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1. Hi everyone,
   I created an account just to ask this question as it is really important. Several places that I am applying to require my CV to have 1 inch margins all the way around (on all sides).
   I'm using a LaTeX template I found online to type up my CV as I really like the way it looks. However, on the Template in the comments it says %adjust margins to 0.5 in all sides, so I think the margins for this template are 0.5 inch. I need, however (very important) for the margins to be 1 inch on all sides.
   Here is the source code (note: The information in the Cv here is just random information):


2. 
   

   Now follows a code block:

   
   
   

   documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   usepackage[empty]fullpage
   usepackagecolor
   definecolormygreygray0.80
   raggedbottom
   raggedright
   setlengthtabcolsep0in
   
   % Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
   addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
   addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextheight1.0in
   
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   %Custom commands
   newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
   newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
   beginminipagetextwidthtextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
   newcommandressubheading[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & textit#4 \
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   
   newcommandressubheadinged[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & #2 \
   textit#3 & textit#4\
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   begindocument
   
   begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbflarge Bob Mars\
   888.888.8888\
   bobmars@gmail.com
   endtabular*
   \
   
   vspace0.1in
   
   resheadingEducation
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
   beginitemize
   item B.S., Engineering
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingWork Experience
   
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2016 - Present
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 1
   item Did engineering work for Company 1.
   item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
   that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
   my favorites.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
   2015
   beginitemize
   item Worked on various projects
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
   collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
   life.
   item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
   pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   Highly enjoyed.
   item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
   awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2012- June 2014
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
   pleasant experience.
   item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
   highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
   that I truly enjoyed.
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Discovered important relationships between various things.
   item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
   but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   item Figured out things nicely.
   item Promoted twice.
   item won award.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2010-June 2012
   beginitemize
   itemEngineer for Company 4.
   itemAwarded best employee twice.
   itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
   valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
   the projects that I worked on.
   itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
   various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
   and appreciated. 
   itemA pleasant experience.
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingVolunteer
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
   beginitemize
   itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
   things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
   itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
   many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
   events for the community.
   itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
   role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
   positions.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
   beginitemize
   itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
   up trash in the community and hosted several events.
   itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
   occurred while volunteering for this organization.
   enditemize
   
   enditemize
   
   
   enddocument
   

   
   

3.This is how the document looks like currently:

4.All I need is for the margins to just be 1 inch on all sides without the document looking weird. Thanks so much!!

5.This is how the document looks if I try using the usepackage[margin=1in]geometry: (it's almost as if everything is left justified):

6.Is there a way to make the margins 1in by altering the code:

 addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
 addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextheight1.0in

7. 

margins fontsize textwidth

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edited Aug 8 at 23:07

asked Aug 8 at 22:24

bob bob

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  Welcome to TeX.SE! Did you try usepackage[margin=1in]geometry?
  – marmot
  Aug 8 at 22:26
  

  
  
  
  


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  I tried using that (after googling) but when I do the formatting becomes really weird. Like the margin on the left looks much bigger than the margin on the right.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @marmot I updated the question to include how weird it looks if I use usepackage[margin=1in]geometry.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:37
  
  

  
  
  
  

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1. Hi everyone,
   I created an account just to ask this question as it is really important. Several places that I am applying to require my CV to have 1 inch margins all the way around (on all sides).
   I'm using a LaTeX template I found online to type up my CV as I really like the way it looks. However, on the Template in the comments it says %adjust margins to 0.5 in all sides, so I think the margins for this template are 0.5 inch. I need, however (very important) for the margins to be 1 inch on all sides.
   Here is the source code (note: The information in the Cv here is just random information):


2. 
   

   Now follows a code block:

   
   
   

   documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   usepackage[empty]fullpage
   usepackagecolor
   definecolormygreygray0.80
   raggedbottom
   raggedright
   setlengthtabcolsep0in
   
   % Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
   addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
   addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextheight1.0in
   
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   %Custom commands
   newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
   newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
   beginminipagetextwidthtextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
   newcommandressubheading[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & textit#4 \
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   
   newcommandressubheadinged[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & #2 \
   textit#3 & textit#4\
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   begindocument
   
   begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbflarge Bob Mars\
   888.888.8888\
   bobmars@gmail.com
   endtabular*
   \
   
   vspace0.1in
   
   resheadingEducation
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
   beginitemize
   item B.S., Engineering
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingWork Experience
   
