latex & beamer for beginners

INTRO WORKING AND SYNTAX CLASSES COMMANDS PACKAGES BEAMER ELEMENTS Interface with Other tools

LATEX AND BEAMERFOR BEGINNERS

Tilak D (1MS11EC117)Harish A J (1MS11EC048)

Department of Electronics and CommunicationM S Ramaiah Institute of Technology

February 5, 2014

Tilak D (1MS11EC117) Harish A J (1MS11EC048) LATEX AND BEAMER PRESENTATION February 5, 2014 Slide 1

LATEX INTRODUCTION

What is LATEX?

Document Preparation System

Document Markup Language

Further information : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX

Why should I use LATEX? Quality and Customizing

Math Mode

Compatibility and Stability

Open Source and Virus-free

Document Size

Further information : http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1756/why-should-i-use-latex

TEX Editors and their Download Links:There are a variety of editors designed to work with TEX.Some are : TexLive, TexStudio, Winedt, TexMaker, etc..

TexLive (Freeware): http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire-iso.html

Winedt (Freeware/Paid): http://www.winedt.com/download.html

TexStudio (Freeware): http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/

TexMaker (Freeware): http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/download.html

Installation Guide or to Download other Editors: google.com

LATEX INTRODUCTION

What is LATEX? Document Preparation System

Math Mode

Document Size

LATEX INTRODUCTION

Why should I use LATEX?

Quality and Customizing

Math Mode

Document Size

LATEX INTRODUCTION

Math Mode

Document Size

LATEX INTRODUCTION

Math Mode

Document Size

TEX Editors and their Download Links:

There are a variety of editors designed to work with TEX.Some are : TexLive, TexStudio, Winedt, TexMaker, etc..

LATEX INTRODUCTION

Math Mode

Document Size

LATEX working and its Syntax

How does LATEX work?

Reads in text

Creates a DVI fileFunction of DVI file. Encodes information on the fonts

Positioning of the characters

Translate the DVI file into page descriptionlanguages

Document Preview

Further info on Compilation Process refer:http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/3274/latex-architecture-how-does-it-all-work

Syntax Document Class

Packages

Themes in case of BEAMER

Defines and New commands

Begin Document

Input Text with suitable commands

End Document

Reads in text

Document Preview

Packages

Begin Document

End Document

Reads in text

Document Preview

Packages

Begin Document

End Document

Reads in text

Document Preview

Packages

Begin Document

End Document

LATEX Document class

Syntax of Document class\documentclass[options]{class}

Contents classArticle, Beamer, Book, Slides...etc

options

options in Article class Font size (10pt, 11pt, 12pt)

Paper size and format (a4paper, letterpaper, etc.)

Draft mode (draft)

Multiple columns (onecolumn, twocolumn)

Landscape print mode (landscape)

Single- and double-sided documents (onepage, twopage).....etc.

options in Beamer classSimilar to Article class there are lot of options in Beamer.8pt, 9pt, 10pt, 11pt, 12pt, 14pt, 17pt, 20pt,draft,handout,xcolor=x11names....etc

Further info:http://texblog.org/2013/02/13/latex-documentclass-options-illustrated/

http://texblog.org/2008/01/21/create-your-slides-presentations-with-latex/

Similarly we can choose other options for other classes.......

options

Draft mode (draft)

options

Draft mode (draft)

LATEX Commands

Two types of Commands: 1)Inbuilt 2)Custom

Inbuilt CommandsThere are many inbuilt Commands, some of them are:

\authordeclares the author(s) \captiongenerate caption for figures and tables \colorSpecifies color of the text \footnoteCreates a footnote \includeThis command is different from \input in that its the output that is added instead of the commands

from the other files.

Similarly there are n number of inbuilt commands.....Further information on inbuilt Commands follow the below urlshttp://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Command_Glossary

http://www.stat.pitt.edu/stoffer/freetex/latex%20commands.pdf

Custom Command\newcommand{command name}[narg ][opt]{def }

nargNumber of arguments to the command (optional)

optSpecify optional arguments (optional)

defThe denition of the new command.

