I am trying to compile my CV using the scrartcl document class.
I am struggling a lot to reduce the margin on the right side of the page.
If e.g. the university name is too long, it will follow on the next line (I'd rather avoid it if possible). This also leaves a lot of white space on the right side.
How can I produce a better output?
I attach the compiled .pdf.
Here follows the code:
%----Preamble
\documentclass[paper=a4, fontsize=11pt DIV=18]{scrartcl}
\reversemarginpar % Move the margin to the left of the page
\newcommand{\MarginText}[1]{\marginpar{\raggedleft\itshape\small#1}}
\usepackage[nochapters]{classicthesis}
\usepackage[LabelsAligned]{currvita}
\renewcommand{\cvheadingfont}{\LARGE\color{Maroon}}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{colorlinks, breaklinks, urlcolor=Maroon, linkcolor=Maroon}
\newlength{\datebox}
\settowidth{\datebox}{Nov 2012 - Feb 2013}
\newcommand{\NewEntry}[3]{
\noindent\hangindent=2em\hangafter=0
\parbox{\datebox}{
\small \textit{#1}}
{\hspace{0.2em} #2}
{ #3 \vspace{0.5em} }
}
\newcommand{\Description}[1]{\hangindent=2em\hangafter=0\noindent\raggedright\footnotesize{#1}\par\normalsize\vspace{1em}}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
% ----- NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION SECTION
\begin{cv}{\spacedallcaps{My Name}}\vspace{1.5em}
\noindent\spacedlowsmallcaps{Personal Information}\vspace{0.5em}
\NewEntry{current position} {\textit{Researcher, Blabla university}}
\NewEntry{address} {\textit{longer address goes on a new line that is not indented, this is another problem }}
\NewEntry{email}{\href{mailto:bla.blabla@bla.uk}{bla.blabla@bla.uk}}
\NewEntry{Twitter}{@blabla}
\vspace{1em}
\noindent\spacedlowsmallcaps{Main interests}\vspace{1em}
\Description{Political behaviour, political economy, research methods, EU politics}\vspace{2em}
%------ WORK EXPERIENCE
\noindent\spacedlowsmallcaps{Work Experience}\vspace{1em}
\NewEntry{Mar 2013} {Research Assistant, \textsc{blabla university}}
\Description{\MarginText{Blabla Univ.} Assistanship for the blabla ebook on the African history.\\ Reference: Prof. Name \textsc{Surname}\ \ $\cdotp$\ \ BlaBla University\ \ $\cdotp$\ \ \href{mailto:Bla@BlaBla.uk}{bla@blabla.uk}}
%------------------------------------------------
\NewEntry{Nov 2012--Feb 2013}{Research Assistant, \textsc{Longer University Name that goes on New Line}}
\Description{\MarginText{Longer University} Longer names of the university create problems because they will end up in a new line while leaving plenty of space on the right part of the page.\\ Reference: Prof. Name \textsc{Surname}\ \ $\cdotp$\ \ Longer Name University \ \ $\cdotp$\ \ \href{mailto:bla.bla@blabls.uk}{bla.bla@blabla.uk}}
\vspace{1em} % Extra space between major sections
%------ OTHER INFORMATION
\spacedlowsmallcaps{General interests}\vspace{1em}
\Description{\MarginText{}Electric guitar\ \ $\cdotp$\ \ bicycle travelling\ \ $\cdotp$\ \ }
\end{cv}
\end{document}
Best Answer
Compiling your MWE I get 4 error messages, starting with
This error is the result of a missing
{}for macro\NewEntry(add this in line 34,35,37,39). You gave it two arguments, but you definded it with three arguments (line 15).After I added these four
{}your MWE runs without error message on my MiKTeX 2.9 system.I'm not sure what you want to get so please explain more what you want to archive with your macro
\NewEntry.Edit:
Your arrow in the screenshot point to an small indent of the word "Longer names". That results in an wrong blank written in your code:
Correct is (be careful with blanks in macros):
At last I added package
geometryto get a smaller right margin. You can also controll the left margin with it. See the MWE.There are several other errors I solved with adding a blank line in your code.
So please check the following code, a little bit pretty printed (see my important changes marked with
% <=========):With the result: