhead paper

Paper that already carries your name and address should not get them printed again.

Delete the \address{...} line at the top.
Only the date then prints at the top right, and the closing and the signature move to the left margin.

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