LaTeX with Texmaker and Overleaf: the one-stop LaTeX course

Name: LaTeX with Texmaker and Overleaf: the one-stop LaTeX course
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Create professional documents of premium typographical quality

Created byFoster Lubbe

Last updated 7/2020

English

What you'll learn

How to use Texmaker and Overleaf to edit LaTeX markup and create beautiful documents.
How to install Texmaker and the LaTeX distribution MiKTeX.
How to set up the preamble for a LaTeX project.
How to create a title page.
How to create different sections and chapters in LaTeX.
How to add figures in LaTeX.
How to create lists and tables.
How to typeset mathematics properly using LaTeX
How to build a database of sources using Mendeley reference manager.
How to cite a reference in LaTeX and create a list of references.
How to create a professional CV using LaTex with an Overleaf template

Course content

6 sections • 26 lectures • 2h 7m total length

Introduction3:56
Installing MiKTeX and Texmaker2:09
My first document in LaTeX5:42
Analysis of my first document in LaTeX4:54
Creating a simple document in LaTeX

Overleaf: a cloud-based LaTeX editor10:54
Document introduction3:18
Document set-up (document class)2:03
Document set-up (language, math and font)3:08
Document set-up (references and graphics)1:39
Document set-up (additional packages)1:51
The title page4:31
The main document3:41
Include the abstract, table of contents, lists of figures and tables, and chapters and appendices, then assemble the main document and the references.
The abstract3:13
Chapter 19:23
Chapter 2 (adding an elaborate equation)11:31
Chapter 2 (adding a figure)2:15
Learn to add a figure in LaTeX chapters using Texmaker and Overleaf, control figure placement with the float package, label figures, and update the list of figures.
Chapter 3 (lists and the align environment)4:27
Chapter 3 (adding a table)3:11
Bibliography and appendix2:18
Completing your LaTeX document

Requirements

Be able to use a personal computer.

Description

This course allows the student to be equipped with all the knowledge necessary to start using LaTeX as a professional typesetting tool. The course covers all the concepts needed by an individual for the use of LaTeX in the professional as well as academic environment.

The course follows a natural flow, starting from the installation of the appropriate LaTeX distribution and editor, to the creation of an advanced document. The use of Mendeley as a reference manager and Overleaf as an online collaborative LaTeX editor is also highlighted.

Who this course is for:

Professionals looking to create documents of premium quality.
Students looking to create a professional and standout thesis or report.
Researchers writing articles for academic journals.
Writers planning on typesetting a book for publication.

LaTeX with Texmaker and Overleaf: the one-stop LaTeX course

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Getting started with MiKTeX, Texmaker and LaTeX4 lectures • 17min

Lists, Figures and Tables3 lectures • 15min

Citations in LaTeX and Reference Management with Mendeley2 lectures • 8min

LaTeX in Action with Overleaf and Texmaker15 lectures • 1hr 7min

Creating your CV using LaTeX and Overleaf2 lectures • 19min

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