Overview
There are several packages that are intended to be used for the creation of slides for presentations. These include prosper, beamer, and powerdot. There are also a few packages for creating posters, including tikzposter, beamerposter, and sciposter which are intended specifically for the creation of conference posters.
As is often the case with LaTeX, the choice of package will depend on the needs and preferences of the user.
LaTeX Presentation Resources
Presentations with LaTeX: Which Package, Which Command, Which Syntax? by Call Number: [ebook]Publication Date: 2012
- LaTeX Wikibook: PresentationsThe LaTeX Wikibook chapter on presentations, though at the moment only the
beamerpackage is covered in detail. It includes a wealth of information on what the package can do and how to implement it using a LaTeX editor. - Beamer User's Guide [PDF]A user's guide to the
beamerpackage that is extremely comprehensive, covering everything from installing the package to importing presentations based on other packages. - Dual Screen Presentations [PDF]This guide shows how the X Resize, Rotate, and Reflect extension of the X Window system can be used to display a LaTeX beamer presentation on one or two beamers while simultaneously displaying the output of both beamers on the lecturer's display. If only one beamer is used, the lecturer's display might show both the beamer output and hidden notes.
LaTeX Poster Resources
- Writing Posters with beamerposter in LaTeX [PDF]This is a short guide to utilizing the
beamerposterpackage for the creation of posters. - Creating Posters with a0poster in LaTeX [PDF]This article provides is a basic guide to the use of the
a0posterpackage, and includes a template poster. - Creating Scientific Posters with beamerposter and tikzposter - OverleafThis blog post from Overleaf provides the basic setup for creating a scientific poster in both
tikzposterandbeamerposter
More Poster Resources
This guide covers the creation of research posters in a few different programs: