Questions tagged [preamble]
{preamble} is everything before \begin{document} in a LaTeX document. It contains commands loading packages, definitions, and usually most style settings for a document.
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Can I make the same preamble appear for every document?
I have a lot of commands and packages in my preamble so right now I just have to copy and paste the entire preamble every time I am making a new document. Is there any way to make the same preamble ...
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Define command that can only be used in the preamble
I remember there was a LaTeX macro used internally to define commands that can only be used in the preamble, but I cannot remember its name nor look it up.
Which is that command, and how is it used?
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Is it possible to set the draft mode of a document AFTER \documentclass
I am using a precompiled preamble with the \documentclass inside. However, I sometimes want to change the document to 'draftmode'. Recompile the preamble everytime I am doing this is not so ...
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Can I make something like a 'snapshot' of the loaded packages? [duplicate]
Currently may document is not very big, however when using Texworks and have a look at the output prompt what is showing what latex currently does when compiling, nearly 90% of the compilation time it ...
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How to insert pictures with LaTex + dvips + ps2pdf quick build?
I am using a quick build of "LaTex + dvips + ps2pdf + view PDF".
What is the easiest way to insert (multiple) pictures?
I am fairly comfortable with LaTeX but I have never done this before. So if ...
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\printbibliography by variable years
This is the system I currently have:
\defbibcheck{yr2016}{
\iffieldint{year}
{\ifnumequal{\thefield{year}}{2016}
{\skipentry}
{}}
{\skipentry}
}
This should exclude anything except ...
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Redefining "ClearDoublePage" ruins subfigures
I found some solution to add a "This page intentionally left blank" text on clear pages by redefining things in preamble, but it somehow messes up with subfloats.
If I have a subfigure / subtable, ...
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LYX : import blank file.lyx with a preamble
I have some problems using LyX.
So I have a blank custom cover page but I use the preamble to put some LaTeX code and do my stuff (write text, import picture, title, author, etc.).
I have my main.lyx ...
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How to set a global scale factor for all figures (for consistent sizing) with manual override?
In my PhD thesis in engineering, I expect to have approximately hundred plots which are vector graphics (in PDF format) created close to the final size (but not exactly).
I'd like to declare a global ...
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Setting enumerate item separation in preamble
For personal preference, I would like the distance between items inside enumerate to be less than the default.
One way to accomplish this is to add \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt} to every enumerate.
For ...
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Custom color for LaTeX output in Sphinx documentation package
I am trying to customize the color of the LaTeX inline formula when using Sphinx documentation package, and html output.
The details:
I have a file called func.rst, which includes the following line:...
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One definition for different files
I am new in LaTeX and have one question:
I have different files, that all should have the same "definition". With "definition" I mean the following lines:
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[utf8]{...
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Environment with math symboles
I'm trying to make an environment with the code below (at LyX) but it doesn't compile...
I check it the problem is with the \square command.
How can I fix it? (I put this code at the preamble of ...
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File ended wile scanning use of \harvardurl. \bibliography{thesis_references}
I have compilation errors in my document which seem to be very similar to this question. The error message:
"File ended wile scanning use of \harvardurl. \bibliography{thesis_references}
The ...
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Extracting commands from preamble that have been called in file
My LaTeX files are organised something like this:
There is a file called commands.tex containing all the custom commands I use, mostly mathematical symbols, operators, etc.
Each of my other .tex ...
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beamer, tabular* and array - illegal pream-token
I am trying to fit a tabular* to a beamer page. However, it produces a significant amount of errors. I searched stackexchange and google but were not able to understand nor solve the problem by myself....
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How can I use \dolistloop from etoolbox with \do redefined in preamble?
I am trying to use \dolistloop from etoolbox with the \do-command redefined in the preamble. However, the redefinition of the \do-command is ignored. If I put it within the document, it works as ...
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LaTeX Error: Can be used only in preamble
Running this shell skript:
#!/bin/bash -e
FILE=$1
pandoc --top-level-division=chapter -V geometry:"margin=0.8in, landscape" --toc -s $FILE -o ${FILE%.*}.pdf
with this minimal LaTeX file:
\...
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How to include preamble-only commands in .dtx file?
I am trying to write my first package using Doc and DocStrip but I have problems including preamble-only commands into the documentation. For example I want to include \allowdisplaybreaks inside \...
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Is it possible to use a package/macro only locally?
I would like to create a LaTeX file from several different other LaTeX files that might use different definitions of the same macros or might use incompatible packages.
Is it possible to have within a ...
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How do this fit into an article latex
\begin{table}[htbp]%\caption{Summary statistics}
\centering
\scriptsize
\renewcommand\arraystretch{0.8}
\setlength\tabcolsep{2pt}
\begin{tabular}{@{}lS[table-format=-2.8,table-...
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Organizing preamble while using glossaries package
I am currently trying to make a dictionary in LaTeX (using iOS textmaker), and have been using the \usepackage{glossaries}. The issue I am having is that I have to define my entries in the preamble ...
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How to make a high resolution document in LaTeX?
I could finish my book and my publisher is requesting me to make it in high resolution. I don't know what is she meaning because the book has a very good resolution.
This is my preamble:
\...
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I am new to LaTeX [duplicate]
I am new to LaTex. I am writing a paper on a number theory topic. What I know so far is that I need to construct a preamble for my paper. I don't know what packages I need for my paper. What packages ...
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TeXstudio: Can I put multiple packages in a separate file and still have the autocompleter recognize their commands?
