[Tex/LaTex] KOMA-Script margin between text and bottom

koma-scriptmarginsscrlttr2

I want to reduce the space between the text and the bottom of the page from the following working example. So that I can add more text to the page.

\documentclass[a4paper]{scrlttr2}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} 
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{marvosym}   
\usepackage{blindtext}

\KOMAoptions{%
    pagenumber=false,
    parskip=full,
    fontsize=11pt,
    firstfoot=false,
    fromalign=right,
    fromphone=true,
    fromemail=true,
    fromrule=false,
    foldmarks=false
}

\newcommand{\myFirstname}{John}
\newcommand{\myFamilyname}{Doe}
\newcommand{\myStreet}{3500 West Olive Avenue}
\newcommand{\myTown}{Burbank, CA 91505-5512}


\setkomavar{date}{\today} 
\setkomavar{fromname}{\myFirstname\ \myFamilyname}
\setkomavar{signature}{\myFirstname\ \myFamilyname}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{\myStreet\\\myTown}
\setkomavar{backaddress}{\myFirstname\ \myFamilyname, \myStreet , \myTown}
\setkomavar{place}{Burbank}
\setkomavar{fromphone}[\Mobilefone\,]{(01\,23)\,45\,67\,89\,10}
\setkomavar{fromemail}[\Letter\,]{john.doe@email.de}

\renewcommand*\familydefault{\sfdefault}




\setkomavar{subject}{Dies hier ist ein Blindtext zum Testen von Textausgaben.
}
\begin{document}
%
\begin{letter}{Richard M Winsor\\
2192 Lawman Avenue\\ 
Arlington\\
22204 Virginia
}
%
\opening{Dear Mr Winsor,}
%
\blindtext[1]
\noindent \blindtext[4]


\closing{\raggedright Yours sincerely,}
\enlargethispage{6\baselineskip}
\medskip
\end{letter}

\end{document}

Best Answer

First of all I recommend to set as many options as possible already at \documentclass. At least fontsize and parskip should be used before the class loads typearea and the lco-file.

Second step would be to try option enlargefirstpage (see KOMA-Script manual, section 4.10 for more information). This will enlarge the text area of the first page despite the type area calculated by typearea down to \footskip above the position of firstfootvpos.

\documentclass[a4paper,
    pagenumber=false,
    parskip=full,
    fontsize=11pt,
    firstfoot=false,
    fromalign=right,
    fromphone=true,
    fromemail=true,
    fromrule=false,
    foldmarks=false,
    enlargefirstpage,
]{scrlttr2}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} 
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{marvosym}   
\usepackage{blindtext}

\newcommand{\myFirstname}{John}
\newcommand{\myFamilyname}{Doe}
\newcommand{\myStreet}{3500 West Olive Avenue}
\newcommand{\myTown}{Burbank, CA 91505-5512}


\setkomavar{date}{\today} 
\setkomavar{fromname}{\myFirstname\ \myFamilyname}
\setkomavar{signature}{\myFirstname\ \myFamilyname}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{\myStreet\\\myTown}
\setkomavar{backaddress}{\myFirstname\ \myFamilyname, \myStreet , \myTown}
\setkomavar{place}{Burbank}
\setkomavar{fromphone}[\Mobilefone\,]{(01\,23)\,45\,67\,89\,10}
\setkomavar{fromemail}[\Letter\,]{john.doe@email.de}

\renewcommand*\familydefault{\sfdefault}



\setkomavar{subject}{Dies hier ist ein Blindtext zum Testen von Textausgaben.
}
\begin{document}
%
\begin{letter}{Richard M Winsor\\
2192 Lawman Avenue\\ 
Arlington\\
22204 Virginia
}
%
\opening{Dear Mr Winsor,}
%
\blindtext[1]
\noindent \blindtext[4]


\closing{\raggedright Yours sincerely,}
\end{letter}

\end{document}

will result in

enter image description here

I think, this would be enough text for the first page. If you want more use either option DIV or use package geometry to increase the type area.

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