Making slides

• I like HTML presentations based on Slidy, but many prefer PDF slides produced by /Beamer.

• It can be a challenge to write code in either HTML or .

• Markdown and Pandoc provide an easy text-based syntax for writing papers and presentations.
  

• This template is designed to work with Pandoc to simultaneously:

  • Produce html output based on slidy
  • Produce matching PDF output based on /Beamer

Procedure

1. Prepare slides in a text document using Markdown syntax.
2. Place any images in the figures/ subdirectory.
3. Edit the included Makefile to specify the presentation name and other details.
4. Build the presentation by running make

Including Figures

To include a figure using Markdown, use this syntax:

![Optional figure caption.](figures/example.png){width=60%}

Result:

Optional figure caption.

Two-Column Slides

Starting two-column mode:

Here is a column.

• Text.
• More text.
• Description.
• Discussion.

And another column.

A tall figure.

Columns are now over.

Two-Column Slides

Starting two-column mode:

Here is a column.

• Text.
• More text.
• Description.
• Discussion.

And another column.

A tall figure.

Columns are now over.