If I have a code written in 2.1 pgf version for tikz-cd and I install the 3.0 version, I could compile that code? I know some syntaxis has change, but maybe the latest version accept both.

Can anyone provide me with a nice template for math and physics problem sets? I am looking for something that is well-formatted and formal. I am not sure how to make a problem set look very professional but also elegant and artistic.

I am writing my thesis and I have the following problem with the minitoc. I would like my first chapter (the introduction) to be unnumbered. But when I use \chapter*{Introduction} all the mini-table of contents of the chapters afterwards are shifted. Even worse, they are shifted in the c...

The best way to proceed here is to locally redefine \abovecaptionskip and \belowcaptionskip (default value=7pt). The following example shows this redefinition (it's local since it's done inside an environment): \documentclass{beamer} \mode<presentation> {\usetheme{Madrid}} \usepackage{graphicx} ...

I am a novice and have started using latex for writing my dissertation. Some of my figures are long and might extend over to multiple pages. I need only a single caption and figure number(i.e. no sub-figure numbers). The thesis office however requires me to put the caption on the first page(Fig.x...

I define a general format in a LaTeX document (title, name, etc.) and the space for the document paragraphs. To this, I want to process all the .docx files (Word Documents) and generate the formatted LaTeX document. Is it possible? How do we do that? I am providing a sample document. Now the tit...

I liked the settings on this pdf I use the article template, but my files don't look like this one. The spaces on the sides are wider for example. So, does anybody know what should I do to get a pdf that looks like the one I linked?

I usually work with the normal article latex environment, with one column, and I usually introduce figures using the position given by [h] (with means "place the float here, i.e., approximately at the same point it occurs in the source text (however, not exactly at the spot)". However, in multic...

The following mwe \documentclass{amsart} \usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage{cleveref} \newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem} \newtheorem{proposition}[theorem]{Proposition} \begin{document} \begin{proposition} \end{proposition} \end{document} produces the warning pdfTeX warning (ext4): destination ...

I'm using TeXShop 3.5 on two Macs, both running on Yosemite. When I try to compile a doc with french accents on one of them, all runs fine; but on the second I get errors of the type: "undefined control sequence UTF{009}" => this stand for é. Preferences on both computers are set for encoding...

Im a beginner using latex and I was very happy writting my paper for JASA (Journal of the acoustical society of America and found out that ASA end their support to JASAtex. Wonder if somebody wants to share a tex template with me. Please.

I would like to plot some data set with the ybar option of pgfplot. But not all entries are nonzero. The zero entries waste space between the bars and when the plot gets crowed it is not clear anymore which bar belongs to which group. Furthermore the groups seem not centered around their descript...

I found this chart in a recent paper. I've emailed the author about it but they didn't reply. I want to create something similar but I don't know what the correct software to use is. I need the following: category grouping (small/medium/large) column/bar labelling (1, 2, 4) stacked bars (com...

I want to have 6 figures on one page distributed on 3 rows and 2 columns. I've tried using \begin{subfigure} in the subcaption package without any luck. The figures are displayed correctly, but any text I add to the document is placed before the page with the figures and not after. Any suggestio...

I use prosper class and I want to use zoom effect like in this page: Zooming images out to specific locations in beamer the code dosn't work with me on prosper class, I need some help. thanks :)

I'm looking for a specific latex template that I've spent a lot of time looking for, without success. Here is an example: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/ME/mqahtani/Publications/21rib.J.Turbo.pdf Would anyone have any idea of where to find this template? Or a similar one (especially the first page...

How can I use color declarations when setting the title of a document? I tried \title{\color{blue} Colors in typesetting} but I get an error from LaTeX. Update: The error reads as followed: doc.tex:89: Argument of \reserved@a has an extra }. <inserted text> \par l.89 \begin{d...

I am new to latex and I have been using GUMMI for my latex document creation. I wanted to use some templates. One particular one of interest in the template in the following site: Latex Template I can't figure how to make it work. I would really appreciate some help. If I should use some other ...

I have the following figure as part of a slideshow I'm writing with beamer. If it is relevant, I've used pst-jtree (which is essentially a bunch of macros over pstricks) to produce the tree branches. The code that produces the right-hand node is: {multiline Sluicing Elicitation \cr $\underbra...

Since I'm a total newbie to LaTeX I was asking myself if there is a special website or downloadable program which creates a LaTeX document for me. Like in the beginning I would start the program (website) and I need to set the preferences like "What kind of document class I would like?" or "which...