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2016 - Present
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 1
   item Did engineering work for Company 1.
   item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
   that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
   my favorites.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
   2015
   beginitemize
   item Worked on various projects
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
   collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
   life.
   item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
   pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   Highly enjoyed.
   item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
   awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2012- June 2014
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
   pleasant experience.
   item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
   highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
   that I truly enjoyed.
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Discovered important relationships between various things.
   item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
   but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   item Figured out things nicely.
   item Promoted twice.
   item won award.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2010-June 2012
   beginitemize
   itemEngineer for Company 4.
   itemAwarded best employee twice.
   itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
   valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
   the projects that I worked on.
   itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
   various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
   and appreciated. 
   itemA pleasant experience.
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingVolunteer
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
   beginitemize
   itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
   things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
   itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
   many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
   events for the community.
   itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
   role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
   positions.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
   beginitemize
   itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
   up trash in the community and hosted several events.
   itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
   occurred while volunteering for this organization.
   enditemize
   
   enditemize
   
   
   enddocument
   

   
   

3.This is how the document looks like currently:

4.All I need is for the margins to just be 1 inch on all sides without the document looking weird. Thanks so much!!

5.This is how the document looks if I try using the usepackage[margin=1in]geometry: (it's almost as if everything is left justified):

6.Is there a way to make the margins 1in by altering the code:

 addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
 addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextheight1.0in

7. 

margins fontsize textwidth

share|improve this question

edited Aug 8 at 23:07

asked Aug 8 at 22:24

bob bob

314

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Welcome to TeX.SE! Did you try usepackage[margin=1in]geometry?
  – marmot
  Aug 8 at 22:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I tried using that (after googling) but when I do the formatting becomes really weird. Like the margin on the left looks much bigger than the margin on the right.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @marmot I updated the question to include how weird it looks if I use usepackage[margin=1in]geometry.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:37
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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down vote

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up vote
5
down vote

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1

1

1. Hi everyone,
   I created an account just to ask this question as it is really important. Several places that I am applying to require my CV to have 1 inch margins all the way around (on all sides).
   I'm using a LaTeX template I found online to type up my CV as I really like the way it looks. However, on the Template in the comments it says %adjust margins to 0.5 in all sides, so I think the margins for this template are 0.5 inch. I need, however (very important) for the margins to be 1 inch on all sides.
   Here is the source code (note: The information in the Cv here is just random information):


2. 
   

   Now follows a code block:

   
   
   

   documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   usepackage[empty]fullpage
   usepackagecolor
   definecolormygreygray0.80
   raggedbottom
   raggedright
   setlengthtabcolsep0in
   
   % Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
   addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
   addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextheight1.0in
   
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   %Custom commands
   newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
   newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
   beginminipagetextwidthtextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
   newcommandressubheading[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & textit#4 \
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   
   newcommandressubheadinged[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & #2 \
   textit#3 & textit#4\
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   begindocument
   
   begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbflarge Bob Mars\
   888.888.8888\
   bobmars@gmail.com
   endtabular*
   \
   
   vspace0.1in
   
   resheadingEducation
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
   beginitemize
   item B.S., Engineering
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingWork Experience
   
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2016 - Present
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 1
   item Did engineering work for Company 1.
   item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
   that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
   my favorites.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
   2015
   beginitemize
   item Worked on various projects
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
   collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
   life.
   item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
   pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   Highly enjoyed.
   item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
   awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2012- June 2014
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
   pleasant experience.
   item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
   highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
   that I truly enjoyed.
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Discovered important relationships between various things.
   item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
   but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   item Figured out things nicely.
   item Promoted twice.
   item won award.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2010-June 2012
   beginitemize
   itemEngineer for Company 4.
   itemAwarded best employee twice.
   itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
   valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
   the projects that I worked on.
   itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
   various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
   and appreciated. 
   itemA pleasant experience.
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingVolunteer
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
   beginitemize
   itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
   things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
   itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
   many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
   events for the community.
   itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
   role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
   positions.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
   beginitemize
   itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
   up trash in the community and hosted several events.
   itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
   occurred while volunteering for this organization.
   enditemize
   
   enditemize
   
   
   enddocument
   

   
   

3.This is how the document looks like currently:

4.All I need is for the margins to just be 1 inch on all sides without the document looking weird. Thanks so much!!