This is a follow-up question to
Place preamble packages in a different tex file,
Methods for autocompletion in TexStudio don't work.
The Problem
Over the years, I have collected quite the number ...
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Using same .sty-file on different computers
I use a .sty-file where I collect all packages and commands and stuff like that. This I have on my personal computer, and I load the file with
\usepackage{path/to/file}
Sometimes I have to write on ...
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LyX does not display definitions in the LaTeX preamble
I have defined the following preamble in my LyX document:
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\newcommand{\setR}{\mathbb{R}}
The first one is because the language I write in doesn't use indentations in the ...
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How to make a usual latex installation compile the following non-standard array-syntax?
Once I seem to have worked on a system where, for some reason, latex code containing
$\array{a & b \\ c & d }$
seems to have worked. (Note that, in particular, the "alignment" options ...
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LyX: import package before LyX-added LaTeX commands
When adding something to the LyX preamble and converting to TeX, it adds the lines after LyX package imports (\usepackage{amsmath} and the like), after LyX specific LaTeX commands (\pdfpageheight\...
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Preamble not found in subfile when using \input{Preamble.tex} in main file
When using the following for my main TeX file Graduation_report.tex, in the main folder:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{report}
\input{Preamble.tex}
\begin{document}
\subfile{Introduction/...
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compatibility of pdfpages and screenread packages?
Okay everyone, sorry about my original not being up to standard. A better version follows.
First, here is a MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
%\usepackage{screenread}
\begin{...
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Error to load preamble in subfiles
I'm trying to write a document in spanish with multiple files, however I can't compile special characters (á,é,í,ó,ú) in the child files (these compile fine in main file) and I can't add a preamble in ...
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LaTeX - hspace all equations globally
I'm writing my master thesis and have some problems with the setup of the latex.
I want to tabulate(hspace) every equation.
I don't want it to start at the left site or be centered.
Can I somehow ...
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What Generates the Error?
I have been trying to figure out why the following preamble generates the error
"\Alpha undefined \renewcommand{\Alpha}{\raisebox{-1.5pt}{\scalebox{1.3}{$\oAlpha$}}}"
for hours, but I don't seem ...
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How to specify default options for figure environment? [duplicate]
More specifically, how can I set in the preamble the default options for the figure environment to [htb]? I am trying to separate content from format as much as possible and want to avoid writing \...
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Creating a Macros File for Lyx
I've created a set of macros in Lyx that I use continuously. I want to automatically include them in all my .lyx documents.
From what I've been reading in the forums, perhaps the most elegant way is ...
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Inserting code before Lyx generated preamble
I wish to use the url package with the hyphens option and the hyperref package. Because the hyperref package loads the url package, I have to pass the hyphens option to the url package before it is ...
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Redefine existing commands outside preamble
I have a Latex document where a lot of the text and figures is
generated automatically by a program. In a minimal example, the final
document is like this:
\documentclass{memoir}
%% This file is ...
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Improving my preamble
I'm at that stage in my thesis where anything is a distraction, right now it's cleaning my tex preamble, my document layout is pretty much as perfect as I could want it. Any suggestions to use a "...
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Splitting a document per chapter with preample for Latexian live preview
Currently, I have my main LaTeX document set up as follows:
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage{mystyle}
\title{Mytitle} \author{Me} \date{}
\begin{document}
\pagestyle{plain}
\maketitle
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LyX does not generate pdf
I have just actualize my LyX version from LyX 1.6 to LyX 2.2 and now I am unable to get a pdf preview (when clicking the "eyes" button). The thing is that the following message appears:
LaTeX Error: ...
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Customize Table - I'm a LyX & LaTeX Newbie!
I want to customize a table that I made in a certain way, and solve a problem that I have because of the table.
I'll my current table details first (looks & code), and after that, I'll ask the ...
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LuaLaTeX KOMA scrlttr2 without E-Mail:
I made a letter with scrlttr2 KOMA script and activated fromemail=on but that brings up the pre E-Mail: in the line of the email that looks like this: E-Mail: adress@url.tld.
Now I don't like the pre ...
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Add page break after tableofcontent via preamble?
Is it possible to add a page break after the table of contents in the preamble rather than inline in the .tex file?
This question is somewhat related to the other one I asked here, though since it's ...
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Include title page in numbering via preamble settings only?
I'm trying to make my title page count as "Page 1" in my PDF, but I have the restriction that (I think) I can only make a change to the preamble section of my .tex file.
My scenario is that I'm using ...
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Unwanted double underline under subsection numbers
I just updated my LaTeX distribution to MacTex 2016 and also updated all my packages with the tlmgr update --all-command.
After that I recompiled a project of mine and didn't believe my eyes.
My ...
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Place preamble packages in a different tex file
I have the following main tex file and I wish to place the \usepackage commands in a different usepackage.tex file and compile it on main tex file. How can I do that. I tried but keep getting error as ...
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Using DeclareUnicodeCharacter locally (in document, not preamble)
I have a collection of auto-generated LaTeX snippets (each in an individual file) that I include in multiple documents. These snippets use Unicode symbols instead of math commands (←, λ, ⇒, … instead ...
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Context free LaTex
Apparently, Parsing TeX is Turing-complete.
I however, do not write TeX but LaTeX. In that process, I profit from assistance by editor plugins like Auctex et.al. These plugins rely on a syntactic ...
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Divide report in parts
I have the following preamble in LateX:
\documentclass[whitelogo,twoside]{report}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
%\input{title}
%\input{abstract}
\tableofcontents
%\listoffigures
%\listoftables
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