Custom formatting for LaTeX documents, with a focus on class reports.

formatting.tex

% This file has been adapted from the Pomona Linguistics Latex Paper template on Overleaf.

% More sane margins
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}

% Gives some extra formatting options, e.g. underlining/strikeout
\usepackage{ulem}

% For putting links into papers, also helps make cross-references in the paper smart references
\usepackage[colorlinks = true,
            linkcolor = blue,
            urlcolor  = blue,
            citecolor = blue,
            anchorcolor = blue]{hyperref} %smarter cross-references, these options turn links blue

% Don't indent paragraphs, and add spacing in between paragraphs. Also make titles look a bit nicer.
\usepackage[parfill]{parskip}

% Changes the \maketitle command to be smaller and take up less space on a page. Looks much better for most reports.
\makeatletter         
\def\@maketitle{   % custom maketitle 
\noindent {\Large \bfseries \color{black} \@title}  \\ \hrule \noindent  \@author \\ \@date  
}

This probably doesn't work very well if you have a lab report that has lots of screenshots - it'll work best if your report is mostly or entirely text. I haven't tried tables or figures.