5.This is how the document looks if I try using the usepackage[margin=1in]geometry: (it's almost as if everything is left justified):

6.Is there a way to make the margins 1in by altering the code:

 addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
 addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextheight1.0in

7. 

margins fontsize textwidth

share|improve this question

edited Aug 8 at 23:07

asked Aug 8 at 22:24

bob bob

314

1. Hi everyone,
   I created an account just to ask this question as it is really important. Several places that I am applying to require my CV to have 1 inch margins all the way around (on all sides).
   I'm using a LaTeX template I found online to type up my CV as I really like the way it looks. However, on the Template in the comments it says %adjust margins to 0.5 in all sides, so I think the margins for this template are 0.5 inch. I need, however (very important) for the margins to be 1 inch on all sides.
   Here is the source code (note: The information in the Cv here is just random information):


2. 
   

   Now follows a code block:

   
   
   

   documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   usepackage[empty]fullpage
   usepackagecolor
   definecolormygreygray0.80
   raggedbottom
   raggedright
   setlengthtabcolsep0in
   
   % Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
   addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
   addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
   addtolengthtextheight1.0in
   
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   %Custom commands
   newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
   newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
   beginminipagetextwidthtextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
   newcommandressubheading[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & textit#4 \
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   
   newcommandressubheadinged[4]
   begintabular*7.0inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbf#1 & #2 \
   textit#3 & textit#4\
   endtabular*vspace-6pt
   %-----------------------------------------------------------
   begindocument
   
   begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
   textbflarge Bob Mars\
   888.888.8888\
   bobmars@gmail.com
   endtabular*
   \
   
   vspace0.1in
   
   resheadingEducation
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
   beginitemize
   item B.S., Engineering
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingWork Experience
   
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2016 - Present
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 1
   item Did engineering work for Company 1.
   item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
   that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
   my favorites.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
   2015
   beginitemize
   item Worked on various projects
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
   collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
   life.
   item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
   pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   Highly enjoyed.
   item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
   awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
   enditemize
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2012- June 2014
   beginitemize
   item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
   pleasant experience.
   item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
   highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
   that I truly enjoyed.
   item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
   to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
   naturally to me.
   item Discovered important relationships between various things.
   item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
   but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
   item Figured out things nicely.
   item Promoted twice.
   item won award.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
   2010-June 2012
   beginitemize
   itemEngineer for Company 4.
   itemAwarded best employee twice.
   itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
   valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
   the projects that I worked on.
   itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
   various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
   and appreciated. 
   itemA pleasant experience.
   enditemize
   enditemize
   
   resheadingVolunteer
   beginitemize
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
   beginitemize
   itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
   things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
   itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
   many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
   events for the community.
   itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
   role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
   positions.
   enditemize
   
   item
   ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
   beginitemize
   itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
   up trash in the community and hosted several events.
   itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
   occurred while volunteering for this organization.
   enditemize
   
   enditemize
   
   
   enddocument
   

   
   

3.This is how the document looks like currently:

4.All I need is for the margins to just be 1 inch on all sides without the document looking weird. Thanks so much!!

5.This is how the document looks if I try using the usepackage[margin=1in]geometry: (it's almost as if everything is left justified):

6.Is there a way to make the margins 1in by altering the code:

 addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
 addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
 addtolengthtextheight1.0in

7. 

margins fontsize textwidth

share|improve this question

edited Aug 8 at 23:07

asked Aug 8 at 22:24

bob bob

314

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share|improve this question

edited Aug 8 at 23:07

edited Aug 8 at 23:07

edited Aug 8 at 23:07

asked Aug 8 at 22:24

bob bob

314

asked Aug 8 at 22:24

bob bob

314

asked Aug 8 at 22:24

bob bob

314

314

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Welcome to TeX.SE! Did you try usepackage[margin=1in]geometry?
  – marmot
  Aug 8 at 22:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I tried using that (after googling) but when I do the formatting becomes really weird. Like the margin on the left looks much bigger than the margin on the right.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  I tried using that (after googling) but when I do the formatting becomes really weird. Like the margin on the left looks much bigger than the margin on the right.
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  Aug 8 at 22:31
  

  
  
  
  


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  @marmot I updated the question to include how weird it looks if I use usepackage[margin=1in]geometry.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:37
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Welcome to TeX.SE! Did you try usepackage[margin=1in]geometry?
– marmot
Aug 8 at 22:26

Welcome to TeX.SE! Did you try usepackage[margin=1in]geometry?
– marmot
Aug 8 at 22:26

I tried using that (after googling) but when I do the formatting becomes really weird. Like the margin on the left looks much bigger than the margin on the right.
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:31

I tried using that (after googling) but when I do the formatting becomes really weird. Like the margin on the left looks much bigger than the margin on the right.
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:31

@marmot I updated the question to include how weird it looks if I use usepackage[margin=1in]geometry.
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:37

@marmot I updated the question to include how weird it looks if I use usepackage[margin=1in]geometry.
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:37

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1. 
   

