When working with a tikz drawing within LaTeX document we might want to locate an object using an absoute position on the page rather than leaving LaTeX to make the decision for us. The use of nodes and the current.page label in conjunction with some other parameters attached to ... [Read more...]

The pgf drawing package for LaTeX provides facilities for drawing simple of complicated pictures within a LaTeX document. There are many options available within the package and in this post we consider some of the basics to get up and running. Fast Tube by Casper As with all LaTeX documents ... [Read more...]

Edward Tufte has written extensively on the presentation of data covering good and bad practice. He has made a number of suggestions for adaptations of regularly used graph types to assist with the interpretation and understanding of data. One idea for enhancing scatter plots covered in Tufte’s book Beautiful ... [Read more...]

LaTeX is very strong for typesetting mathematical equations. Fast Tube by Casper Other useful resources are provided on the Supplementary Material page. [Read more...]

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Following on from the initial post about creating a document using LaTeX we need to consider the structure of the document, i.e. headings and page layout. Fast Tube by Casper Document Class The document class is a template that specifies the appearance of different components of a document, e.... [Read more...]

The LaTeX typesetting is used to create professional looking documents on a home computer. It may have a steeper learning curve than using a Word Processor, but this initial effort will often pay off reasonably quickly. The system is almost a necessity for anyone writing documents with a large amount ... [Read more...]

Transitions are often used in presentations to break up the presentation and to keep the audience awake, but often the outcome is irritation/distraction with text or other objects flying on or off the screen from different directions. As such they should be used sparingly if at all in a ... [Read more...]

Overlays can be used in a LaTeX beamer presentation to reveal parts of a slide sequentially, which can be a useful way of imparting information to your audience. There are a number of different ways that overlays can be created depending on the sophistication required in the presentation. Fast Tube ... [Read more...]

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The LaTeX beamer package can be used to create appealing presentations for many applications. A working knowledge of LaTeX is required but once the initial learning curve and transition is made from a visual word processor to a markup based approach the benefits are worth the initial investment of time. ... [Read more...]