Presentations using PDFLatex
Tired of using PowerPoint for slides? Need university-level math
typesetting? You could try a combination of pdflatex, ppower4 and
acroread.
LaTeX
LaTeX is a typesetting system. If you do not know it yet, have a look
at the
TeX users' group or its
German equivalent. Pdflatex is a variant
that outputs PDF documents. Most Linux distributions come with LaTeX,
for other systems it may be one download away.
PPower4
PPower4 is a PDF postprocessor that helps you unfold your slides step
by step. It needs a JVM and can be downloaded for free (
to the PPower4 homepage).
Presenting
Assume you already have a ppower4 presentation. Then you load it into
your Acrobat Reader, switch to full screen and there you are.
Making one
First, learn LaTeX. Done? OK, so now you can
download my instant template. It
uses
make and a slice filter (included, needs Python) in
order to automatically generate
- the presentation PDF
- a PDF with plain white background and speaker hints
- the same, but four pages on one
- the handout
from a master LaTeX file, which is up to you to extend.
Automatic links...