   Remove the line

   
   
   

    usepackagefullpage
   

   
   



2. Remove all the lines modifying the margins (in 6. in your question).



3. 
   

   Add the lines

   
   
   

    usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
    pagestyleempty
   

   
   



4. Globally replace 7.0in with linewidth.




5. Replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep (thanks to Max for catching this.)




6. Recompile.

Some explanation

The fullpage package is a rather old package to set margins to either 1" or 1.5", plus a couple of other settings to do with pagestyles. The option [empty] sets the document page style to empty (i.e., no page numbers). Since geometry is a much more general package, it makes sense to use it instead. We therefore have to add an explicit pagestyle command to mimic the fullpage option.

The template you're copying also added manual corrections to the margins to make the margins .5", which kind of defeats the purpose of using fullpage in the first place.

It then hard coded values for tabular constructs in the document to the width of the text assuming the .5" margins. By changing this hard coded value to linewidth you make the tabluars adjust independent of the margin settings.

Max's suggestion changes one other setting to make sure that the resheading command doesn't produce an overfull box, i.e., exceed the actual text width.

Here's a full example:

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
% Delete this line
%usepackage[empty]fullpage

% Add these lines:
usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
pagestyleempty


usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in

% Delete these lines
% Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
%addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
%addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextheight1.0in

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument

begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize


enddocument

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edited Aug 8 at 23:15

answered Aug 8 at 22:49

Alan Munn

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  Also replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep to prevent overfull hboxes.
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  Thanks, I'll try this and let you know how it turns out. So for 4. for everyline that has 7.0 in it, I replace with linewidth? Thanks
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:53
  

  
  
  
  


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  @bobbob Yes, modulo the addition that I've added based on Max's comment.
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 22:54
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Why did someone downvote this?
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  Aug 8 at 22:55
  

  
  
  
  


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  I upvoted it, but I don't think my upvote shows since I have less than 15 reputation.thanks for the help.
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I modified the template. Does it produce what you want?

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
usepackage[empty]fullpage
usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in
usepackage[margin = 1in]geometry

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey
beginminipagedimexprlinewidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]%
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*llinewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument
noindent
begintabular*textwidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous,
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize

enddocument 

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answered Aug 8 at 23:08

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  Looks good, thanks @Bernard. I just want to verify with someone if the margins are now 1inch (just to be careful) as apparently employers are really particular about this. Are the margins in the picture you posted 1 inch (just to be sure)? Thanks so much!
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:13
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @bobbob: as far as I can trust my pdfviewer, they're 1.00 in. If you want to measure on paper, add the option showframe to geometry.
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:18
  

  
  
  
  


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  How is this different from my answer?
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  Aug 8 at 23:19
  

  
  
  
  


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  Mmm…I've taken a look at your code. Indeed, iy seems the single difference is ìn the first tabularx* – I set its width to textwidth`, to have 0 bas boxes. Nothing findamentally different. Should I delete it?
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:27
  

  
  
  
  

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accepted

1. 
   

   Remove the line

   
   
   

    usepackagefullpage
   

   
   



2. Remove all the lines modifying the margins (in 6. in your question).



3. 
   

   Add the lines

   
   
   

    usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
    pagestyleempty
   

   
   



4. Globally replace 7.0in with linewidth.




5. Replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep (thanks to Max for catching this.)




6. Recompile.

Some explanation

The fullpage package is a rather old package to set margins to either 1" or 1.5", plus a couple of other settings to do with pagestyles. The option [empty] sets the document page style to empty (i.e., no page numbers). Since geometry is a much more general package, it makes sense to use it instead. We therefore have to add an explicit pagestyle command to mimic the fullpage option.

The template you're copying also added manual corrections to the margins to make the margins .5", which kind of defeats the purpose of using fullpage in the first place.

It then hard coded values for tabular constructs in the document to the width of the text assuming the .5" margins. By changing this hard coded value to linewidth you make the tabluars adjust independent of the margin settings.

Max's suggestion changes one other setting to make sure that the resheading command doesn't produce an overfull box, i.e., exceed the actual text width.