I am currently using the template CEJ - Central University Journal from ShareLaTeX. I would like to remodel the journal format with some additions. I would like to add the Katholieke University Leuven logo at top corner of the template, I have tried few additions in file cej.cls but I couldn't ...

I remember reading about PDF reader issues on this StackExchange, but I cannot find the links. The following TikZ picture has some thin lines in light green that doesn't show up on some readers (e.g. Adobe, Foxit, Okular): The interesting part is that on my computer with Okular I can see the ...

Package pdfpages provides the option pagecommand which is useful in cases like yours. \includepdf[pages=-,pagecommand={\thispagestyle{realempty}}]{<pdfFileName>}

I know a little about TeX or LaTeX. I am just making an math exam for my students and I am using examdesign because it randomizes the questions. But, my problem is that these students are High school students not college. Thus TA: is not needed and neither is student number. My question (at...

How can I position a logo on a right sidebar if not employing a beamer standard theme ? Thanks vspace does not do anything \addtobeamertemplate{sidebar right}{}{ %\vspace*{-1ex}\hspace*{-25pt}% \vspace{-7cm}\hspace*{-27pt}% { \includegraphics[height=28pt]{logo}} }

I have used ModernCV template to write resumes, Beamer to prepare presentations. Likewise, is there any standard Latex template for writing Statement of Purpose (SOP) or Research Proposal?

I'd like to make a book for language learning. I intend to include several parts like Conversation; Vocabulary; Grammar; Exercises. However, the templates for book I got so far seem not suitable for my purpose...I would appreciate any information on how to make such a book using LaTeX or whe...

I would like to format a entry to a table in latex by \newcommand{\muNNN}[1] { \ifnum #1=99999 \multicolumn{1}{|r}{-} \else \multicolumn{1}{|r}{\num{#1}} \fi } It works ok when \muNNN{99999} so add - in the cell. Now when \muNNN{99999.12} the following get displayed in the terminal of Linu...

One option is to use the \subcaptionbox command from the subcaption package and a tabular to properly align the trees: \documentclass {article} \usepackage{qtree} \usepackage{newfloat} \usepackage{subcaption} \DeclareFloatingEnvironment[fileext=lod]{diagram} \begin{document} \begin{diagram}[h...

I'm using the classicthesis template in Lyx, and I've notice that I'm having strange results when viewing my pdf's through adobe reader. For the small caps style, I'm seeing uneven letter size (for example: ), which looks quite strange. This is true both for files that I have compiled on my co...

I'm generating a PDF using rubber/pdflatex on Linux for a LaTeX document with multiple columns. When viewing the PDF in evince and trying to copy/paste from it, the selection always crosses the columns and does not produce any usable results (mixed column text). However, when I create a similar d...

I have just changed from using palatino package to lmodern. I noticed that now \italics (or \itshape) or \textbf do not appear to be active in the body of my document but work (!?) in the footnotes. I have created a test document below and when it is typeset in LaTex all the formatting appears ...

I migrated to a new mac with Migration assistant and pdflatex seems to have gone missing in action: MacBook-Pro% pdflatex --version zsh: command not found: pdflatex It doesn't seem to be a problem with my path: following this I get that ln: /usr/texbin: File exists. This is my $PATH /usr/loca...

Imagine we have a nonempty sequence named \l_tmpa_seq. We want to assign a name \l_tmpb_seq a value which is the result of invoking a function like \int_eval:n {#1 + 1} on every member of the sequence. So take \seq_set_eq:Nx \l_tmpb_seq { \l_process_cs:N \l_tmpa_seq } where \cs_new_prote...

A starting point using TikZ: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{positioning,calc} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \node (ul) {% \begin{tabular}{|l|} \hline Reference paper \\ \hline rp sentence1 \\ rp sentence2 \\ \hline \end{tabul...

Trying to use the dvipdf command from the Mac terminal but unable to do so. I can get the man page up using man dvipdf but doing dvipdf filename gives back -bash: dvipdf: command not found instead. The dvipdfm command works but it doesn't include .eps files which is what I need dvipdf for. This w...

Recently, finally I did refresh my really old 2010 version of Latex to 2014, (removed the old version and installed with non-custom settings the new one) to get rid off a strange error. That error gone, but since that I do have a brand new one at a place where the compilation was OK before. :] Be...