Queen's University Belfast on Overleaf
Overview
Queen's University Belfast is providing Overleaf Professional features for students, researchers and staff from the School of Mathematics and Physics, and for researchers and staff in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Overleaf is a collaborative, online LaTeX editor, and Overleaf Professional features include real-time track changes, unlimited collaborators, and full document history.
Overleaf is designed to make the process of writing, editing and producing your research papers and project reports much quicker for both you and your collaborators. Overleaf can also be linked to other services to best fit into your workflow.
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Quick Start
Welcome to the quick start guide to Overleaf. We've put together some useful resources and links in the sections below, and if you have any questions about how to get started please let us know and we'll be happy to help!
For Students
Try out the Overleaf editor with built in tutorial
If you'd like to dive straight into the editor, simply click the button to create a new paper using our quick-start template. A short tutorial will walk you through the main features to quickly get you started.
Browse the Overleaf template gallery
You can find a selection of featured templates, or check out our full template gallery for more ideas and inspiration.
Take our free course to quickly master the LaTeX essentials
If you're new to LaTeX, we've put together a free online course to help you learn the basics. If you have never used LaTeX before, or if it has been a while and you would like a refresher, this is the place to start.
For Researchers
Find a journal template
Through our partnerships within the publishing community, we provide a selection of academic journal templates for articles and papers. These templates automatically format your manuscripts in the style required for submission to that journal.
Edit in Rich Text mode or directly in LaTeX
Overleaf provides an intuitive and easy-to-use manuscript editor (our rich text mode), which is especially useful if you or your co-authors aren't familiar with writing in LaTeX.
If you prefer to edit directly in LaTeX, you can! Overleaf provides a full collaborative online LaTeX editor you can switch to at any time.
Submitting your articles to journals, repositories and more
You can also submit your paper directly to a number of journals and other editorial and review services via the publish menu in the editor. Simply open the publish menu from any document and follow the appropriate 'Submit to ...' link.
For Teachers
Introducing Students to LaTeX
Overleaf has several on-demand webinars available that address a variety of beginner, intermediate, and advanced topics.
Help students understand LaTeX errors
Addressing errors as they happen helps ensure that your LaTeX project continues to compile and look the way it should.
Show your class how to turn on track changes for review
Overleaf offers an impressive collection of collaboration features, and your institutional subscription provides all users with access to the powerful track changes feature.
Featured LaTeX Templates
This is a template for the document that needs to be submitted as part of the Initial Review process, which typically takes place within the first 3-5 months of starting a PhD within the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University Belfast.
A PhD Differentiation template for students studying at Queen's University Belfast.
Annual Progress Review (APR) template for PGR students at Queen's University Belfast.
Source: https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive This has been uploaded to Overleaf by Lian Tze Lim To search the document for the desired symbol, it is easiest to download the PDF from Overleaf and use a local PDF viewer, or to visit: http://texdoc.net/texmf-dist/doc/latex/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf
Know the LaTeX command you want to use but can't remember how to write it? Here we present a great tips sheet produced by Dave Richeson; it's pre-loaded in Overleaf so you can see how the commands work instantly. Simply click on the button above to open a version in Overleaf for editing (and to quickly copy and paste the commands you need!). For more comments visit this page on Dave's site, or if you'd like to work through a fuller introduction to LaTeX why not check out our free online course?
FAQ & Help
Who should I contact if I have questions about Overleaf or the Queen's University Belfast license?
If you need technical support while working on any Overleaf projects, please use our contact form and we'll make sure your question gets to the right person in our team.
I'm new to Overleaf, how should I get started?
We've put together a short How do I use Overleaf help page to give you pointers on exactly that :)
You can also check out upcoming and on-demand webinars
How do I upload an existing LaTeX project into Overleaf?
Here's how to import existing LaTeX documents into Overleaf.
What packages does Overleaf support?
Overleaf supports the packages listed here.