Here's a full example:

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
% Delete this line
%usepackage[empty]fullpage

% Add these lines:
usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
pagestyleempty


usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in

% Delete these lines
% Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
%addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
%addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextheight1.0in

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument

begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize


enddocument

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 8 at 23:15

answered Aug 8 at 22:49

Alan Munn

154k26411682

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Also replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep to prevent overfull hboxes.
  – Max
  Aug 8 at 22:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks, I'll try this and let you know how it turns out. So for 4. for everyline that has 7.0 in it, I replace with linewidth? Thanks
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bobbob Yes, modulo the addition that I've added based on Max's comment.
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 22:54
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Why did someone downvote this?
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 22:55
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I upvoted it, but I don't think my upvote shows since I have less than 15 reputation.thanks for the help.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:56
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 6 more comments

up vote
12
down vote



accepted

1. 
   

   Remove the line

   
   
   

    usepackagefullpage
   

   
   



2. Remove all the lines modifying the margins (in 6. in your question).



3. 
   

   Add the lines

   
   
   

    usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
    pagestyleempty
   

   
   



4. Globally replace 7.0in with linewidth.




5. Replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep (thanks to Max for catching this.)




6. Recompile.

Some explanation

The fullpage package is a rather old package to set margins to either 1" or 1.5", plus a couple of other settings to do with pagestyles. The option [empty] sets the document page style to empty (i.e., no page numbers). Since geometry is a much more general package, it makes sense to use it instead. We therefore have to add an explicit pagestyle command to mimic the fullpage option.

The template you're copying also added manual corrections to the margins to make the margins .5", which kind of defeats the purpose of using fullpage in the first place.

It then hard coded values for tabular constructs in the document to the width of the text assuming the .5" margins. By changing this hard coded value to linewidth you make the tabluars adjust independent of the margin settings.

Max's suggestion changes one other setting to make sure that the resheading command doesn't produce an overfull box, i.e., exceed the actual text width.

Here's a full example:

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
% Delete this line
%usepackage[empty]fullpage

% Add these lines:
usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
pagestyleempty


usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in

% Delete these lines
% Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
%addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
%addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextheight1.0in

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument

begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize


enddocument

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answered Aug 8 at 22:49

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  Thanks, I'll try this and let you know how it turns out. So for 4. for everyline that has 7.0 in it, I replace with linewidth? Thanks
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  @bobbob Yes, modulo the addition that I've added based on Max's comment.
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  I upvoted it, but I don't think my upvote shows since I have less than 15 reputation.thanks for the help.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:56
  

  
  
  
  

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up vote
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up vote
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down vote



accepted

1. 
   

   Remove the line

   
   
   

    usepackagefullpage
   

   
   



2. Remove all the lines modifying the margins (in 6. in your question).



3. 
   

   Add the lines

   
   
   

    usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
    pagestyleempty
   

   
   



4. Globally replace 7.0in with linewidth.




5. Replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep (thanks to Max for catching this.)




6. Recompile.

Some explanation

The fullpage package is a rather old package to set margins to either 1" or 1.5", plus a couple of other settings to do with pagestyles. The option [empty] sets the document page style to empty (i.e., no page numbers). Since geometry is a much more general package, it makes sense to use it instead. We therefore have to add an explicit pagestyle command to mimic the fullpage option.

The template you're copying also added manual corrections to the margins to make the margins .5", which kind of defeats the purpose of using fullpage in the first place.

It then hard coded values for tabular constructs in the document to the width of the text assuming the .5" margins. By changing this hard coded value to linewidth you make the tabluars adjust independent of the margin settings.

Max's suggestion changes one other setting to make sure that the resheading command doesn't produce an overfull box, i.e., exceed the actual text width.

Here's a full example:

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
% Delete this line
%usepackage[empty]fullpage

% Add these lines:
usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
pagestyleempty


usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in

% Delete these lines
% Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
%addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
%addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextheight1.0in

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument

begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize


enddocument

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edited Aug 8 at 23:15

answered Aug 8 at 22:49

Alan Munn

154k26411682

1. 
   

   Remove the line

   
   
   

    usepackagefullpage
   

   
   



2. Remove all the lines modifying the margins (in 6. in your question).



3. 
   

   Add the lines

   
   
   

    usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
    pagestyleempty
   

   
   



4. Globally replace 7.0in with linewidth.




5. Replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep (thanks to Max for catching this.)




6. Recompile.

Some explanation

The fullpage package is a rather old package to set margins to either 1" or 1.5", plus a couple of other settings to do with pagestyles. The option [empty] sets the document page style to empty (i.e., no page numbers). Since geometry is a much more general package, it makes sense to use it instead. We therefore have to add an explicit pagestyle command to mimic the fullpage option.