Examples:\newcommand{\bsl}{$\backslash$}Now we can typeset a backslash using just \bsl .Similarly there are n number of custom commands..... Further information on custom Commands follow the belowurlshttp://www.cs.usask.ca/documents/LaTeX/macros.pdf

LATEX Commands

PACKAGES

Packages and their need:

Many people have built their own commands and made them available to LATEXusers in packages.

Packages allow us to use extra commands without having to include tons and tons of code in the preamble of adocument.

Syntax for including Package\usepackage[option]{package name}

Commonly used Packages amsmath It has a set of tailored matrix environments

geometry It controls the overall margins, and text area

graphicx It introduces the\includegraphics command, which is needed for inserting figures. beamerposter It introduces nice color box handling and alignment in the beamer class.

xcolor Driver-independent color and access to different kinds of color specifications.

siunitx Comes in handy when units and numbers are a big part of the writing.

hyperref Can add hyperlinks to your pdf output.

booktabs Tabulation

Similarly there are n number of packages that can simplify the job.....

Creating PackagesIf you define a lot of new environments and commands, the preamble of your document will get quite long. In thissituation, it is a good idea to create a LaTeX package or class containing all your command and environmentdefinitions. It can be made dynamic enough to fit to all your future documents. For creating your custom packagerefer:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Creating_Packages

PACKAGES

booktabs Tabulation

PACKAGES

booktabs Tabulation

PACKAGES

booktabs Tabulation

Beamer and its Themes

Beamer LATEX document class

Creating slides

Presentations

Header:\documentclass[options]{beamer} Advantages:

Overlays and dynamic effects Appearance of your presentation Presentation is in PDF format

User Guide: http://www.tex.ac.uk/ctan/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf

Themes\usetheme{theme name}

There are lot of themes and colors, some of the commonly used are:Antibes, Bergen, Berkeley, Frankfurt, Hannover,Madrid, Warsaw.....etc

Further info:For customizing the presentation content : http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/PresentationsFor customizing the presentation aesthtics: http://www.math.umbc.edu/~rouben/beamer/For Themes :http://deic.uab.es/~iblanes/beamer_gallery/

Beamer and its Themes

Beamer LATEX document class

Creating slides

Presentations

Header:\documentclass[options]{beamer} Advantages:

Overlays and dynamic effects Appearance of your presentation Presentation is in PDF format

User Guide: http://www.tex.ac.uk/ctan/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf

Themes\usetheme{theme name}

There are lot of themes and colors, some of the commonly used are:Antibes, Bergen, Berkeley, Frankfurt, Hannover,Madrid, Warsaw.....etc

Further info:For customizing the presentation content : http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/PresentationsFor customizing the presentation aesthtics: http://www.math.umbc.edu/~rouben/beamer/For Themes :http://deic.uab.es/~iblanes/beamer_gallery/

Elements in Document Block

Syntax\begin{document}

Customize the document here.....\end{document}

ElementsCustomizing the document can be done effectively using the below listed elements:

Blocks,Frames, Itemize, Enumerate, Verbatim

Allignment and Text Formating

Tabular Columns

Columns and Rows

Images

Videos

Math

Symbols

Sections, Subsections, Subsubsections...

Animations

And many others....

Elements in Document Block

Syntax\begin{document}

Customize the document here.....\end{document}

ElementsCustomizing the document can be done effectively using the below listed elements:

Blocks,Frames, Itemize, Enumerate, Verbatim

Allignment and Text Formating

Tabular Columns

Columns and Rows

Images

Videos

Math

Symbols

Sections, Subsections, Subsubsections...

Animations

And many others....

Structures

Blocks\begin{block}{Output}Put your data here\end{block}

OutputPut your data here

Itemize\begin{itemize}\ barrow Data1\ barrow Data2\end{itemize}

Output Data1

Data2

Enumerate\begin{enumerate}\ item Data1\ item Data2\end{enumerate}

Output1. Data1

2. Data2

Verbatim\begin{verbatim}Type your program here\end{verbatim}

OutputType your program here

NOTE: One structure can be included inside another.Further Info:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/List_Structures

Structures

Output Data1

Data2

Output1. Data1

2. Data2

Structures

Output Data1

Data2

Output1. Data1

2. Data2

Structures

Output Data1

Data2

Output1. Data1

2. Data2

Alignment and Text Formatting

Alignment Alignment is the most important thing in Documenting,

Aligning can be done for tabular columnsa,videos,images,text....etc

Different alignments and info refer: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Paragraph_Formatting

.

