## Links & Resources A collection of random notes to learn more about using *[LaTex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX)* and [Overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com/). - [Overleaf/LaTex tutorials (Overleaf documentation)](https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Tutorials) - [LaTex using Overleaf (YouTube 28mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5EWoPOnZTU&t=81s) - [Full LaTex Course (YouTube 1hr 30mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCzF5gDy60g&t=12s) - [Kyle Butt's LaTeX templates](https://github.com/kylebutts/templates): These look really nice! I learned a bit about what can be done to simplify preamble stuff by looking through these. - [Trefor Bazzet's LaTeX YouTube Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp0lPj2-DQA&list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxcWWkx2DMnQmj5os2X5ZR73): Super thorough and well done — sponsored by Overleaf. **Includes an entire video on writing/organizing a thesis document.** ## Using different Fonts - [Top 10 LateX fonts](https://r2src.github.io/top10fonts/) (and how to use them properly) ## Useful snippets ### Citations & bibliography >**TLDR:** Use `natbib`, it's very powerful. > ([Overleaf documentation](https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Bibliography_management_with_natbib) | [CTAN Official docs](https://ctan.org/pkg/natbib)) #### `natbib` preamble ```latex \usepackage[square, numbers]{natbib} \bibliographystyle{abbrvnat} ... % At the bottom \bibliography{ref.bib} ``` The `square, numbers` portion includes the reference citations in brackets (as opposed to the default parentheses), and uses numbers. **`natbib` package options** - `round` for round parentheses - `square` uses square brackets - `curly` curly braces - `angle` angle braces or chevrons - `semicolon` separates multiple citations with semicolons - `colon` same as `semicolon` - `comma` separate multiple citations with commas - `authoryear` for author-year citations - `numbers` for numerical citations - `super` superscripts for numerical citations, as in _Nature_ - `sort` orders multiple citations according to the list of references - `sort&compress` same as `sort` but multiple numerical citations are compressed if possible - `compress` compress without sorting - `longnamefirst` the full name of the author will appear in the first citation of any reference - `sectionbib` To be used with the package **chapterbib** to add the bibliography to the table of contents as a unnumbered section instead of an unnumbered chapter - `nonamebreak` prevents hyphenation of author names - `elide` to omit common elements of merged references #### Using APA style format If you want to use APA format, then things get a bit more complicated because you need to use the `apacite` package (integrated with `natbibapa`). See the [CTAN Docs](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/apacite) for details. ##### Preamble First, you should use the below in your preamble. ```latex \usepackage[natbibapa]{apacite} \bibliographystyle{apacite} ... % At the bottom \bibliography{ref.bib} ``` ##### `cite` functions The major difference is that the typical `\cite` function changes -> to -> `\citep`. See the [CTAN Docs](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/apacite) for all function details. ### Control the color of links in document #### One line blunt-force Want to remove the red and green boxes below? ![[academicResources_uglyBoxes.png]] Simply include the below... ```latex \usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} ``` ... instead of the standard ... ```latex \usepackage{hyperref} ``` See this [stackexchange](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/823/remove-ugly-borders-around-clickable-cross-references-and-hyperlinks) answer for more details. ##### Two things to note 1. According to the `natbib` [official CTAN docs](https://ctan.org/pkg/natbib), the compatibility between these two packages ( `hyperref` and `natbib`) is "of a mutual nature: both packages contain coding that interact with that of the other" (see *HyperTeX Compatibility* section, pp. 17).[^1] 2. This is a `hyperref` document-wide change, meaning that this edits the whole document for all links. #### Full control (preferred) As mentioned [[LaTex and Overleaf#Two things to note | above]] (note 1) `natbib` and `hyperref` work together. So you can configure `hyperref` to control the colors utilized for internal document links, citations, etc. with the `\hypersetup{}` command like the below. ```latex \usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} \hypersetup{ colorlinks=true, linkcolor=black, filecolor=black, citecolor=black, urlcolor=blue } ``` See the [overleaf reference guide](https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Hyperlinks#Reference_guide) for what the above options mean and what else can go within this function. The above setting makes pretty much everything black except for entities that are placed inside of `\url{}`, which will appear blue. --- #### Related [[academic_resources]] [^1]: Sounds confusing as hell to manage!