Questions tagged [chapters]
{chapters} is about the \chapter command which is one of the sectioning commands forming the logical structure of documents. This tag should only be used *in addition* to the more general {sectioning}.
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Nomenclature per chapter
I would like add a nomenclature at the end of each chapter of my dissertation, including the parameters of that chapter.
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[intoc]{nomencl}
\makenomenclature
\begin{...
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hyperref "steals" a line from the previous chapter with memoirs article option
I'm starting to write a short report, so I would like chapters not taking up a page. Thus I'm using memoir's article class option. I noticed that having hyperref enabled "steals" a line from ...
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How do I make non-numbered chapters look right?
Someone was kind enough to help me make this chapter style:
\documentclass[openany]{memoir} % redefine numbering
\newcommand{\numtoword}[1]{\ifcase\value{chapter}?\or first \or
second\else ?\fi}
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create new style for books
I would like to create something to look like the following image:
Here are my attempts, but unfortunately I got some errors.
by the way I'm using : Miktex
This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0....
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customizing chapter and section style with Tikz
How to put the section number and title in the specified box with the possibility that the sections are variable.
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{fourier}% change to lmodern if fourier is no ...
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Place \frontmatter chapter titles in the same place as \mainmatter chapter titles
I desire that the word Introduction be precisely as far down from the top of page 1 as the words Title of first chapter are from the top of page 3.
I am using \frontmatter because I desire that the ...
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Adding a double spaced line after chapter heading
I'm working on formatting a thesis for graduate school, and they're asking me to put one double spaced line after the chapter heading. I'm using someone else's template, and trying to modify it as ...
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Change the chapter and section style
I'm using titlesec package to have a good style of the chapters and sections title. But now,
I would like to add a colored box around the chapter number and section number, I want to get the same ...
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Change page number color on some chapter pages only
I'm trying to insert a number of colored pages in my document, and I would like to change the color of the page number on those pages. I'm using fancyhdr to try to change the text color, but it does ...
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Bibliography after each chapter from single bib file
I am trying to compile a thesis which has a main.tex file which includes different chapters. I need to have references after each chapter. All the references are in a single .bib file. But when I ...
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Fake small caps in starred chapter head
I would like to use this solution by @egreg to type in fake small caps.
Since I have to use some specific font size for the capital/lower letters, I used some \fontsize{}{}\selectfont in the command ...
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Fancy chapter heading format under tufte-book class
I want to write chapter heading for a tufte-book document.
Here is what I want to use: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/339892/159116
\documentclass[openany,letter]{tufte-book}%
\usepackage[T1]{...
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Do not enumerate and count a page
I want to put a clean page before a new chapter. I can do this with:
\newpage
$\ $
\thispagestyle{empty}
The problem is the page is counting and I don't want this. I want to finish the chapter ...
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importing a portion of another tex file
I have several papers that have full preambles including cover pages, package include statements, etc. I am compiling the papers into one long book that has chapters and would like to import that ...
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First chaptertitles position & style problem
This is how my document is looking. For the table of contents and introduction, I wanted to use a lighter block and no number, but there seems to be something wrong with the positioning of the block ...
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How to add additional information to chapters and their entry in the table of contents?
I would like to change chapter layout/heading to contain more information. I found this question where a subtitle is added that contains information about original authors. However, I would like to ...
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How to apply a different `\titlespacing` for table of contents/list of figures/list of tables?
I am trying to apply a \titlespacing to my chapter titles by doing something like
\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{50pt}{50pt}
However, this messes up the title spacing for table of contents, list of ...
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Bourbaki style book layout
I am trying to hone my layout skills, and what's better than trying to start by copying the Bourbaki style and then going up from there? Thus, I want to achieve the following chaptering and sectioning ...
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Page number resets on chapter 1 but I don't understand why
I'm writing my thesis on LaTeX and according to my university guidance the page number needs to be arabic all the way throughout until the appendix. I haven't included the \pagenumberic{arabic} ...
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How to make the appendixes?
I'm writing a book where the appendix is located after the bibliography. If I place the appendix after the \backmatter, it eliminates the number or letter of the appendix, affecting the numbering of ...
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Inquiry about Writing Style in a Book
I recently came across a book online and was captivated by its writing style. I've been trying to emulate it using LaTeX, and I've attached some sample pages along with the code I've attempted so far.
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Why produces `\clearpage\chapter ...` the error `Float(s) lost. \clearpage` - How to finish a chapter and flush floats?
I have read this explanation and some other hints about Floats lost. I use tufte-book and have more margin notes than fit on the page. The same text prints fine when processed separately but I combine ...
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Chapter number is string in TOC and numeral in chapter header (memoir)?
My MWE formats the chapter number as a string in my TOC like I want, but it also changes the chapter number to a string in the chapter header. I want it to be a string in my TOC and a numeral in my ...
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First chapter title closer to header than other chapters
I'm trying to create a report-style document where the page headers are present also in the chapters pages.
I managed to to it using this (https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/117334) reply. This seems to ...
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Chapter wise customization in a bilingual book
I am formatting a bilingual book where the languages can differ chapter-wise. Inside the English chapters, I want to change the \figurename of every figure environment globally so that I don't need to ...
