{backgrounds} concerns different ways and circumstances where colour or images constitute a backdrop to typography
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Single/Double side environment with different backgrounds
I'm having trouble aligning some of the elements.
I would like align Check Box and Cross Box to be same size so that they look nicer below is what i got so far.
Also it would be great if they can ...
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Spacing issues with letterhead background
I have a letterhead background that I use on cover letters. I am having spacing issues with some text being obscured by the letterhead image. I have tried using \\, \\*, vspace{5in} etc to no avail.
...
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1answer
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Background color for inline math with linebreaks?
What's the simplest way to achieve coloured background for the inline equation in the following example:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Completely unimportant text
$ABC_{1234} = ABC_{1234} ...
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Breqn color and background options ignored?
I have this simple latex code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{breqn}
\begin{document}
\begin{dmath}[background={red}]
1+1=2
\end{dmath}
\end{document}
However using ...
5
votes
1answer
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Tables as Header and footer
I've been struggling with my .tex for quite some time now, and decided its time to look for help.
This is the situation: all docs here (my office) need to bring, as header, a table (3 columns) which ...
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2answers
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How to make an image for backgrounds with exact A4 dimensions?
In order to make a background image that fits the page perfectly, I have tried two things. The first is to use a document class where the dimensions of the page can be set to that of A4, which ...
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votes
1answer
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Understanding conditional page background in ConTeXt
How does the following code work? Source: discussion on the mailing list
\setuplayout
[header=0cm,
topspace=1.625cm,
footer=0cm,
width=fit,
height=fit]
\startMPinclusions
numeric ...
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0answers
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How do I get rid of the white background underneath my shadow? [duplicate]
I have selected a specific background for my beamer slides and I am using the theorem environment for my theorems. When I turn the shadows on for the blocks however, instead of giving me nice shadows ...
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votes
1answer
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Beamer: Transparent AND centered background image on intro slide
I know this is similar to other questions. Other answers address either (1) adding a transparent image or (2) centering an image but I cannot find an answer with both. With previous answers I can ...
6
votes
3answers
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How to set size of pdf page in pixels and put a background image
I need to create certificates in pdf. I have an image, where the text must be put to the appropriate place. I managed to set the correct pdf page size and all margins, except the top:
...
6
votes
2answers
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Highlighting code like one would in a SE post
When posting on SE, users can "highlight" code by using the ` symbol. Is there any way to get that in LaTeX?
My intention is to highlight segments of code or particular functions. To be clear, I'm ...
3
votes
2answers
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Background color for existing floats (e.g. w/o defining a new environment)?
I'm trying to make all my figures (including caption) backgrounded with a decent color.
I already found these questions with some nice answers:
How to set a background color of figure environment?
...
2
votes
1answer
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Trouble setting background color using Standalone's convert command
I'm creating PNGs directly from LaTeX using the xelatex, the standalone document class and the convert option of standalone. I have ImageMagick installed, and it all works fine. The only issue is ...
2
votes
2answers
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How can I add a background to every page except the first?
I want to make a company letterhead in LaTeX (example output here), and I did it using fancyhdr and absolute positioning, which, while horrible, worked fine so far.
I must have updated XeLaTeX, ...
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votes
3answers
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Fitting as a background to nodes in multiple pictures
I'm using TikZ pictures to represent terms in an equation, and I want to visually group some of these terms by drawing a rectangle behind them. But each term is its own separate picture, which means I ...
0
votes
1answer
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Modify single page size and insert image
I'm trying to generate a PDF where every page has a background image and some text placed at specific positions.
Some of the pages are normal A4 portrait and others are landscape.
My problem is that ...
6
votes
1answer
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“Grid” of background images in Beamer frame
I am trying to get a 2x2 grid of background images in a Beamer frame. I'd like the images to touch on all side (i.e., no whitespace around images). I am able to get a tabular environment inside ...
7
votes
2answers
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Background color in pgfplots that extends beyond the axis of the plot
I am interested in adding a background-color to my pgfplots plot that extends beyond the axis of the plot. See the image bellow for clarification; I am interested in adding a background color such as ...
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votes
1answer
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Custom command for switching background image
I use the wallpaper package to put a PDF document in the background of my document.
I want the user to be able to select in the preamble which PDF should be use as background image like this:
...
6
votes
1answer
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Background Package with Options [closed]
I get the error message Error: Unknown option pages=some for package background, when I tried to compile the following code from the manual of the Background package.
\documentclass{article}
...
7
votes
2answers
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Controlling the exact positioning and size of individual glyphs
I'm typesetting a book using the memoir document class. The overall layout comes with a background image. This image incorporates space for the page numbers in the footer which looks like a slot ...
4
votes
3answers
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Put a frame around all pages, except one, in a book
I am writing a book and would like to put a red, 5pt thick frame around all pages, except around one page in the middle of the book, which contains a figure that is bigger than the frame.
The frame ...
3
votes
1answer
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How do I change the background color of a footer in beamer
I know just enough about beamer to be a danger to myself. I am trying to change the color of a footer in Boadilla and am struggling.
First, I have declared
\usecolortheme[named=black]{structure}
...
3
votes
1answer
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How might I get rid of these vertical blue boxes on the side of pages that are either blank, or first in the chapter?
I've been looking for a method of having different designs on odd/even pages, and from what I found on Google, background seems to be the package to do it; but in using it, it indiscriminately puts my ...
5
votes
1answer
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How can I set background colour for a whole column in beamer?
