IRAS LaTeX Template

How to use

If you haven't worked with LaTeX before we recommend using the online Editor Overleaf. To do this you have to follow these steps:

1. Click the Download Sourcecode Button in this repository and select .zip
2. Create an Account on https://www.overleaf.com/
3. Click the New Project Button
4. Choose Upload Project
5. Select the .zip archive you downloaded previously
6. Open my_document_info.texinside Overleaf and enter your information in the respective fields in the editor on the left half of your screen
7. Open main.tex inside Overleaf and set your language, type of work document and color (faculty) in the second line
8. Read Chapter 1 on how to use this template and have a look at this basic tutorial

NOTE: If you want to give more than one person access to your document or include literature management programs like Zotero (in contrast to uploading a bib file by hand), the free plan is unfortunately not enough. For this you need to subscribe(student version costs 7€/month) or install LaTeX locally on your machine.

How to collaborate

If you are using Overleaf you can invite other people to your current project where they can change and adjust your text. This might be useful for proofreaders or your supervisor. If you have decided to work offline on your personal device, e.g. using MikTeX, we recommend to create your project as a private Github repository, which you can then be shared with others.

Recommendations

• Save created graphs in a vector format like .pdf so they can be scaled without losing resolution. .pdf can be included in the exact same way as .png images.
• Try to create graphs and images without backgroud texture, to match the exact white of the background paper.

Have fun TeX'ing