How do I make the recipient and date optional in the ModernCV Cover Letter
coverletter.tex
\documentclass[a4paper]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{banking} % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'oldstyle' and 'banking'
\moderncvcolor{purple} % color options 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'green', 'red', 'purple', 'grey' and 'black'
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\firstname {name} % Your name
\lastname {Last name} % Your last name
\title {Title} % Your title (optional)
\address{street and number}{post code and city} % Your current address
\mobile {number} % Your mobile phone number
\phone {number} % Your phone number
\email {email} % Your email address
\homepage {link} % Your website
\extrainfo {information} % Possible extra information e.g. website
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture} % Your photo (optional)
\quote {quote} % Life motto or something like that (optional)
\begin{document}
%----- letter ---------------------------------------------------------
% make recipient data optional
\recipient{Company Recruitment team}{Company, Inc.\\123 somestreet\\some city}
\date{January 01, 1984} % make the date optional
\opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
\closing{Yours faithfully,}
\enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}} % use an optional argument to use a string other than "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
\makelettertitle
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\makeletterclosing
\end{document}
Best Answer
You can redefine the way the title is constructed so that it avoids setting the recipient details and date. This way you can supply it (or not) and it won't be printed. All you need is the following in the preamble: