Guide to LaTeX (4th Edition) (Tools and Techniques

16.1. The L AT E X letter class 355
been specified in the preamble, they remain in force for all the letters in
the file. It is possible to alter any one or more of these sender entries
by reissuing the command within one of the letters, before the \opening
command, but then this change is valid solely for that letter. If both \name
and \signature have been declared, it is the latter that is printed below
the signature space.
The first page contains no page number. Subsequent pages have either
a centered page number at the bottom (default) or a heading line with
recipient, date, and page number at the top (page style headings).
The sample letter on the facing page was generated with the following
input text.
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{letter}
\name{Dr P. W. Daly}
\address{Max--Planck--Institut f\"ur Aeronomie\\
Max--Planck--Str.\ 2\\
D-37191 Katlenburg--Lindau\\Germany}
\signature{Patrick W. Daly}
\date{September 8, 2003}
\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{\TeX proof Ltd\\P.\,O. Box 123\\
9876 Wordtown\\Textland}
\opening{Dear Sir;}
We are most pleased to be able to answer your request for
information about the use of \LaTeX{} for general text
processing at a scientific institute.
\begin{enumerate}
\item
After some initial trepidation on the part of the secretarial
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
in winning acceptance for \LaTeX{} in our house.
\end{enumerate}
An additional positive note is the ability to write business
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
special paper printed.
\closing{Yours truly,}
\encl{Listing of our \texttt{mpletter.cls}\\Sample output}
\cc{H. Kopka\\B. Wand}
\end{letter}
\end{document}
By adding the command \makelabels in the preamble, the user can
print out address stickers after all the letters have been output. The
entries for the addresses are taken from the recipients’ names and addresses
in the argument to the letter environment. The standard LAT EX letter class is designed for a page of labels 4 1
4 × 2 inches, ordered in
two columns. This could be altered for other formats. An address sticker