I have a generic rec letter template which I update as needed. It's great, except that the long name of the sub-department I work for wraps in my signature block and I don't want it to. Specifically, my signature block renders like this:
My Name
My Title
The Pretty Long Name of the
Sub-Department That I Work For
My University
While I'd prefer:
My Name
My Title
The Pretty Long Name of the Sub-Department That I Work For
My University
I have tried moving the whole signature block to the left with \longindentation=15em, but it doesn't seem to have actually widened the block (just translated it).
Any help appreciated!
Below is the totality of my source:
\documentclass{letter}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\setlength{\parindent}{4em} % indentation of first line of paragraphs
\signature{My Name \\ My Title \\ The Pretty Long Name of the Sub-Department That I Work For \\ My University}
\address{My Name \\ My Office Address \\ My University}
\longindentation=15em % move the signature block a bit to the left so it's not starting at the center
\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{Recipient Department \\ Recipient Organization or University}
\opening{\noindent To whom it may concern:} % \noindent leaves this paragraph unindented
This is my letter which almost always consists of three paragraphs of text.
Here's the middle paragraph.
Here's the concluding paragraph.
\vspace{2em}
\closing{Sincerely,}
\end{letter}
\end{document}
Best Answer
letter class places the signature in
so you can increase the length
\indentedwidthbut if you increase it too much you will need to reduce\longindentationso it stays on the page.