Creating a document in Overleaf

Overleaf is a great on-line LaTeX editing tool that allows you to create LaTeX documents directly in your web browser. This article explains how to create a new project in Overleaf, either starting from scratch, uploading your own files or using one of the many templates available.

To start using Overleaf go to www.overleaf.com.

If you don't have an account enter your e-mail address and set a password in the corresponding boxes below Get started now, click Register and that's it, you will be redirected to the project management page where you will be guided into how to create a new project.

Starting a new project

There, a new document is created with some basic information already filled in. You can start editing your .tex file now, to view the changes click Recompile. For more information on how to create a basic L a T e X document see Creating a document in LaTeX.

This sample document contains an image inside a float element and a basic bibliography file. To learn more about these subjects see the links at the further reading section.

Quick guides

Quick guide to create a new blank project:

In the Project Management page click New project => Blank Project, enter a name for your project then click Create.

Quick guide to create a new project from an example:

In the Project Management page click New project => Example Project, enter a name for your project then click Create.

Overleaf guides

Creating a document in Overleaf
Uploading a project
Copying a project
Creating a project from a template
Using the Overleaf project menu
Including images in Overleaf
Exporting your work from Overleaf
Working offline in Overleaf
Using Track Changes in Overleaf
Using bibliographies in Overleaf
Sharing your work with others
Using the History feature
Debugging Compilation timeout errors
How-to guides
Guide to Overleaf’s premium features

LaTeX Basics

Creating your first LaTeX document
Choosing a LaTeX Compiler
Paragraphs and new lines
Bold, italics and underlining
Lists
Errors

Mathematics

Mathematical expressions
Subscripts and superscripts
Brackets and Parentheses
Matrices
Fractions and Binomials
Aligning equations
Operators
Spacing in math mode
Integrals, sums and limits
Display style in math mode
List of Greek letters and math symbols
Mathematical fonts
Using the Symbol Palette in Overleaf

Figures and tables

Inserting Images
Tables
Positioning Images and Tables
Lists of Tables and Figures
Drawing Diagrams Directly in LaTeX
TikZ package

References and Citations

Bibliography management with bibtex
Bibliography management with natbib
Bibliography management with biblatex
Bibtex bibliography styles
Natbib bibliography styles
Natbib citation styles
Biblatex bibliography styles
Biblatex citation styles

Languages

Multilingual typesetting on Overleaf using polyglossia and fontspec
Multilingual typesetting on Overleaf using babel and fontspec
International language support
Quotations and quotation marks
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Greek
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Document structure

Sections and chapters
Table of contents
Cross referencing sections, equations and floats
Indices
Glossaries
Nomenclatures
Management in a large project
Multi-file LaTeX projects
Hyperlinks

Formatting

Lengths in L a T e X
Headers and footers
Page numbering
Paragraph formatting
Line breaks and blank spaces
Text alignment
Page size and margins
Single sided and double sided documents
Multiple columns
Counters
Code listing
Code Highlighting with minted
Using colours in LaTeX
Footnotes
Margin notes

Fonts

Font sizes, families, and styles
Font typefaces
Supporting modern fonts with X Ǝ L a T e X

Presentations

Commands

Field specific

Theorems and proofs
Chemistry formulae
Feynman diagrams
Molecular orbital diagrams
Chess notation
Knitting patterns
CircuiTikz package
Pgfplots package
Typesetting exams in LaTeX
Knitr
Attribute Value Matrices

Class files

Understanding packages and class files
List of packages and class files
Writing your own package
Writing your own class