IMPORTANT: All RDS Workshops will be offered solely online for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. 

• Click here to join this workshop in Webex: https://gsumeetings.webex.com/meet/aswygarthobaugh
• There will be no maximum attendance -- the more the merrier!
• Please arrive in the online workshop on time.
• All of the online workshops are being offered via Webex:
  • Steps for joining a Webex meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE5FnEUKtaE
  • You may be required to download the Webex app to attend the workshop, so please give yourself ample time to do so before the workshop begins.
  • Set these as your options when joining the Webex meeting: (1) Set your video option to No Video, and (2) Mute yourself.
• You will NOT need to install any data software to attend the workshop -- you will not be doing any hands-on work during the online workshop but instead will be watching the workshop instructor demonstrate the software/tools. There will be opportunities to ask questions.

This workshop is a general overview of a document preparation system LaTeX. LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. In this workshop, you will learn how to create ready-to-publish articles and presentation slides using Overleaf, an online LaTeX editor.

IMPORTANT:

• Prior to coming to the workshop, please go to the Overleaf website and create an account by clicking the "register" button.
• The workshop files are available at https://research.library.gsu.edu/latex

Please note: This workshop creates all documents using code. No previous knowledge of coding is required.

Workshop Topics:

• Document formatting (text, formulas/equations, tables, figures)
• Creating bibliographies for papers
• Creating presentations with LaTeX's Beamer
• File conversion and publishing

Prerequisites: None.

NOTE:

• Please read our Workshops ~ Etiquette & Policies page for pertinent information to your workshop attendance.

Presenter: Olga Churkina, Ph.D. Candidate at GSU & Georgia Tech

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IMPORTANT: 

• RDS workshops will no longer have registration but instead will be on a first-come-first-serve basis: The first 25 people to arrive *on time* will be able to attend the workshop.

• Workshop instructors may choose to refuse admittance to those arriving more than 5 minutes late.