The template you're copying also added manual corrections to the margins to make the margins .5", which kind of defeats the purpose of using fullpage in the first place.

It then hard coded values for tabular constructs in the document to the width of the text assuming the .5" margins. By changing this hard coded value to linewidth you make the tabluars adjust independent of the margin settings.

Max's suggestion changes one other setting to make sure that the resheading command doesn't produce an overfull box, i.e., exceed the actual text width.

Here's a full example:

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
% Delete this line
%usepackage[empty]fullpage

% Add these lines:
usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
pagestyleempty


usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in

% Delete these lines
% Adjust margins to 0.5in on all sides
%addtolengthoddsidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthevensidemargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextwidth1.0in
%addtolengthtopmargin-0.5in
%addtolengthtextheight1.0in

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey 
beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument

begintabular*7.5inl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience 
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were 
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June 
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was 
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my 
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but 
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving 
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but 
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but 
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience 
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult 
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more 
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous, 
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life. 
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June 
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I 
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love 
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with 
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued 
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many 
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did 
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various 
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge 
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership 
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned 
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life 
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize


enddocument

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edited Aug 8 at 23:15

answered Aug 8 at 22:49

Alan Munn

154k26411682

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share|improve this answer

edited Aug 8 at 23:15

edited Aug 8 at 23:15

edited Aug 8 at 23:15

answered Aug 8 at 22:49

Alan Munn

154k26411682

answered Aug 8 at 22:49

Alan Munn

154k26411682

answered Aug 8 at 22:49

Alan Munn

154k26411682

154k26411682

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  Also replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep to prevent overfull hboxes.
  – Max
  Aug 8 at 22:51
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thanks, I'll try this and let you know how it turns out. So for 4. for everyline that has 7.0 in it, I replace with linewidth? Thanks
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bobbob Yes, modulo the addition that I've added based on Max's comment.
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 22:54
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Why did someone downvote this?
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 22:55
  

  
  
  
  


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  I upvoted it, but I don't think my upvote shows since I have less than 15 reputation.thanks for the help.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:56
  

  
  
  
  

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  Also replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep to prevent overfull hboxes.
  – Max
  Aug 8 at 22:51
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thanks, I'll try this and let you know how it turns out. So for 4. for everyline that has 7.0 in it, I replace with linewidth? Thanks
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bobbob Yes, modulo the addition that I've added based on Max's comment.
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 22:54
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Why did someone downvote this?
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 22:55
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I upvoted it, but I don't think my upvote shows since I have less than 15 reputation.thanks for the help.
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 22:56
  

  
  
  
  

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Also replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep to prevent overfull hboxes.
– Max
Aug 8 at 22:51

Also replace beginminipagetextwidth with beginminipagedimexprtextwidth-2fboxsep to prevent overfull hboxes.
– Max
Aug 8 at 22:51

Thanks, I'll try this and let you know how it turns out. So for 4. for everyline that has 7.0 in it, I replace with linewidth? Thanks
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:53

Thanks, I'll try this and let you know how it turns out. So for 4. for everyline that has 7.0 in it, I replace with linewidth? Thanks
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:53

@bobbob Yes, modulo the addition that I've added based on Max's comment.
– Alan Munn
Aug 8 at 22:54

@bobbob Yes, modulo the addition that I've added based on Max's comment.
– Alan Munn
Aug 8 at 22:54

Why did someone downvote this?
– Alan Munn
Aug 8 at 22:55

Why did someone downvote this?
– Alan Munn
Aug 8 at 22:55

I upvoted it, but I don't think my upvote shows since I have less than 15 reputation.thanks for the help.
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:56

I upvoted it, but I don't think my upvote shows since I have less than 15 reputation.thanks for the help.
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 22:56

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up vote
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down vote

I modified the template. Does it produce what you want?

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
usepackage[empty]fullpage
usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in
usepackage[margin = 1in]geometry

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey
beginminipagedimexprlinewidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]%
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*llinewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument
noindent
begintabular*textwidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous,
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize

enddocument 

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answered Aug 8 at 23:08

Bernard

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  Looks good, thanks @Bernard. I just want to verify with someone if the margins are now 1inch (just to be careful) as apparently employers are really particular about this. Are the margins in the picture you posted 1 inch (just to be sure)? Thanks so much!
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:13
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @bobbob: as far as I can trust my pdfviewer, they're 1.00 in. If you want to measure on paper, add the option showframe to geometry.
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:18
  

  
  
  
  


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  How is this different from my answer?
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  Aug 8 at 23:19
  

  
  
  
  


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  How do I add the option showframe to geometry as far as the code @Bernard?
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  Aug 8 at 23:23
  

  
  
  
  


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  Mmm…I've taken a look at your code. Indeed, iy seems the single difference is ìn the first tabularx* – I set its width to textwidth`, to have 0 bas boxes. Nothing findamentally different. Should I delete it?
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:27
  

  
  
  
  

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up vote
4
down vote

I modified the template. Does it produce what you want?

