[Tex/LaTex] scrlettr2: How to remove side marks

koma-scriptlettersscrlttr2

I need to create a letter using the scrlettr2 package. For this purpose, I wrote the LaTeX document given below.

But when I compile it I see marks on the side (see 3 red ellipses on the left).

Screenshot

How can I remove them?

Here's the source code:

% koma_env.tex
\documentclass[a4paper,backaddress=off]{scrlttr2}
% \usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
% \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
% \usepackage[english]{babel}
% \usepackage{url}



\setkomavar{fromname}{\{\{Landlord Name\}\}}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{\{\{Landlord Name\}\} \\ \{\{Landlord Correspondence Address Line 1\} \\ \{\{Landlord Correspondence Line 2 (if applicable)\}\} \\ \{\{Town/City\}\} \\ \{\{County\}\} \\ \{\{Postcode\}\}}

\begin{document}

\begin{letter}{\{\{Tenant Names\}\} \\ \{\{Property Address Line 1\}\} \\ \{\{Property Address Line 2 (if applicable)\}\}
\\ \{\{Town/City\}\} \\ \{\{County\}\} \\ \{\{Postcode\}\}}

\KOMAoptions{fromphone=false,fromfax=false}
\setkomavar{subject}{Pre Check-Out Inspection at \{\{1st line of Property\}\}}

\opening{Dear \{\{Tenant Names\}\}}

Your tenancy is due to come to an end on \{\{date\}\}. I would like to arrange an inspection at the property before the tenancy ends to identify anything that may lead me to retain some of your deposit if not addressed by the time I retake possession.

Carrying out this inspection prior to the tenancy ending will give you the opportunity to tackle anything raised and ensure I can return the maximum amount of deposit to you when the tenancy ends

I would like to carry out the inspection on \{\{date\}\} at \{\{time\}\}. It would be best if you were present then if anything is identified we can discuss this and be clear on what would be required to rectify it. Please can you contact me as soon as possible to confirm whether or not this is convenient.

If you do not wish to be present I have a set of keys to access the property and will send you the results of the inspection. Please let me know either way at your earliest convenience.

\closing{Kind Regards}

\end{letter}

\end{document}

Best Answer

Simply adding the KOMA-option

\KOMAoptions{foldmarks=off}

to the preamble will remove them.

Related Solutions

[Tex/LaTex] Easily aligning ‘from’ and ‘to’ address fields in LaTeX letters

You can do this be redefining the \opening command to produce:

enter image description here

I also removed the blank line before that date. If you want to adjust this space before the date replace the value in \fromaddress\\[0.0em]:

\documentclass{letter}
\usepackage{lipsum}% for dummy text

\makeatletter
\renewcommand*{\opening}[1]{\ifx\@empty\fromaddress%
  \thispagestyle{firstpage}%
    {\raggedleft\@date\par}%
  \else% home address
   \thispagestyle{empty}%
   {%
    \begin{minipage}[c]{0.50\linewidth}
    \toname \\
    \toaddress
    \end{minipage}
    \begin{minipage}[c]{0.45\linewidth}
    \raggedleft\begin{tabular}{l@{}}\ignorespaces
    \fromaddress\\[0.0em]% replace 0.0em with space desired before date
    \@date
    \end{tabular}
    \end{minipage}
    \par
}%
  \fi
  \vspace{2\parskip}%
  #1\par\nobreak}
\makeatother

\address{123 Main Street \\ Anytown \\ USA 90210}

\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{Siska Adam \\ 123 Some Street \\ TeXLand \\ IP3 5RT}

\opening{Dear Sir or Madam:}

\lipsum[1]
\end{letter}
\end{document}

Alternatively, since you were under a deadline, you could just have manually done this:

\documentclass{letter}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{}
\begin{tabular}{@{}p{3.0in}l}
Siska Adam        & Mr. T\\
123 Some Street   & 123 Main Street\\
TeXLand           & Anytown, USA 90210\\
IP3 5RT           & \today
\end{tabular}

\bigskip
Dear Sir or Madam:

\lipsum[1]
\end{letter}
\end{document}

See How can I insert address blocks on the left and right side of the page? for other options on how to do this manually.

[Tex/LaTex] How to remove space between back address and address in scrlttr2

The document class scrlttr2 doesn't use normal length adjusting there contents. Instead it uses pseudolengths. The most important length are described in scrguien or the German version scrguide. Both documentations have a great picture which are showing the pseudolengths. To explain my solution here the picture:

enter image description here

In your case you must change the height toaddrheight because the complete return address and adress are putted in one vertical box with the specific height. The distance is done be \vfil. So to reduce the distance between return address and adress you must reduce the pseudolength toaddrheight. Related to the documentation this is done by:

\makeatletter
\setlength{\@tempskipa}{-2cm}%
\@addtoplength{toaddrheight}{\@tempskipa}
\makeatother

If I add this lines to your example I get the following result:

enter image description here

Here the example:

\documentclass[ngerman]{scrlttr2} 
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{babel}
%\usepackage{ngerman,    ae}%veraltet
\usepackage[babel,german=quotes]{csquotes} % Deutsche Gänsefüßchen

\KOMAoptions{backaddress=true} 

\setkomavar{fromname}{<Name back address>}      
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{<street back address>\\ <town back address>}
\makeatletter
\setlength{\@tempskipa}{-2cm}%
\@addtoplength{toaddrheight}{\@tempskipa}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
 \begin{letter}{name\\ street\\ town}       
  \opening{Hello}
  some text
  \end{letter}
\end{document}

Note The packages ngerman and ae are obsolete. Use babel with the specific language ngerman.

The difficult setting of such lengths are basing on the simple statement: Normally a user doesn't need to change any length.

Best Answer

Related Solutions

[Tex/LaTex] Easily aligning ‘from’ and ‘to’ address fields in LaTeX letters

[Tex/LaTex] How to remove space between back address and address in scrlttr2

Related Question