Beamer Template

beamer-template.tex

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%%  This Beamer template was created by Cameron Bracken.
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%%  Last Modified: April 9, 2011
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%%  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 
%%  Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 
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%%  Any versions last modified before April 9, 2011 carried this notice:
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%%      This Beamer template was created by Cameron Bracken.
%%      Anyone can freely use or modify it for any purpose
%%      without attribution.
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% x11 names are listed in the xcolor documentation
% compress puts subsection dots in a row not a column
\documentclass[xcolor=x11names,compress]{beamer}

%% General document %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.fractals}
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%% Beamer Layout %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\useoutertheme[subsection=false,shadow]{miniframes}

% Add a custom footline like so
%\setbeamertemplate{footline}{%
%\begin{beamercolorbox}{section in head/foot}
%    \color{gray}\vskip2pt~ \insertsection\hfill\insertpagenumber{} %
%    of \insertpresentationendpage{} ~\vskip2pt
%\end{beamercolorbox}
%}
% or
%\setbeamertemplate{footline}[page number]
\useinnertheme{default}

% Changes the shading of all sections but the current one, 
% 50 (the default) is 50% lighter than the current section
\setbeamertemplate{section in head/foot shaded}[default][50]

% Serif fonts are discouraged in presentations because of resolution of
% projectors and general readability, but I think they still look nicer. 
\usefonttheme{serif}
% Uses paatino main font and fourier math, a match made in heaven
\usepackage{mathpazo}

% Use small caps in frame titles, still have to manually 
% add it when declaring a section
\setbeamerfont{title like}{shape=\scshape}
\setbeamerfont{frametitle}{shape=\scshape}

%DeepSkyBlue4
\setbeamercolor*{lower separation line head}{bg=DodgerBlue4} 
\setbeamercolor*{normal text}{fg=black,bg=white} 
\setbeamercolor*{alerted text}{fg=red} 
\setbeamercolor*{example text}{fg=black} 
\setbeamercolor*{structure}{fg=black} 
 
\setbeamercolor*{palette tertiary}{fg=black,bg=black!10} 
\setbeamercolor*{palette quaternary}{fg=black,bg=black!10} 

% Shortcut commands for beamer columns 
\renewcommand{\(}{\begin{columns}}
\renewcommand{\)}{\end{columns}}
\newcommand{\<}[1]{\begin{column}{#1}}
\renewcommand{\>}{\end{column}}

% Suppress navigation symbols, these were cool at first but I 
% I never use them, its a matter of taste though
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
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\begin{document}


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\section{Introduction}
\begin{frame}
\title{Presentation Title}
%\subtitle{SUBTITLE}
\author{
	Cameron Bracken\\
	{\it University of Colorado at Boulder}\\
}
\date{
	\begin{tikzpicture}[decoration=Koch curve type 2] 
		\draw[DeepSkyBlue4] decorate{ decorate{ decorate{ (0,0) -- (3,0) }}}; 
	\end{tikzpicture}  
	\\
	\vspace{1cm}
	\today
}
\titlepage
\end{frame}

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\begin{frame}{Introduction}
\tableofcontents
\end{frame}

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\section{\scshape Background}
\subsection{frame 1}
\begin{frame}{frame 1}
\begin{itemize}
\item Item A
\item Item B
\begin{itemize}
\item Subitem 1
\item Subtem 2
\end{itemize}
\item Item C
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

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\subsection{frame 2}
\begin{frame}{frame 2}

\end{frame}

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\subsection{frame 3}
\begin{frame}{frame 3}


\end{frame}


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\section{\scshape Methodology}
\subsection{frame 1}
\begin{frame}{frame 1}

\end{frame}


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\subsection{frame 1}
\begin{frame}{frame 1}

\end{frame}

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\section{\scshape Results}
\subsection{Frame 1}
\begin{frame}{Frame 1}

\end{frame}

\end{document}