Before you copy and paste

Why this template?

This template is designed with only one thing in mind. The readability of the script. One of the hardest part in debugging any code, not just $LaTeX$ is squashing bugs. With a good structure to your working directory, you'll be able to read and understand what everything means and where to make changes. Without further due let us start

How much $LaTeX$ you need?

I am under the impression that you might know some $LaTeX$ scripting. Don't worry if you don't, there are plenty of YouTube videos out there. Get just the basics like how to make a simple text document, some math symbols, inline equations, block equations, aligning equations etc. LaTeX.js is an online playground which will give you a quick introduction.

Where to start in this template?

The directory is setup in a way that almost all the settings are inteh config directory. If you open main.tex, the first thing included is the config/packages.tex.

`config/packages.tex`

This file imports some of the essential packages that are required. I've added what some of these packages do as comments next to them. Uncomment/add the required packages here. For more details about these packages go to CTAN pkg/packagename and read the documentation there.

`config/options.tex`

The next thing imported by main.tex is config/options.tex. This file contains all the settings for the packages imported from config/packages.tex. If you want to specify further options, put all of them into this file. Refer the documentation at CTAN for specific options of the packages.

`config/colors.tex`

This file contains color settings.

`config/theoremstyle.tex`

This file contains the settings to stylize definitions and theorems for your document.

`config/mathletters.tex`

This file contains some shortcuts which helped me typeset math equations.

Adding content

The chapters of the report is supposed to be in the folder 01Chapters/. Make a tex file for each chapter as it simplifies the content.

Front Matter

Edit the files in 00Intro/ with your details.

Citations and References

Cite whatever you want with \autocite and refer things with \autoref. Its way better than \ref. Look at the code to see what I mean.

The bibliography file is set to 02End/math.bib, using bibsource in line 8 of main.tex. Edit the .bib file adding your citations. The citationstyle can also be changed. Refer biblatex documentation for this.

Remember to run biber if you are working in your local system and not Overleaf.

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