I am writing my CV and I want to add an address using the \location field in the \makecvheader command. My location information is however large and going out of the page. I have a lot of unused space (see red area) and would like to use this to split the \location information in 2-3 rows, yet have the \locationsymbol appear only once, possibly centered vertically next to the height of the location information.
I searched but could not easily find an already answered question on similar lines. Your help will be much appreaciated.
I am attaching a MWE and my modified class file code. Could you please help me to achieve this?
This is the MWE. Note: kindly add any photo on your PC for the MWE to work.
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper,ragged2e]{altacv}
\geometry{left=1cm,right=9cm,marginparwidth=6.8cm,marginparsep=1.2cm,top=1.25cm,bottom=1.25cm}
\ifxetexorluatex
% If using xelatex or lualatex:
\setmainfont{Carlito}
\else
% If using pdflatex:
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[default]{lato}
\usepackage{amsmath}
% \usepackage{fontawesome}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage{xfrac}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{hidelinks}
\fi
% Choose the color from here: https://www.webfx.com/web-design/color-picker/
% Change the colours if you want to
%\definecolor{VividPurple}{HTML}{3E0097}
\definecolor{myColor}{HTML}{1E4B7A}
\definecolor{myColor2}{HTML}{0E56A0}
\definecolor{SlateGrey}{HTML}{2E2E2E}
\definecolor{LightGrey}{HTML}{666666}
%\colorlet{heading}{VividPurple}
%\colorlet{accent}{VividPurple}
\colorlet{heading}{myColor}
\colorlet{accent}{myColor}
\colorlet{emphasis}{SlateGrey}
\colorlet{body}{black!70}
% Change the bullets for itemize and rating marker
% for \cvskill if you want to
\renewcommand{\itemmarker}{{\small\textbullet}}
\renewcommand{\ratingmarker}{\faCircle}
% control spacing between icon and heading
\newcommand{\myspace}{\hspace{0.1cm}}
\begin{document}
\name{John \myspace Doe \myspace \faMale}
\tagline{Product & Innovation Specialist}
\photo{3.5cm}{pictures/briangriffin}
\personalinfo{
\dob{01.01.2024}\hspace{2cm}
\nationality{Germany}
\email{\href{mailto:johndoe@doe.com}{johndoe@doe.com}}
\phone{+49 123456789 \faWhatsapp}
\location{Want to enter address here which spans multiple lines and leaves page}
% \skype{vadvait}
\linkedin{\href{https://www.linkedin.com/}{\textcolor{myColor2}{LinkedIn Profile}}}
}
%% Make the header extend all the way to the right, if you want.
\begin{fullwidth}
\makecvheader
\end{fullwidth}
%% Depending on your tastes, you may want to make fonts of itemize environments slightly smaller
\AtBeginEnvironment{itemize}{\normalsize}
\begin{fullwidth}
\cvsection{\faUser \myspace Background}
\cvsection{\faBriefcase \myspace Work Experience}
\cvevent{Senior Solution Specialist}{Good Company}{August 2022 - current}{Berlin, DEU}
\begin{itemize}
\item Demonstrated an in-depth understanding of customer processes and tool workflows by supporting over 50 qualification activities across various autonomy sector clients, leveraging extensive product knowledge and industry experience.
\end{itemize}
\divider
\cvevent{Lead Module Product Manager}{Great Company LLC}{April 2021 -- June 2022}{New York, USA}
\begin{itemize}
\item Directed the approval process for cross-vehicle nameplate modules, managing an annual budget of approximately €100 million with precision using project and product management methodologies. Prioritized adherence to governmental regulations while fostering innovation tailored to diverse markets.
\end{itemize}
%\newpage
\end{fullwidth}
\cvsection{\faGraduationCap \myspace Education}
\cvevent{M.\,Sc.\ Automotive Engineering}{Vanderbilt University}{Oct. 2011 -- May 2014}{Aachen, DEU}
\divider
\cvevent{B.\,E.\ Mechanical Engineering}{MIT}{Sep. 2007 -- May 2011}{Hyderabad, IND}
\cvsection{\faTrophy \myspace Achievements}
\begin{itemize}
\item Rubik's cube genius
\end{itemize}
\vfill
\textbf{John Doe}\
\today
%Ingolstadt, June 2022}
\end{document}
And here is the .cls file I am using.
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1995/12/01]
%% v1.4: Detect TL2018 to handle accented characters in class information
\@ifl@t@r\fmtversion{2018/04/01}{\UseRawInputEncoding}{}
\ProvidesClass{altacv}[2018/12/01 AltaCV v1.1.5, yet another alternative class for a résumé/curriculum vitae.]
