Document Classes ⇒ letter | Proper US Format

[arobase]

I feel "Sincerly, Signature" is positioned more to the right than I'm accustomed to see. Is this the standard English letter format?

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\documentclass{letter}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{marvosym} %\Mobilefone %\fax %\email
\usepackage{wasysym} %\phone
%\DeclareOption{a4paper}
\DeclareOption{letterpaper} % US?

\telephone{333-333-3333}
\signature{Joe}
\address{Home\\ \phone\ \telephonenum}

\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{Paul\\Street\\City, State}

\opening{Sir:}

I should be grateful if you would send me data regarding \dots

\closing{Sincerely,}

\end{letter}
\end{document}

[localghost]

I'm not familiar with the correct formatting for a letter in the US. If you are not satisfied with the placement of the signature, you can simply modify the dimension \longindentation according to your needs.

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\setlength{\longindentation}{0.1\textwidth}   % default value 0.5\textwidth

Migrating your letter(s) to another, more sophisticated class could be an alternative [1]. This would allow customization in a more flexible way.

[1] The TeX Catalogue Online, Topic Index — Writing Letters, Faxes, Memos, and Newsletters


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