As shown in the picture below, it can be done by simply searching for the packages and installing them. Pressing Ctrl+S will open an inline source editor showing the LaTeX source behind the document region youre currently working on (often this will be the current paragraph). We will use TeX Live Utility to install moderncv and some extra packages required.Īfter installing the previous, we need to install moderncv along some extra requirements through TeX Live Utility. TeX Live Utility: a graphical interface for TeX Live Manager, which is a tool provided to update and maintain TeX Live. Texmaker: Texmaker is my favorite LaTeX editor, it is free and cross-platform. Moderncv and LaTeX minimal requirements for macOS:īasicTeX: BasicTeX is a subset of TeX Live of size 110 megabytes instead of 2 gigabytes. Start typing LaTeXTools and when you see it, select it. This will bring up a quick panel with a list of installable plugins. Since I had been using MiKTeX in Windows, which takes quite a lot of space in the hard drive, I decided to check if I could make it through with a minimal LaTeX installation in my MacBook. Once, you have Package Control installed, launch the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+shift+p (Windows / Linux) or +shift+p (OS X) and select the Package Control: Install Package option. I used LaTeX extensively in the past to write my Master Thesis, multiple essays and student projects during my Master studies. Recently, I was helping a family friend proofreading her CV and decided to also teach her about LaTeX and moderncv in order to craft a high quality CV for her summer internship applications. Confronted with the task of writing a CV for the first time many students resort to Microsoft Word and sloppy templates to be found on the Internet.

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