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Swiss Letter Markdown+LaTeX Template for pandoc
pandoc -o Swiss_Letter_Template.{pdf,md}
output geometry
pdf_document
a4paper, top=4cm, bottom=2cm, left=4cm, right=4cm

\begin{flushright} Your Name \ Your Street HouseNumber \ Your PostalCode City \ Your Country \ Your PhoneNumber \ Your Email \end{flushright}

\begin{flushleft} (Herr/Frau) \ Receiver's Name \ Receiver's Street HouseNumber \ Receiver's PostalCode City \ Receiver's Country \end{flushleft}

\vspace{20mm} \begin{flushleft} DD, Month in german YYYY \ \textbf{Title of the Letter} \end{flushleft}

\vspace{10mm}

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren

This is the content of the letter.

Write your letter in Hoch Deutsch here.

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\vspace{10mm} \begin{flushleft} Mit freundlichen Grüssen

Your Name

Signature \end{flushleft}

  • NO PERIOD OR COMMA after "Dear Madame Sir"
    • And still next line starting with capital letter.
  • No hoch deutch sharfen S , instead "ss".
  • Dates in German Format e.g. "1. Januar 1234".
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