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
usepackage[empty]fullpage
usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in
usepackage[margin = 1in]geometry

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey
beginminipagedimexprlinewidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]%
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*llinewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument
noindent
begintabular*textwidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous,
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize

enddocument 

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answered Aug 8 at 23:08

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  Looks good, thanks @Bernard. I just want to verify with someone if the margins are now 1inch (just to be careful) as apparently employers are really particular about this. Are the margins in the picture you posted 1 inch (just to be sure)? Thanks so much!
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:13
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @bobbob: as far as I can trust my pdfviewer, they're 1.00 in. If you want to measure on paper, add the option showframe to geometry.
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:18
  

  
  
  
  


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  How is this different from my answer?
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 23:19
  

  
  
  
  


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  How do I add the option showframe to geometry as far as the code @Bernard?
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:23
  

  
  
  
  


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  Mmm…I've taken a look at your code. Indeed, iy seems the single difference is ìn the first tabularx* – I set its width to textwidth`, to have 0 bas boxes. Nothing findamentally different. Should I delete it?
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:27
  

  
  
  
  

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I modified the template. Does it produce what you want?

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
usepackage[empty]fullpage
usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in
usepackage[margin = 1in]geometry

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey
beginminipagedimexprlinewidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]%
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*llinewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument
noindent
begintabular*textwidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous,
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize

enddocument 

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answered Aug 8 at 23:08

Bernard

155k762189

I modified the template. Does it produce what you want?

documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]article
%-----------------------------------------------------------
usepackage[empty]fullpage
usepackagecolor
definecolormygreygray0.80
raggedbottom
raggedright
setlengthtabcolsep0in
usepackage[margin = 1in]geometry

%-----------------------------------------------------------
%Custom commands
newcommandresitem[1]item #1 vspace-2pt
newcommandresheading[1]large colorboxmygrey
beginminipagedimexprlinewidth-2fboxseptextbf#1 vphantomp^Eendminipage
newcommandressubheading[4]%
begintabular*linewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & textit#4 \
endtabular*vspace-6pt

newcommandressubheadinged[4]
begintabular*llinewidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbf#1 & #2 \
textit#3 & textit#4\
endtabular*vspace-6pt
%-----------------------------------------------------------
begindocument
noindent
begintabular*textwidthl@extracolsepfillr
textbflarge Bob Mars\
888.888.8888\
bobmars@gmail.com
endtabular*
\

vspace0.1in

resheadingEducation
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingUniversitySeptember 2000 - June 2004
beginitemize
item B.S., Engineering
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingWork Experience

beginitemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 1Seattle, WAEngineerEngineer, June
2016 - Present
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 1
item Did engineering work for Company 1.
item Investigated different things. Overall, a great experience
that I truly valued and enjoyed. The projects I worked on were
my favorites.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 2Seattle,WAEngineerJune 2014- June
2015
beginitemize
item Worked on various projects
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Received high marks for all my work. My work was
collaborative and highly enjoyable. The best experience of my
life.
item Worked for several years. A rigorous and difficult, but
pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
Highly enjoyed.
item Employee of the month twice. Both were my highest-achieving
awards during the job. Truly enjoyed the entire experience.
enditemize
item
ressubheadingCompany 3Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2012- June 2014
beginitemize
item Engineer for Company 3 for over two years. A rigorous but
pleasant experience.
item Worked on 3 projects. All three projects were nuanced but
highly interesting in their own right. A wonderful experience
that I truly enjoyed.
item Used various programs. The programs I used were difficult
to learn at first but I soon adapted and things came more
naturally to me.
item Discovered important relationships between various things.
item Worked for several years on various projects. A rigorous,
but pleasant experience. Overall, the best experience of my life.
item Figured out things nicely.
item Promoted twice.
item won award.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingCompany 4Seattle,WAEngineerEngineer, June
2010-June 2012
beginitemize
itemEngineer for Company 4.
itemAwarded best employee twice.
itemUsed various programs. Was a great experience, that I
valued greatly. Company 4 is a great company to work for. I love
the projects that I worked on.
itemWon awards for my work. Worked on various projects with
various people. Overall, a great experience that I truly valued
and appreciated. 
itemA pleasant experience.
enditemize
enditemize

