In one of my previous posts I describe how to color or shade every other row in a LaTeX table. However, there is a much nicer, cleaner and simpler way to color every odd/even row, making tables much more readable. First load the xcolor package in the preamble: and define any color you like, e.g. … [Read more…]
I recently edited a table with data. One column contained a text description which was rather long. So I wondered if there is a way to reduce the font size of the whole column rather than for each cell individually. And this is what I figured out: Using the column type b{width} it is further … [Read more…]
Your operating system can print several pages on one. Sometimes however you may want to have the PDF showing several slides on a single page, e.g. for handouts of a presentation. On a Linux system, psnup/pdfnup are extremely flexible if you are familiar with these commands and their options. But it’s definitely faster and more convenient … [Read more…]
Syntax highlighting in LaTeX using the listings package is very powerful. Below, I will provide a few examples for your convenience. First, let me briefly summarize the usage of the listings package. So below you’ll find a few complete code examples to reuse and modify for your purposes: “The Pseudo Code Box” This code was … [Read more…]
R and LaTeX work very well together. Let me show you how to generate a LaTeX table from a R variable. First, install the xtable package if it’s not already. Next load the package and create the tex-file with the table variable result. For illustration purposes, I create a matrix with random values. Since you … [Read more…]