Text Formatting Formatting refer to most things to do with appearance, so it makes the list of possible topics quite eclectic: text

style, spacing, etc.

LATEXis so flexible that we will actually only skim the surface, as you can have much more control over thepresentation of your document if you wish.

Line Spacing,Non-breaking spaces,Space between words and sentences,Stretched spaces,Manualspacing,Hyphenation,Quote-marks,Diacritics and accents,Margin misalignment and interword spacing, Fonts....etccan be customized..

Further info refer:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Text_Formatting

http://www.unc.edu/depts/econ/egsa/LaTeX.pdf

Alignment and Text Formatting

Alignment Alignment is the most important thing in Documenting,

Aligning can be done for tabular columnsa,videos,images,text....etc

Different alignments and info refer: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Paragraph_Formatting

.

Text Formatting Formatting refer to most things to do with appearance, so it makes the list of possible topics quite eclectic: text

style, spacing, etc.

LATEXis so flexible that we will actually only skim the surface, as you can have much more control over thepresentation of your document if you wish.

Line Spacing,Non-breaking spaces,Space between words and sentences,Stretched spaces,Manualspacing,Hyphenation,Quote-marks,Diacritics and accents,Margin misalignment and interword spacing, Fonts....etccan be customized..

Further info refer:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Text_Formatting

http://www.unc.edu/depts/econ/egsa/LaTeX.pdf

Tabular Columns

Tables are a common feature in academic writing, Summarise research results Necessary to produce quality papers

Syntax for including Tabular column\begin{tabular}[pos]{tablespec}

Data\end{tabular}

table spec

l left-justified column c centered column r right-justified column pwidth paragraph column with text vertically aligned at the topmwidth paragraph column with text vertically aligned in the middle (requires array package) bwidth paragraph column with text vertically aligned at the bottom (requires array package) vertical line double vertical line

pos

b bottom c center (default) t top

Other than the above Commands, we also have: & as column separator, \\for starting a new row, \hline forhorizontal line and \newline for a new line.Further info:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Tables

Tabular Columns

Tables are a common feature in academic writing, Summarise research results Necessary to produce quality papers

Syntax for including Tabular column\begin{tabular}[pos]{tablespec}

Data\end{tabular}

table spec

l left-justified column c centered column r right-justified column pwidth paragraph column with text vertically aligned at the topmwidth paragraph column with text vertically aligned in the middle (requires array package) bwidth paragraph column with text vertically aligned at the bottom (requires array package) vertical line double vertical line

pos

b bottom c center (default) t top

Other than the above Commands, we also have: & as column separator, \\for starting a new row, \hline forhorizontal line and \newline for a new line.Further info:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Tables

Columns

Syntax for puting a Column\begin{columns}\begin{column}[pos]{size}Column 1\end{column}\begin{column}[pos]{size}Column 2\end{column}\end{columns}pos refers to center left or right align and size is the width of the particular column.

Example\begin{columns}\begin{column}[c]{0.5\textwidth}Column 1\end{column}\begin{column}[c]{0.5\textwidth}Column 2\end{column}\end{columns}

outputColumn 1 Column 2

For going to the next row with the same 2 columns repeat the code starting from begin{columns} to end{columns}.Further Info: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/46115/using-columns-environment-in-normal-document

Columns

Syntax for puting a Column\begin{columns}\begin{column}[pos]{size}Column 1\end{column}\begin{column}[pos]{size}Column 2\end{column}\end{columns}pos refers to center left or right align and size is the width of the particular column.

Example\begin{columns}\begin{column}[c]{0.5\textwidth}Column 1\end{column}\begin{column}[c]{0.5\textwidth}Column 2\end{column}\end{columns}

outputColumn 1 Column 2

For going to the next row with the same 2 columns repeat the code starting from begin{columns} to end{columns}.Further Info: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/46115/using-columns-environment-in-normal-document

Images

Syntax for including images For including images in the documents, use the below package (no need to include it in case of beamer)

\usepackage{graphix} Call the below instruction wherever necessary.