I'm making a poster (a2 size) where I use an image for background. However, I need to add a logo, which has a white background, to the top left corner..
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[size=a2, ...
3
votes
1answer
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page background color for Part
I want to set the background color specifically for the page created for each "Part" section in my document (e.g. Part I xxx, Part II xxxx). I am using the book document class. Solutions for setting ...
5
votes
1answer
351 views
Make picture background transparent in beamer
I make a PNG picture by using PowerPoint, and include that picture in my slide. However, the picture's background is neither white or transparent. What should I do? You can see the slide below:
The ...
2
votes
1answer
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TikZ - Changing the “z-index” of backgrounds
In the following code, I would like to place the backgrounds under the numbers and not the contrary as it is the case actually.
Screenshot
Code
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
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votes
0answers
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offset in wallpaper
Is it possible to offset the following?
\LLCornerWallPaper{0.1}{BL}
\LRCornerWallPaper{0.1}{BR}
\URCornerWallPaper{0.1}{TR}
\ULCornerWallPaper{0.1}{TL}
I need to shift the images on the corners to ...
12
votes
3answers
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Color box with rounded corners around a fragment of a formula
Is there any way in TeX to highlight some part of a formula with a box having colored background and rounded corners?
At present, I need to export such formulas into an image, add those highlight ...
1
vote
1answer
192 views
How to insert powerpoint slide into LaTeX file [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
PDF letterhead as document background
I have an image stored in powerpoint . I want to use it as my background in my pdf produced from LaTeX. What can I do so that I can ...
14
votes
1answer
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Is it possible to use tikz to draw a background on the printed page?
Imagine I want to draw a filled shape behind something already typeset in the page. The usual approach is to define a \tikzmark command which simply remembers a coordinate using remember picture and ...
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votes
0answers
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Background image [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to create a background image on title page with LaTeX?
I am using LaTeX to create a report and I was wondering if there is any way of changing the background from ...
0
votes
1answer
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Turning off all colors and background images in beamer
Is there a command to turn off all colors in beamer ?
I have a tex file (beamer) where I have used a lot of colors. Just in case, the colors don't show well on the projector, I wanted to turn off all ...
9
votes
1answer
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Background color gradient for entire document
Is anyone aware if it's possible to change an entire document's background to a fading color?
In other words, can you take silver and slowly fade it to white from left to right and have this same ...
1
vote
0answers
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Showing an image with the topic in table of contents in beamer [closed]
In beamer, there is a facility to show the table of contents slide each time I switch to a new section, where the new section will be lighted and others dimmed. Can I find a way of showing an image ...
27
votes
2answers
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Partially coloring cell background to fake histogram
Excel has a cool feature called "data bar" conditional formatting that allows the user to partially fill a cell background to create histograms based on cell contents. Here is a screen clip example ...
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votes
2answers
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Background image in beamer slides
In my presentation using Beamer, I want to use some image say village/river as a back ground in some slides. However I will write something in these slides also.
How can I do this?
9
votes
2answers
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Table with partially colored cells
I convinced my girlfriend to write her thesis with Latex, so now whenever she gets stuck I'm the go to guy. Sadly she has requested something of me which I don't know either. She needs a table in ...
2
votes
1answer
293 views
TikZ background not working
I am drawing a block diagram with TikZ. While everything is working like a charm, I cannot draw in the background. My code is
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
4
votes
1answer
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Altering page setups within postponed blocks
I'm using \startpostponing–\stoppostponing to add two pages that interrupt the flow of normal text. When I was splitting the text manually, the interrupting pages used \setupfooter and ...
7
votes
2answers
491 views
Background gradient
currently i am using a PDF image to provide a gradient which is only needed in margins paragraph. It looks like this:
I achieve this by using command ...
2
votes
1answer
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Transparent image background in beamer
I want to add a background image in my beamer presentation. The thing is that when I use
\usebackgroundtemplate{
\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight]{cern-logo.jpg}
}
in my ...
1
vote
2answers
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scrbook and draftwatermark
draftwatermark works with scrbook only in draft mode, however in this mode figures are not inserted. If I use the final mode, figures are inserted but the watermark does not show up.
...
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vote
0answers
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xelatex multilingual book with framed pages [closed]
I am compiling a multilingual book (Arabic+English), ~1400 pages, using the memoir class, and have been trying to frame each page with a simple black border using the following:
...
1
vote
1answer
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lstaddons: Dynamic linewidth calculation
I use the package called "lstaddons" (creator, initial question) to get colored line backgrounds on listings.
I want to color the whole line to the frame.
What I miss there is a dynamic calculation ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to stop wallpaper package hiding fancyhdr page numbers
When I use the wallpaper package to put a background behind a slide or document, and then use fancyhdr to try and paginate the document the page numbers dont show up. Am I doing something wrong, or is ...
6
votes
2answers
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Matrix change row or column background
I have a matrix shown below. I would like to have the whole row green rather than only the cells ... how can I do that?
\begin{equation}\label{eq:appendrow}
\newcommand\x{\times}
...
0
votes
0answers
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tabular multirow un-indent the first line [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
tex tabular multirow un-indent the first line
My question is here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12226017/tex-tabular-multirow-un-indent-the-first-line . Can you ...
9
votes
3answers
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Enumerated text and formula with background color
I want to have an enumeration with text and formulas with a background color, but \colorbox does not work, here's my code:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{shadethm}
...
