LaTeX setup

template.tex

\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{versions}
\usepackage{placeins} % for \FloatBarrier
\usepackage{setspace}
\newcommand{\red}{\color{red}}
\newcommand{\blue}{\color{blue}}
\newcommand{\green}{\color{green}}

%%% 
%%%   INSTRUCTIONS
%%%
%%% Just comment out one or the other of the "togglefalse/toggletrue" pairs

\newtoggle{final}
\newtoggle{blind}
\togglefalse{final}
%\toggletrue{final}
%\toggletrue{blind}
\togglefalse{blind}

% 
% Align numbers in tables
%

\usepackage{dcolumn}
\newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{.}{#1}}
\usepackage{siunitx}
%
% Include/exclude environments
%
\iftoggle{final}{\excludeversion{instructions}}%
{\includeversion{instructions}}


%
% allow for instructions
%
\renewenvironment{instructions}{\color{lightgray}\footnotesize\it
\begin{tabular}{p{0.9\textwidth}}
    \hline\\
    }%
{\\\hline\\\end{tabular}}


%
% Layout
%
\iftoggle{final}{
%  \geometry{left=1.0in,right=1.0in,top=1.0in,bottom=1.0in}
}%else
{
  \geometry{left=0.5in,right=2.0in,top=1.0in,bottom=1.0in,marginparwidth=1.5in}
  }

%
% Notes
%
% May also want to insert the following near the top of the document
%
%
\iftoggle{final}{
    \usepackage[disable]{todonotes}
    \newcommand{\mc}[2]{#1} % make margincomments go away
    \newcommand{\insertref}[1]{}
}%else
{
    \usepackage[colorinlistoftodos]{todonotes}
    \newcommand{\insertref}[1]{\todo[color=green!40]{#1}}
    \newcommand{\mc}[2]{% 1 referenced text 2  comment
       \textcolor{OliveGreen}{#1}%
       \todo[linecolor=OliveGreen]{\protect\begin{spacing}{0.5}#2\protect\end{spacing}}~
    }
}

%
% Use this version if the todonotes package is not available
%
%\iftoggle{final}{
%   \newcommand{\mc}[2]{#1} % make margincomments go away
%   \newcommand{\tc}[2]{#1} % make text comments go away
%}%else
%{
%\newcommand{\mc}[2]{% 1 referenced text 2 initials 3 comment
%\textcolor{OliveGreen}{#1}%
%\marginpar{\scriptsize\textbf\raggedright\textcolor{red}{#2}}}
%\newcommand{\tc}[2]{\textcolor{green}{#1}[\textcolor{red}{#2}]}
%}