\includegraphics[options]{image name with format} options can be size given in mm, cm, m,textwidth and or angle in degrees

Example: In place of size: width = 20mm or width = 2cm or width = 0.5\textwidth...etc image name with format can be given with formats such as .jpg, .pdf, .eps, ....etc

Example\includegraphics[width = 110mm]{Compilation process.png}

Output

Further Info: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Importing_Graphics

Images

Syntax for including images For including images in the documents, use the below package (no need to include it in case of beamer)

\usepackage{graphix} Call the below instruction wherever necessary.

\includegraphics[options]{image name with format} options can be size given in mm, cm, m,textwidth and or angle in degrees

Example: In place of size: width = 20mm or width = 2cm or width = 0.5\textwidth...etc image name with format can be given with formats such as .jpg, .pdf, .eps, ....etc

Example\includegraphics[width = 110mm]{Compilation process.png}

Output

Further Info: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Importing_Graphics

Video

Syntax for including Video For including video in the documents, use the below package

\usepackage{multimedia}Many other packages can be used to get the video for ecample movie9, movie15...etc.

Call the below instruction wherever necessary.

\movie[options]{postertext}{video name with format}Many other instructions can be used to get the video depending on the need.

options can be externalviewer,autostart,borderwidth,depth,duration,label,loop,...etc

The movie will use a rectangular area whose size is determined either by the width= and height= options or bythe size of the poster text.

Example\movie[externalviewer , autostart]{CLICK HERE TO PLAY VIDEO}{video.flv}

OutputCLICK HERE TO PLAY VIDEO

Further Info: You can refer Section 14.1 of the Beamer User Guidehttp://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1574/embedding-videos-and-animations

Video

Syntax for including Video For including video in the documents, use the below package

\usepackage{multimedia}Many other packages can be used to get the video for ecample movie9, movie15...etc.

Call the below instruction wherever necessary.

\movie[options]{postertext}{video name with format}Many other instructions can be used to get the video depending on the need.

options can be externalviewer,autostart,borderwidth,depth,duration,label,loop,...etc

The movie will use a rectangular area whose size is determined either by the width= and height= options or bythe size of the poster text.

Example\movie[externalviewer , autostart]{CLICK HERE TO PLAY VIDEO}{video.flv}

OutputCLICK HERE TO PLAY VIDEO

Further Info: You can refer Section 14.1 of the Beamer User Guidehttp://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1574/embedding-videos-and-animations

Math and Symbols

Math Typesetting mathematics is one of LATEXs greatest strengths

It is also a large topic due to the existence of so much mathematical notation

For including math package in the documents, use the below instruction

\usepackage{amsmath}or

\usepackage{mathtools} For those who are not familiar with the syntax use MATHTYPE software to get the mathematic datas

Further Info:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Mathematics

.

SymbolsLatex offers n number of symbols...The below link gives a list of all symbolshttp://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/LaTeX:Symbols

Math and Symbols

Math Typesetting mathematics is one of LATEXs greatest strengths

It is also a large topic due to the existence of so much mathematical notation

For including math package in the documents, use the below instruction

\usepackage{amsmath}or

\usepackage{mathtools} For those who are not familiar with the syntax use MATHTYPE software to get the mathematic datas

Further Info:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Mathematics

.

SymbolsLatex offers n number of symbols...The below link gives a list of all symbolshttp://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/LaTeX:Symbols

Animations and Overlays

Item-by-item list view: the \pause command Item-by-item list view: the \item < n > command Item-by-item long list view: the [+-] command

Displaying and hiding text in slides: the \uncover < n >, \uncover < nm > and \uncover < p > commands Displaying and hiding text in slides: the \only < n >, \only < n m > and \only < p > commands Hide text in slides: the \invisible < n > commands And many more....

For codes and further info:http://www.math-linux.com/latex-26/How-to-make-a-presentation-with

Interface with Other tools

Thus the latex with its own advantages can also be interfaced with other documenting tools like.

This interface creates a user friendly and efficient way of documenting.

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The EndThank You

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Interface with Other tools

latex & beamer for beginners

Documents

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