%% v1.1: Optionally load academicons
\newif\if@academicons
\DeclareOption{academicons}{@academiconstrue}
%% v1.1.3: Choice of round/square photo
\newif\if@normalphoto
\DeclareOption{normalphoto}{@normalphototrue}
\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{extarticle}}
\newif\if@raggedtwoe
\DeclareOption{ragged2e}{@raggedtwoetrue}
\ProcessOptions\relax
\LoadClass{extarticle}
\RequirePackage[margin=2cm]{geometry}
%\RequirePackage{fontawesome}
\RequirePackage{fontawesome5}
\RequirePackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
\RequirePackage{scrlfile}
%% v1.1.5: added for convenience
\newif\ifxetexorluatex
\ifxetex
\xetexorluatextrue
\else
\ifluatex
\xetexorluatextrue
\else
\xetexorluatexfalse
\fi
\fi
%% v1.1: Optionally load academicons
%% v1.1.5: Handle different versions of academicons
\if@academicons
\ifxetexorluatex
\RequirePackage{fontspec}
%% academicons in TL2018 doesn't require
%% Academicons to be installed in OS fonts
%% so can be loaded directly
@ifl@t@r\fmtversion{2018/04/01}{%
\RequirePackage{academicons}
}{%
% TL2017
@ifl@t@r\fmtversion{2017/04/01}{%
@ifpackagelater{academicons}{2018/03/01}{%
\RequirePackage{academicons}
}{%
\let\ori@newfontfamily\newfontfamily%
\renewcommand{\newfontfamily}[2]{}
\RequirePackage{academicons}
\let\newfontfamily\ori@newfontfamily
\newfontfamily{\AI}{academicons.ttf}
}
}{% TL2016 requires the package to be loaded before
% the version can be checked. Only added because
% Overleaf v1 still runs TL2016; will be removed
% when v1 is completely retired.
\let\ori@newfontfamily\newfontfamily%
\renewcommand{\newfontfamily}[2]{}
\RequirePackage{academicons}
\let\newfontfamily\ori@newfontfamily
\newfontfamily{\AI}{academicons.ttf}
}
}
\else
\ClassError{AltaCV}{academicons unsupported by latex or pdflatex. Please compile with xelatex or lualatex}{Please compile with xelatex or lualatex to use the academicons option}
\fi
\fi
\if@raggedtwoe
\RequirePackage[newcommands]{ragged2e}
\fi
\RequirePackage{xcolor}
\colorlet{accent}{blue!70!black}
\colorlet{heading}{black}
\colorlet{emphasis}{black}
\colorlet{body}{black!80!white}
\newcommand{\itemmarker}{{\small\textbullet}}
\newcommand{\ratingmarker}{\faCircle}
\RequirePackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
\RequirePackage[skins]{tcolorbox}
\RequirePackage{enumitem}
\setlist{leftmargin=*,labelsep=0.5em,nosep,itemsep=0.25\baselineskip,after=\vskip0.25\baselineskip}
\setlist[itemize]{label=\itemmarker}
\RequirePackage{graphicx}
\RequirePackage{etoolbox}
\RequirePackage{dashrule}
\RequirePackage{multirow,tabularx}
\RequirePackage{changepage}
% \RequirePackage{marginfix}
\RequirePackage{hyperref}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\newcommand{\divider}{\textcolor{body!30}{\hdashrule{\linewidth}{0.6pt}{0.5ex}}\medskip}
\newenvironment{fullwidth}{%
\begin{adjustwidth}{}{\dimexpr-\marginparwidth-\marginparsep\relax}}
{\end{adjustwidth}}
\newcommand{\emailsymbol}{\faEnvelope}
\newcommand{\phonesymbol}{\faPhone}
\newcommand{\homepagesymbol}{\faChain}
\newcommand{\locationsymbol}{\faMapMarker}
\newcommand{\linkedinsymbol}{\faLinkedin}
\newcommand{\twittersymbol}{\faTwitter}
\newcommand{\githubsymbol}{\faGithub}
\newcommand{\orcidsymbol}{\aiOrcid}
\newcommand{\mailsymbol}{\faEnvelope}
\newcommand{\xingsymbol}{\faXing}
\newcommand{\facebooksymbol}{\faFacebook}
\newcommand{\skypesymbol}{\faSkype}
\newcommand{\calendarsymbol}{\faCalendar}
\newcommand{\flagsymbol}{\faFlag}
\newcommand{\printinfo}[2]{\mbox{\textcolor{accent}{\normalfont #1}\hspace{0.5em}#2\hspace{2em}}}
\newcommand{\name}[1]{\def@name{#1}}
\newcommand{\persinfo}[1]{\def@persinfo{#1}}
