latex-presentation-template

🚀 LaTeX Presentation Template

Create beautiful, mathematically rich presentations easily with LaTeX and Beamer!

Welcome to the LaTeX Presentation Template! This repository provides a modern, user-friendly setup for creating professional presentations. Whether you’re an academic, researcher, or professional, this template equips you with a streamlined workflow for visually appealing and technically robust slides.

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🖼️ Sample Slides

Below are a few slide previews to showcase the template’s design:

Slide Section	Preview
Title Page	$Title Page$
Table of Contents	$Table of Contents$
Image Example	$Image Slide$
Equations Example	$Equations Slide$
References	$References Slide$

✨ Why This Template?

🎨 Sleek and Modern Design: Impress your audience with clean, professional visuals.
⚡ Time-Saving Setup: Pre-configured settings and ready-to-use slides.
🔢 Math-Ready: Seamless support for equations, symbols, and scientific notations.
📚 Integrated Bibliography: Easily manage references with BibTeX.
🛠️ Fully Customizable: Tailor colors, fonts, layouts, and more to match your style.

🚀 Getting Started

🖥️ Local Setup

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/deepmancer/latex-presentation-template.git
cd latex-presentation-template

Install Required Tools:
- Install a LaTeX distribution (e.g., TeX Live, MiKTeX, MacTeX).
Compile Your Presentation:
```
  make # Generates the PDF
```

🌿 Overleaf Setup

Download the ZIP:
- Download the repository as a ZIP file.
Upload to Overleaf:
- Upload the ZIP file to your project on Overleaf.
Edit and Compile:
- Update the template with your details. Overleaf compiles the document automatically!

🎨 Customization

🔄 Update Metadata

Edit main.tex to update the presentation’s metadata:

\newcommand{\paperTitle}{Full Presentation Title}
\newcommand{\paperAuthors}{Your Name}
\newcommand{\paperAuthorsAffiliation}{Your Institution}
\newcommand{\paperPublishedYear}{Year}
\newcommand{\paperConference}{Event or Conference}
\newcommand{\presentor}{Your Name}
\newcommand{\presentationDate}{Month Year}

\title[Short Title]{\paperTitle}
\author{\presentor}
\institute{\paperAuthorsAffiliation}
\date[\presentationDate]{\paperConference, \paperPublishedYear}

🏷️ Customize the Title Page

Background Image
In titlepage.tex, you can modify the background image:

  \setbeamertemplate{title page}{
      \begin{picture}(0,0)
          \put(-\textmargin, \dimexpr -\paperheight*6/10 \relax){
              \includegraphics[width=\paperwidth]{assets/presentation-theme/title-slide-background.png}
          }
          % Adjust positioning and size of the title text or add custom elements here
      \end{picture}
  }

Title Page Content
Update the content in titlepage.tex:

  \setbeamertemplate{title page}{
      \begin{picture}(0,0)
          % Code for background image
          \put(-\textmargin + 7mm, -75pt){
              \begin{minipage}[b][4.5cm][t]{0.8\textwidth}
                  \raggedright
                  \color{white}
                  \usebeamerfont{title}{\paperTitle}\\[0.4cm]
                  \usebeamerfont{subtitle}{\paperAuthors}\\[0.2cm]
                  \usebeamerfont{institute}{\paperConference, \paperPublishedYear}\\[2.5cm]
                  \usebeamerfont{subtitle}{\sc\presentor}\\[0.2cm]
                  \usebeamerfont{date}\small{\presentationDate}
              \end{minipage}
          }
      \end{picture}
  }

🎨 Modify Theme Settings

General Configuration
Within config/preamble.tex, you’ll find settings for packages, colors, figures, tables, and hyperlinks.

  \usepackage[
      backend=biber,
      style=ieee,                    % Citation style (e.g., ieee, apa, mla)
  ]{biblatex}
  \addbibresource{references.bib}    % Bibliography file

  \definecolor{myBlue}{RGB}{0,33,71}

Slide Templates
Inside config/frame-settings.tex, you can define how each slide’s title and footer appear:

  \setbeamertemplate{frametitle}{
      % Code for slide title
  }

  \setbeamertemplate{footline}{
      % Code for slide footer
          \hfill
          {\usebeamercolor[fg]{presentor in head/foot}\usebeamerfont{presentor in head/foot}\presentor}
          \hfill
          {\usebeamercolor[fg]{date in head/foot}\usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\presentationDate}
          \hfill
          {\usebeamercolor[fg]{page number in head/foot}\usebeamerfont{page number in head/foot}\usebeamertemplate{page number in head/foot}}
          \hfill
      % Code for slide footer
  }

Custom Commands
config/commands.tex holds additional commands you can utilize:

  \newcommand{\newSection}[1]{
      % Code for adding a new page when a new section starts
      \section{#1}
  }

📄 Add Slides

To add new slides, you have two options:

Directly in main.tex:

Create new slides directly in the main.tex file:

\begin{frame}{Slide Title}
    % Your slide content here
\end{frame}

Using separate files in the slides/ directory:

Create new slide files in the slides/ directory and include them in main.tex:
```
\input{slides/your-slide.tex}
```
For example, to add a new slide section, create a file named your-slide.tex in the slides/ directory with the following content:
```
\begin{frame}{Your Slide Title}
    % Your slide content here
\end{frame}
```
Then, include this file in main.tex:
```
\include{slides/your-slide}
```

🖼️ Add Figures

Place your images in the assets/figures directory and reference them in your slides:

\begin{figure}
    \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{assets/figures/your-image.png}
    \caption{Your image caption}
    \label{fig:Your Image Label}
\end{figure}

📚 Manage References

Add references to references.bib and cite them in your slides:

\cite{your-reference}

They will appear in your bibliography slide automatically.

📁 Project Structure

File/Directory	Purpose
`main.tex`	Main file for the presentation
`references.bib`	Bibliography entries
`config/`	Theme and settings configuration files
`assets/`	Folder for images and other media assets
`slides/`	Optional directory for separate slide sections
`Makefile`	Automates build and cleanup tasks

📄 License

This project is available under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute under these terms.

⭐ Support the Project

Consider the following if you find this template helpful:

Star this repository on GitHub ⭐
Fork the project to create your own variant 🍴
Share it with peers and colleagues 📢

Happy TeXing! 🎉

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