Latex Helper Files

.gitignore

*.pdf
*.log
*.aux
*.out

journal_article.tex

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% Journal Article
% LaTeX Template
% Version 1.3 (9/9/13)
%
% This template has been downloaded from:
% http://www.LaTeXTemplates.com
%
% Original author:
% Frits Wenneker (http://www.howtotex.com)
%
% License:
% CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
%
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% PACKAGES AND OTHER DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
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\documentclass[twoside]{article}

\usepackage{lipsum} % Package to generate dummy text throughout this template

\usepackage[sc]{mathpazo} % Use the Palatino font
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Use 8-bit encoding that has 256 glyphs
\linespread{1.05} % Line spacing - Palatino needs more space between lines
\usepackage{microtype} % Slightly tweak font spacing for aesthetics

\usepackage[hmarginratio=1:1,top=32mm,columnsep=20pt]{geometry} % Document margins
\usepackage{multicol} % Used for the two-column layout of the document
\usepackage[hang, small,labelfont=bf,up,textfont=it,up]{caption} % Custom captions under/above floats in tables or figures
\usepackage{booktabs} % Horizontal rules in tables
\usepackage{float} % Required for tables and figures in the multi-column environment - they need to be placed in specific locations with the [H] (e.g. \begin{table}[H])
\usepackage{hyperref} % For hyperlinks in the PDF

\usepackage{lettrine} % The lettrine is the first enlarged letter at the beginning of the text
\usepackage{paralist} % Used for the compactitem environment which makes bullet points with less space between them

\usepackage{abstract} % Allows abstract customization
\renewcommand{\abstractnamefont}{\normalfont\bfseries} % Set the "Abstract" text to bold
\renewcommand{\abstracttextfont}{\normalfont\small\itshape} % Set the abstract itself to small italic text

\usepackage{titlesec} % Allows customization of titles
\renewcommand\thesection{\Roman{section}} % Roman numerals for the sections
\renewcommand\thesubsection{\Roman{subsection}} % Roman numerals for subsections
\titleformat{\section}[block]{\large\scshape\centering}{\thesection.}{1em}{} % Change the look of the section titles
\titleformat{\subsection}[block]{\large}{\thesubsection.}{1em}{} % Change the look of the section titles

\usepackage{fancyhdr} % Headers and footers
\pagestyle{fancy} % All pages have headers and footers
\fancyhead{} % Blank out the default header
\fancyfoot{} % Blank out the default footer
\fancyhead[C]{Running title $\bullet$ November 2012 $\bullet$ Vol. XXI, No. 1} % Custom header text
\fancyfoot[RO,LE]{\thepage} % Custom footer text

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% TITLE SECTION
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\title{\vspace{-15mm}\fontsize{24pt}{10pt}\selectfont\textbf{Article Title}} % Article title

\author{
\large
\textsc{John Smith}\thanks{A thank you or further information}\\[2mm] % Your name
\normalsize University of California \\ % Your institution
\normalsize \href{mailto:john@smith.com}{john@smith.com} % Your email address
\vspace{-5mm}
}
\date{}

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\begin{document}

\maketitle % Insert title

\thispagestyle{fancy} % All pages have headers and footers

%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% ABSTRACT
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\begin{abstract}

\noindent \lipsum[1] % Dummy abstract text

\end{abstract}

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% ARTICLE CONTENTS
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\begin{multicols}{2} % Two-column layout throughout the main article text

\section{Introduction}

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\lipsum[2-3] % Dummy text

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\section{Methods}

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\end{compactitem}
\lipsum[4] % Dummy text

%------------------------------------------------

\section{Results}

\begin{table}[H]
\caption{Example table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{llr}
\toprule
\multicolumn{2}{c}{Name} \\
\cmidrule(r){1-2}
First name & Last Name & Grade \\
\midrule
John & Doe & $7.5$ \\
Richard & Miles & $2$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\lipsum[5] % Dummy text

\begin{equation}
\label{eq:emc}
e = mc^2
\end{equation}

\lipsum[6] % Dummy text

%------------------------------------------------

\section{Discussion}

\subsection{Subsection One}

\lipsum[7] % Dummy text

\subsection{Subsection Two}

\lipsum[8] % Dummy text

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% REFERENCE LIST
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\begin{thebibliography}{99} % Bibliography - this is intentionally simple in this template

\bibitem[Figueredo and Wolf, 2009]{Figueredo:2009dg}
Figueredo, A.~J. and Wolf, P. S.~A. (2009).
\newblock Assortative pairing and life history strategy - a cross-cultural
  study.
\newblock {\em Human Nature}, 20:317--330.

\end{thebibliography}

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\end{multicols}

\end{document}

Makefile

INPUTS=$(wildcard *.tex)

all: *.pdf

*.pdf: $(INPUTS)
	pdflatex $^

clean:
	$(RM) -r *.pdf *.log *.aux *.out

word_template.tex

\documentclass[12pt]{article}

% Emulate MS Word
\usepackage{wordlike}

% One inch margins
\PassOptionsToPackage{margin=1in}{geometry}

% Remove footnote indentation
\usepackage[hang,flushmargin]{footmisc}

% 0.5 inch indent
\setlength\parindent{0.5in}

% Double spacing
\usepackage{setspace}
\setstretch{2}

% MIT ID
\newcommand{\id}{910275916}

% Header
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\setlength{\headheight}{57pt}
\rhead{MIT ID \id, \thepage}

% Add space between text and footnotes section
\setlength{\skip\footins}{0.5in}

% Add a space before the footnote mark
\let\myfootnote\footnote
\renewcommand{\footnote}[1]{\myfootnote{~#1}}

% Generate placeholder text
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

{\setlength\parindent{0pt}
MIT ID: \id

March 30, 2016
}

\vspace{-12pt}

\begin{center}
Laptops in Schools
\end{center}

\vspace{-12pt}

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molestie nisl at turpis pretium facilisis.} Nunc ullamcorper turpis sit amet
ipsum elementum ultricies. Nam venenatis leo id nunc consequat elementum.
Donec consectetur velit vel felis aliquet et iaculis nunc euismod.  Etiam sed
nibh nulla. Fusce tortor elit, laoreet vitae pellentesque
consectetur.\footnote{Feugiat in nulla.}

\lipsum[2-5]

\end{document}