resheadingVolunteer
beginitemize
item
ressubheadingOrganization 1Seattle,WAVolunteerJune 2016
beginitemize
itemRecycled and helped the community in organization 1 on many
things. Was a great experience that I really enjoyed. 
itemWorked for over two years in the same organization. We did
many things including beach cleanups, recycling events, various
events for the community.
itemSet up various events for the community and played a huge
role in leading this organization. Had several leadership
positions.
enditemize

item
ressubheadingOrganization 2Seattle, WAVolunteerJune 2015
beginitemize
itemWorked for this organization for over 3 years. We cleaned
up trash in the community and hosted several events.
itemA great experience. Some of the best memories of my life
occurred while volunteering for this organization.
enditemize

enditemize

enddocument 

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answered Aug 8 at 23:08

Bernard

155k762189

share|improve this answer

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 8 at 23:08

Bernard

155k762189

answered Aug 8 at 23:08

Bernard

155k762189

answered Aug 8 at 23:08

Bernard

155k762189

155k762189

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Looks good, thanks @Bernard. I just want to verify with someone if the margins are now 1inch (just to be careful) as apparently employers are really particular about this. Are the margins in the picture you posted 1 inch (just to be sure)? Thanks so much!
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:13
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bobbob: as far as I can trust my pdfviewer, they're 1.00 in. If you want to measure on paper, add the option showframe to geometry.
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  How is this different from my answer?
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 23:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  How do I add the option showframe to geometry as far as the code @Bernard?
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:23
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Mmm…I've taken a look at your code. Indeed, iy seems the single difference is ìn the first tabularx* – I set its width to textwidth`, to have 0 bas boxes. Nothing findamentally different. Should I delete it?
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:27
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Looks good, thanks @Bernard. I just want to verify with someone if the margins are now 1inch (just to be careful) as apparently employers are really particular about this. Are the margins in the picture you posted 1 inch (just to be sure)? Thanks so much!
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:13
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @bobbob: as far as I can trust my pdfviewer, they're 1.00 in. If you want to measure on paper, add the option showframe to geometry.
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  How is this different from my answer?
  – Alan Munn
  Aug 8 at 23:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  How do I add the option showframe to geometry as far as the code @Bernard?
  – bob bob
  Aug 8 at 23:23
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Mmm…I've taken a look at your code. Indeed, iy seems the single difference is ìn the first tabularx* – I set its width to textwidth`, to have 0 bas boxes. Nothing findamentally different. Should I delete it?
  – Bernard
  Aug 8 at 23:27
  

  
  
  
  

Looks good, thanks @Bernard. I just want to verify with someone if the margins are now 1inch (just to be careful) as apparently employers are really particular about this. Are the margins in the picture you posted 1 inch (just to be sure)? Thanks so much!
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 23:13

Looks good, thanks @Bernard. I just want to verify with someone if the margins are now 1inch (just to be careful) as apparently employers are really particular about this. Are the margins in the picture you posted 1 inch (just to be sure)? Thanks so much!
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 23:13

@bobbob: as far as I can trust my pdfviewer, they're 1.00 in. If you want to measure on paper, add the option showframe to geometry.
– Bernard
Aug 8 at 23:18

@bobbob: as far as I can trust my pdfviewer, they're 1.00 in. If you want to measure on paper, add the option showframe to geometry.
– Bernard
Aug 8 at 23:18

How is this different from my answer?
– Alan Munn
Aug 8 at 23:19

How is this different from my answer?
– Alan Munn
Aug 8 at 23:19

How do I add the option showframe to geometry as far as the code @Bernard?
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 23:23

How do I add the option showframe to geometry as far as the code @Bernard?
– bob bob
Aug 8 at 23:23

Mmm…I've taken a look at your code. Indeed, iy seems the single difference is ìn the first tabularx* – I set its width to textwidth`, to have 0 bas boxes. Nothing findamentally different. Should I delete it?
– Bernard
Aug 8 at 23:27

Mmm…I've taken a look at your code. Indeed, iy seems the single difference is ìn the first tabularx* – I set its width to textwidth`, to have 0 bas boxes. Nothing findamentally different. Should I delete it?
– Bernard
Aug 8 at 23:27

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