\newcommand{\dob}[1]{\printinfo{\calendarsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\nationality}[1]{\printinfo{\flagsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\tagline}[1]{\def@tagline{#1}}
\newcommand{\photo}[2]{\def@photo{#2}\def@photodiameter{#1}}
\newcommand{\email}[1]{\printinfo{\emailsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\mailaddress}[1]{\printinfo{\mailsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\phone}[1]{\printinfo{\phonesymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\homepage}[1]{\printinfo{\homepagesymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\twitter}[1]{\printinfo{\twittersymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\linkedin}[1]{\printinfo{\linkedinsymbol}{#1}}
%\newcommand{\linkedin}[1]{\printinfo{\linkedinsymbol}{\href[Profile]{''#1''}}}
\newcommand{\github}[1]{\printinfo{\githubsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\orcid}[1]{\printinfo{\orcidsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\location}[1]{\printinfo{\locationsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\xing}[1]{\printinfo{\xingsymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\facebook}[1]{\printinfo{\facebooksymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\skype}[1]{\printinfo{\skypesymbol}{#1}}
\newcommand{\personalinfo}[1]{\def@personalinfo{#1}}
% picture to the left, personal info to the right
\newcommand{\makecvheader}{
\begingroup
\begin{minipage}{@photodiameter}
\if@normalphoto
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{@photo}
\else
\tikz\path[fill zoom image={@photo}]circle[radius=0.5\linewidth];
\fi%
\end{minipage}\hfill%
\ifdef{@photodiameter}{\begin{minipage}{\dimexpr\linewidth-@photodiameter-2em}}{}%
{\begin{minipage}{\dimexpr.58\linewidth}%
\raggedright\color{emphasis}%
{\huge\bfseries\MakeUppercase{@name}\par}
%\smallskip
%{\normalsize{@persinfo}\par}
\medskip
{\Large\bfseries\color{accent}@tagline\par}
\end{minipage}}
\hfill
\begin{minipage}{\dimexpr.4\linewidth}{%
{\normalsize\bfseries@personalinfo\par}}
\end{minipage}\par
\ifdef{@photodiameter}{%
\end{minipage}\par}{}%
\endgroup\medskip
}
\renewenvironment{quote}{\color{accent}\itshape\large}{\par}
\newcommand{\grade}[1]{%
\begin{tikzpicture}
\clip (1em-.4em,-.35em) rectangle (5em +.5em ,1em);
\foreach \x in {1,2,...,5}{
\path[{fill=body!30}] (\x em,0) circle (.35em); % backColor
}
\begin{scope}
\clip (1em-.4em,-.35em) rectangle (#1em +.5em ,1em);
\foreach \x in {1,2,...,5}{
\path[{fill=accent}] (\x em,0) circle (.35em); % frontColor
}
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}%
}
\newcommand{\cvsection}[2][]{%
\bigskip%
\ifstrequal{#1}{}{}{\marginpar{\vspace*{\dimexpr1pt-\baselineskip}\raggedright\input{#1}}}%
{\color{heading}\large\bfseries\MakeUppercase{#2}}\[-1ex]%
{\color{heading}\rule{\linewidth}{2pt}\par}\medskip
}
\newcommand{\cvsubsection}[1]{%
\smallskip%
{\color{emphasis}\large\bfseries{#1}\par}\medskip
}
% v1.1.4: fixes inconsistent font size
\newcommand{\cvevent}[4]{%
{\large\color{emphasis}#1\par}
\smallskip\normalsize
\ifstrequal{#2}{}{}{
\textbf{\color{accent}#2}\par
\smallskip}
\ifstrequal{#3}{}{}{{\small\makebox[0.5\linewidth][l]{\faCalendar\hspace{0.5em}#3}}}%
\ifstrequal{#4}{}{}{{\small\makebox[0.5\linewidth][l]{\faMapMarker\hspace{0.5em}#4}}}\par
\medskip\normalsize
}
\newcommand{\cvachievement}[3]{%
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}p{2em} @{\hspace{1ex}} >{\raggedright\arraybackslash}X@{}}
\multirow{2}{*}{\Large\color{accent}#1} & \bfseries\textcolor{emphasis}{#2}\
& #3
\end{tabularx}%
\smallskip
