LATEX Presentations

Slides on transparencies or in PDF using Prosper

Flemming Kjr Jensen
[email protected]

Department of Communication Technology, Aalborg University

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Agenda

LATEX Essentials
booktabs, geometry, xr, natbib, babel
Prosper Presentations
Prosper preamble (document setup)
PS and PDF documents, the difference
Pro(s)per LATEXpresentations
Templates and homemade templates

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LATEX Essentials

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LATEX Essentials, booktabs

The standard tables in LATEX leaves it to the

author to define a typographically
professional style
Use the booktabs page instead to design by
least errors
Read the documentation with texdoc
booktabs

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LATEX Essentials, Leslie Lamport Exampl

gnats gram $13.65

each .01
gnu stuffed 92.50

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LATEX Essentials, Booktabs Converted

Item
Animal Description Price ($)
Gnat per gram 13.65
each 0.01
Gnu stuffed 92.50

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LATEX Essentials, geometry

The correct way of specifying document

media size according to layout needs
Set your media and layout needs in
document or package options
\usepackage[a4paper,nofooter,...]%
{geometry}
Read the documentation with texdoc
geometry

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LATEX Essentials, babel and xr

References to external references can be

made with
\externaldocument[A-]{aaa-paper}
\ref{A-snazzy-eq-1}
Correct hyphenation with babel
normally hyphenation are made with \-
if direct hypens are made as in
direct-hyphen hyphenation is set out of
control
use babel hyphenation "- instead
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LATEX Essentials, natbib

Natbib is a very strong tool for citations and

bibliography in the field natural sciences
As always read the documentation with
texdoc natbib
Advantages include
New bibtex types URL, ISSN, and ISBN
Many citation types and configuration
control

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LATEX Essentials, natbib citation styles

Basic citation types

\citet{fkj01} Jensen et al. (1990)

\citet[chap.~2]{fkj01} Jensen et al. (1990, chap. 2)

\citep{fkj01} (Jensen et al., (1990)

\citep[chap.~2]{fkj01} (Jensen et al., 1990, chap. 2)

\citep[see][]{fkj01} (see Jensen et al., 1990)

Bibtex support the following

URL = {http://.../},
ISBN = number,
ISSN = number

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Prosper Presentations

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Why use Prosper

Disadvantages

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Why use Prosper

Disadvantages
The write the slides-start the
viewer-check the apperance cycle is
can be different and to some slow in the
beginning

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Why use Prosper

Disadvantages
The write the slides-start the
viewer-check the apperance cycle is
can be different and to some slow in the
beginning
The author must be somewhat familiar
with LATEX to be productive

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Why use Prosper
Advantages

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Why use Prosper
Advantages
Reuse of material from articles written in LATEX

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Why use Prosper
Advantages
Reuse of material from articles written in LATEX
Superior typographical formatting than other
programs: MS PowerPoint, StarImpress,
MagicPoint, Achtung, Thunderbox, etc.

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Why use Prosper
Advantages
Reuse of material from articles written in LATEX
Superior typographical formatting than other
programs: MS PowerPoint, StarImpress,
MagicPoint, Achtung, Thunderbox, etc.
Easier to make professional slides than older LATEX
systems like: SLITEX, slide environment or
seminar style, PPower4, pdfscreen, ConTEXT or
pdftex.

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Why use Prosper
Advantages
Reuse of material from articles written in LATEX
Superior typographical formatting than other
programs: MS PowerPoint, StarImpress,
MagicPoint, Achtung, Thunderbox, etc.
Easier to make professional slides than older LATEX
systems like: SLITEX, slide environment or
seminar style, PPower4, pdfscreen, ConTEXT or
pdftex.
Prosper PDF slides are portable and printable
anywhere with or without hypertext facilities and
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animation effects
Prosper Document Structure
\documentclass[ Options ]{prosper} Options:
final
\title{ Title of the presentation } draft
\subtitle{ subtitle } total
\author{ Names of the authors } nototal
\institution{ Affiliation } slideBW
\slideCaption{ caption text } slideColor

colorBG
\begin{document} nocolorBG
\maketitle ps
pdf
\begin{slide} [transition] { slide title } noaccumulate
Material for the slide accumulate
\end{slide} azure
... lignesbleues
contemporain
nuancegris
\overlays{n }{ troispoints
\begin{slide} [transition] { slide title } frames
...
Material for the slide
\end{slide} Legend
}
Mandatory or default choice
Optional
\end{document}

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Writing The First Slide

The simple slide and its structure is basicly easy,

but beware: many features of Prosper can be
added!
\begin{slide}{The Simple Slide}
Hello World
\end{slide}

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The Simple Slide

Hello World

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Writing The First Equation Slide

The simple slide structure is reused to add the

enormous power of LATEX
\overlays{2}{
\begin{slide}{The Equation Slide}
\begin{itemize}
\item
\begin{equation}
a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}
\end{equation}
\item
\begin{equation}
c = \sqrt{a^{2} + b^{2}}
\end{equation}
\end{itemize}
\end{slide}}

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The Equation Slide






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The Equation Slide









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Animation Effects

The only animation effects supported are the

PDF built-ins used with
\begin{slide}[animation]{slide}
Effect overview
Split Replace [default]
Blinds Glitter
Box Dissolve
Wipe

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Animating a Slide
\overlays{3}{
\begin{slide}{The Animated Slide}
\begin{itemstep}
\item A
\item B
\item C
\end{itemstep}
\end{slide}}

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The Animated Slide

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The Animated Slide

A
B

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The Animated Slide

A
B
C

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Advanced Animation of a Slide
\overlays{3}{
\begin{slide}{The Animated Slide}
\onlySlide{1}{\begin{itemize}\item A\end{itemize}}
\onlySlide{2}{\begin{itemize}\item A\end{itemize}}
\onlySlide{3}{\begin{itemize}\item A\end{itemize}}
\end{slide}}

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The Animated Slide

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The Animated Slide

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The Animated Slide

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The Animated Slide

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The Animated Slide

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The Animated Slide

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Prosper, Poscript or PDF

There is a difference between Postscript and

PDF, mainly in the format of the figures to
include
Three different commands take care of this
\PDForPS{ifpdf}{ifps}
\onlyInPS{material}
\onlyInPDF{material}

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Advanced Graphical Animation
\overlays{3}{
\begin{slide}{Animated Graphics}
\onlySlide*{1}{
\includegraphics{geom-1.eps}}
\onlySlide*{2}{
\includegraphics{geom-2.eps}}
\onlySlide*{3}{
\includegraphics{geom-3.eps}}
\end{slide}}

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Animated Graphics

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Animated Graphics

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Animated Graphics

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Content

As always you will have to supply the

content. . .

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Questions?

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