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Komascript fix vertical position of chapter heading with \flushbottom
I adjusted the format of chapter headings like in the original question (scrbook class). I'm using the \flushbottom option. When for instance the list of figures spans more than one page, the vertical ...
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\chapter unrecognized command in TeXstudio but not in overleaf
I recently switched to TeXstudio because I am required to not put up my thesis online. I am using my document class I always used, but now \chapter is marked as \chapter unrecognized command. I ...
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Chapter title format is too wide
I have the problem that my chapter title is too wide, because it has the same width like the line below. How can I change the width from the title? For example, when you uncomment the \geometry{...} ...
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Error with hyperref and amsbooka when using \chapter*
I seem to be having a conflict with the packages amsbooka and hyperref that I don't understand.
I'm using the amsbooka package so I can add author names to individual chapters, but I don't want the ...
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Add page number with hyper link next to the abbreviation?
I want to add the page number with a hyperlink next to the abbreviation as in the picture, by modifying the following template :
Master thesis template
The abbreviation should look like the following:
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Removing Spacing in Chapter Environments in LyX 2.3
I am beginning to write a thesis in LyX as I find it easier to use for writing longer documents. I am using the "Report (Standard Class with Extra Font Sizes)" document class and I'm ...
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Looking for a Simple Way to Change Default Font Sizes in the TOC
Consider the MWE
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{tocloft}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\let\cleardoublepage\clearpage % Clears all blank pages
\renewcommand\cftchapafterpnum{\vspace*{5pt}}
\renewcommand\...
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Applying Chappg Expediently When Only Chapter Numbers in Title are Required
The following code makes use of the chappg package to define the page numbers as chapter numbers.
\documentclass[openany]{book}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage[noauto]{chappg}
\renewcommand*{\thepage}{...
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KOMA script: Completely remove space above chapter title
I use the KOMA script class scrreprt wit xelatex. Now, due to a strict template I need to set chapter titles exactly at the top of the page.
Here I found some recommendations https://komascript.de/...
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Chapter Caption + Header: How do I recreate this beauty?
I just saw this beautiful caption:
And then I saw this beautiful heading:
The source code is here: https://www.overleaf.com/docs?snip_uri=http://www.latextemplates.com/templates/books/5/kaobook.zip
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How do I separate chapters and insert a few empty lines between two chapters?
I know it has been asked before but I just can't seem to make it work not matter what I try.
I am using the report class. Now I want only my chapters to start below the end of the preceeding chapter. ...
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How to change color of the chapter number, with this style?
I need to change the color of the chapter number, but not its title. The answers I've found elsewhere weren't very helpfull yet. Here's a MWE to show the style I'm using:
\documentclass[11pt,...
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How can I customize my chapter and section titles like in the following picture?
I'm writing my thesis and came though this beautiful chapter style. How can I replicate it? With the color blue and the same fonts for the chapter and section titles. The first letter of the text ...
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Splitting Endnotes Into Chapters With Enotez: Issues With Footnotes Out of Chapters
I'm using @cgnieder's code from enotez: listing chapter or section names at the listing of endnotes to split endotes into different chapters.
The code works well, but some of the endnotes in my book ...
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How to print title chapters on the right side and odd pages on right side in the book class
I am writing my thesis in book class but I figured out that my title chapters are appearing on the left side of the pdf instead of right. I see some discussions that chapter title page must be appear ...
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Suppress Chapter Number in Report Class
I am using the report class (to write my PhD thesis). Basically, I have an introduction and then list my publications; I want each of these to be their own chapter. However, because they are pretty ...
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Customize fncychap head
I am currently formating my Phd thesis for book publication and using the Lenny style from fncychap package for my chapter headings. However, I am struggling with the customization of the heads of the ...
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KOMA chapter number alignment in margin
I've managed to put the chapter and section numbers in the margin. However, I wasn't able to properly align them to have the same distance from the corresponding titles.
MWE:
\documentclass[10pt]{...
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Introductive section at the beginning of a chapter
I am writing my thesis and at the beginning of each chapter I would like to make a general overview and come up with a page as shown in the attached image. Does anyone know what is the right command ...
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Empty pages before the full-page illustrations on the odd page before the next chapter
There is an excellent answer to a very similar question already. I tried to adapt it to my use case: 6 1/4" x 9" paper. But doing so added empty pages at the end of each chapter, before the ...
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Chapter title on specific twoside margin position
I have a document that has odd-even rule (twoside class), so there is a wide space on right margin on odd page and wide space on left margin on even page. I would like to put chapter title (right ...
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Is possible to not show the title of Appendix?
In my thesis I have Appendix B with some stuff. Following I want to create a new Appendix (for example C) with the PDF loaded (see Figure). Cause the name APPENDIX C is already in the Figure I don't ...
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Customising two-part chapter titles with titlesec
I have a question about the formatting of chapter titles with titlesec.
I would like my chapter titles to broadly adhere to the display option similar to the one in this example, based on the code ...
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Does anyone know how to set the chapter style like the image?
It may be just a name of package or of a font but I don't know the name so I would like to write it. Is there a way to do that?
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Chapter number not showing on odd pages
I have set my chapter numbering to Roman, and by using the fancyhdr package, I put the chapter number in the top center of each page. However, it is only showing on even numbered pages. Example:
\...