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A template for writing a nice book with LaTeX

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Folders and files, repository files navigation, ℹ️ introduction.

The goal of this template is to provide a nice-looking book layout, easy to configure and fill in.

Here is an example preview for the table of content, and other main document items:

Here is an example preview for chapter items, including the chapter heading, summary and discussion pages:

Here is an example preview for appendix items, including the appendix heading with a mini table of content:

🗃️ Structure

The template is structured in the following way:

• main.tex : This is the main TeX file to be compiled. Here you can include chapters, parts and appendices and also configure some settings (e.g. printable version).
• appendices : This folder contains the appendices, one TeX file for each of them, to be included in main.tex .
• chapters : This folder contains the chapters, one TeX file for each of them, to be included in main.tex .
• figures : This folder is aimed to contain the figures (that is, the pictures to be captioned that are included in the list of figures).
• icons : This folder is aimed to contain icons that are used without captions, e.g. these included with special text boxes (like tip ).
• parts : This folder contains every part other than chapters or appendices (i.e. abstract, foreword, references, acronyms, ...), one TeX file for each of them, to be included in main.tex .
• styles : This folder contains the available styles. Most of the included one should not be edited.

This structure follows the same one as for this master thesis template .

This particular template features a style especially designed for publishing at Lambert Academic Publishing , style/lap-publishing-book.sty .

⚙️ Compilation

The compilation can easilly be configured in Texmaker by defining a Quick Build Command :

• Go to the menu Options

Select Configure Texmaker

Go to tab Quick Build

In the field User : (...) , replace the command with:

Then click OK

When editing the book with Texmaker :

• Open main.tex
• Select Define Current Document as "Master Document"
• Open main.idx for edition
• Click on Quick Build to compile

This will produce main.pdf with all the included chapters, parts and appendices.

📕 Making your book

Tuning parts.

This template includes multiple pre-filled (self-explanatory) part files of the dissertation, whose some are to be adapted and others should not be modified.

Parts that you should adapt:

• parts/abstract.tex
• parts/acknowledgements.tex
• parts/acronyms.tex
• parts/bibliography.bib
• parts/foreword.tex
• parts/glossary.tex

Parts that you should not adapt:

• parts/index.tex
• parts/lof.tex
• parts/references.tex
• parts/toc.tex

Adding chapters

This template has a particular layout for chapters. Each of them starts with a chapter cover page with:

• Above: the chapter title.
• On the left column: an upper and a lower paragraph.
• On the right column: the mini table of content for the chapter.

In LaTeX, this is structured like the following:

Once you have written your new chapter in chapters/my-chapter.tex , do not forget to include it in main.tex (insert a line \include{chapters/my-chapter} where relevant).

Adding appendices

This template also features a particular layout for appendices. As matters separated from the main thread, they do not have cover pages but a mini table of content as well.

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An academic thesis, also known as a dissertation, is a substantial work produced by a graduate student to communicate their research and earn a degree. A thesis will typically include a review of the current state of research in the field of study followed by a central hypothesis to be investigated. The bulk of the thesis will then focus on the methods and results of the research performed, followed by a discussion on how the results add to the field in general. Theses are long, highly structured and include a lot of advanced document elements.

This template is designed for writing books and graduate-level theses and provides numerous examples and documentation to enable complex requirements. The design features a relatively narrow main text column with an adjacent wide margin to house notes, figures, tables, citations and captions.

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Masters/Doctoral Thesis

This template provides a full framework for writing a graduate level thesis. It is carefully structured and separated into multiple parts for easy editing. Included are the following pages/sections: a cover page, declaration of authorship, quotation, abstract, acknowledgements, contents page(s), list of figures, list of tables, abbreviations, physical constants, symbols, dedication, example chapter, example appendix and bibliography.

Classicthesis Typographic Thesis

This template has been designed as a homage to the Elements of Typographic Style. As such, it has an air of efficiency and optimal design. It is suitable for any high-level degree thesis such as for a PhD, Masters or Honors. Sections within the thesis are clearly separated in a consistent way, as are sections within each chapter. The default structure of the thesis proceeds in the following order: title page, dedication, abstract, publications, acknowledgements, contents, list of tables/figures/listings, acronyms, content chapters, appendices, bibliography, colophon and declaration.

Maggi Memoir Thesis

This template uses the memoir document class to beautifully typeset a thesis. It is suitable for any high-level degree thesis such as for a PhD, Masters or Honors. The layout of the content is in a thin format to promote easy reading and the template features advanced specification of margins and trimming. The thesis boasts a professional look which is immediately obvious from the title page itself and carries through the design of the rest of the document. Three custom fonts are used in the template to match the design and beautifully display your content.

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Basic thesis template

This Thesis LaTeX template is an ideal starting point for writing your PhD thesis, masters dissertation or final year project. The style is appropriate for most universities, and can be easily customised. This LaTeX template includes a title page, a declaration, an abstract, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of figures/tables, a dedication, and example chapters and sections.

This template was originally published on ShareLaTeX and subsequently moved to Overleaf in November 2019.

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