}
\newcommand{\cvtag}[1]{%
\tikz[baseline]\node[anchor=base,draw=body!30,rounded corners,inner xsep=1ex,inner ysep =0.75ex,text height=1.5ex,text depth=.25ex]{#1};
}
\newcommand{\cvskill}[2]{%
\textcolor{emphasis}{\textbf{#1}}\hfill
\grade{#2}\par
}
% Adapted from @Jake's answer at http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/82729/226
\newcommand{\wheelchart}[4][0]{%
\begingroup\centering
\def\innerradius{#3}%
\def\outerradius{#2}%
% Calculate total
\pgfmathsetmacro{\totalnum}{0}%
\foreach \value/\colour/\name in {#4} {%
\pgfmathparse{\value+\totalnum}%
\global\let\totalnum=\pgfmathresult%
}%
\begin{tikzpicture}
% Calculate the thickness and the middle line of the wheel
\pgfmathsetmacro{\wheelwidth}{\outerradius-\innerradius}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\midradius}{(\outerradius+\innerradius)/2}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\totalrot}{-90 + #1}
% Rotate so we start from the top
\begin{scope}[rotate=\totalrot]
% Loop through each value set. \cumnum keeps track of where we are in the wheel
\pgfmathsetmacro{\cumnum}{0}
\foreach \value/\width/\colour/\name in {#4} {
\pgfmathsetmacro{\newcumnum}{\cumnum + \value/\totalnum*360}
% Calculate the percent value
\pgfmathsetmacro{\percentage}{\value/\totalnum*100}
% Calculate the mid angle of the colour segments to place the labels
\pgfmathsetmacro{\midangle}{-(\cumnum+\newcumnum)/2}
% This is necessary for the labels to align nicely
\pgfmathparse{
(-\midangle>180?"west":"east")
} \edef\textanchor{\pgfmathresult}
\pgfmathparse{
(-\midangle>180?"flush left":"flush right")
} \edef\textalign{\pgfmathresult}
\pgfmathsetmacro\labelshiftdir{1-2*(-\midangle<180)}
% Draw the color segments. Somehow, the \midrow units got lost, so we add 'pt' at the end. Not nice...
\filldraw[draw=white,fill=\colour] (-\cumnum:\outerradius) arc (-\cumnum:-(\newcumnum):\outerradius) --
(-\newcumnum:\innerradius) arc (-\newcumnum:-(\cumnum):\innerradius) -- cycle;
% Draw the data labels
\draw [*-,thin,emphasis] node [append after command={(\midangle:\midradius pt) -- (\midangle:\outerradius + 1ex) -- (\tikzlastnode)}] at (\midangle:\outerradius + 1ex) [xshift=\labelshiftdir*0.5cm,inner sep=1ex, outer sep=0pt, text width=\width,anchor=\textanchor,align=\textalign,font=\small,text=body]{\name};
% Set the old cumulated angle to the new value
\global\let\cumnum=\newcumnum
}
\end{scope}
% \draw[gray] (0,0) circle (\outerradius) circle (\innerradius);
\end{tikzpicture}\par
\endgroup
}
\newcommand{\cvref}[3]{%
\smallskip
\textcolor{emphasis}{\textbf{#1}}\par
\begin{description}[font=\color{accent},style=multiline,leftmargin=1.35em]
\item[\normalfont\emailsymbol] #2
\item[\small\normalfont\mailsymbol] #3
\end{description}
% \medskip
}
\newenvironment{cvcolumn}[1]{\begin{minipage}[t]{#1}\raggedright}{\end{minipage}}
\RequirePackage[backend=biber,style=authoryear,sorting=ydnt]{biblatex}
%% For removing numbering entirely when using a numeric style
% \setlength{\bibhang}{1em}
% \DeclareFieldFormat{labelnumberwidth}{\makebox[\bibhang][l]{\itemmarker}}
% \setlength{\biblabelsep}{0pt}
\defbibheading{pubtype}{\cvsubsection{#1}}
\renewcommand{\bibsetup}{\vspace*{-\baselineskip}}
\AtEveryBibitem{\makebox[\bibhang][l]{\itemmarker}}
\setlength{\bibitemsep}{0.25\baselineskip}
% v1.1.2: make it easier to add a sidebar aligned with top of next page
\RequirePackage{afterpage}
\newcommand{\addsidebar}[2][]{\marginpar{%
\ifstrequal{#1}{}{}{\vspace*{#1}}%
\input{#2}}%
}
\newcommand{\addnextpagesidebar}[2][]{\afterpage{\addsidebar[#1]{#2}}}
\AtBeginDocument{%
\pagestyle{empty}
\color{body}
\raggedright
}
