I quote. Moreover, I use booleans to deal with different versions of the same entry, for instance for multi-language CV, or work vs academic, or again short vs

I quote. Moreover, I use booleans to deal with different versions of the same entry, for instance for multi-language CV, or work vs academic, or again short vs full. In the preamble: \newboolean{cvit} \setboolean{cvit}{true} % just change this and recompile \newcommand{\italian}[2]{\ifthenelse{\boolean{cvit}}{#1}{#2}} And in the document: \italian{Ciao mondo!}{Hello world!}