Training: Write and Format Your Thesis with LaTeX and Overleaf

*Please sign up to attend both meetings if possible*

This course aims to give attendees an introductory overview of how to write and format a thesis, or any other piece of written work, with LaTeX and Overleaf. By the end of this course you will have written your first LaTeX document, and will have a good introductory knowledge of basic functions of LaTeX and Overleaf.

The training is provided in 2 meetings of two hours’ duration each. Meetings will be a mix of video presentations and hands-on exercises. The last 15-20 mins of class will be used for troubleshooting real project issues, so if you are already working with LaTeX, bring along your own work.

Previous knowledge of LaTeX is not required.

* Please ensure to bring your own laptop / device to course meetings. *

Topics covered:

• What is LaTeX? And what is Overleaf?
• Why use them?
• Writing your first piece of LaTeX
• The preamble of a document
• Adding a title, author and date
• Bold, italics and underlining
• Adding images
• Captions, labels and references
• Creating lists in LaTeX
• Adding Footnotes
• Basic Formatting
• Abstracts
• Paragraphs and newlines
• Chapters and Sections
• Creating tables
• Adding a Table of Contents
• Bibliographies with BibLaTeX