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About the Course

This course will introduce you to LaTeX, a document preparation system for creating highly customized formatted documents and Overleaf, a tool that makes writing with LaTeX much easier. LaTeX and Overleaf are particularly useful for scientific researchers who may want to write scientific manuscripts and be able to reformat the manuscript easily for different scientific journals. Unique Features of this course - Very beginner friendly approach to LaTeX which is often considered to be an intimidating subject - Guidance through starting using a template for scientific articles for a preprint archive - A relatively quick summary overview of how to use the main features of Overleaf - Some historical context Key Words Typesetting, LaTeX, Overleaf, Scientific Manuscripts, Scientific Publishing Intended Audience - The course is intended for scientific writers who might be interested in learning how to automate some of their writing formatting/layouts Note: No prerequisite knowledge is required. Learning Objectives 1. Be familiar with what LaTeX is and how it came to be 2. Understand the benefits of LaTeX and Overleaf 3. Get started writing in Overleaf with a template for a scientific manuscript 4. Add references to a document in Overleaf 5. Get help if you encounter challenges 6. Work collaboratively on Overleaf Accessibility We are committed to making our content accessible and available to all. We welcome any feedback you might have at https://forms.gle/3sTZpctxzYyhj74NA. Questions related to accessibility accommodations should be directed to https://studentserviceportal.force.com/s/. PDF versions of this course can be found at https://leanpub.com/courses/fredhutch/overleaf_intro. Overleaf is a very useful tool for collaborative scientific writing. It has an advantage over other potential collaborative writing options in that it enables for seamless changes in formatting and arrangement of text to allow you to submit to various publication platforms, such as preprint archives or scientific journals. Another advantage of Overleaf is that it is based on using LaTeX which makes it easy to add mathematical formulas to your writing. It also helps you do really complicated formatting and layouts with much more ease than other options and it makes it easy to replicate that complicated formatting/layout again for other papers or other writing products. It is widely used in certain fields like statistics and computer science. Therefore, it can also be useful to know about if you have collaborators in these fields....

Top reviews

IA

Oct 20, 2024

In this course, I have learned much about LaTex and Overleaf. worthy course on Coursera.

AD

Nov 4, 2024

This course is very crisp and precise about the points it covered.

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By Majd M

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Sep 5, 2024

The course provided a solid foundation in the basics of LaTeX and Overleaf, making it a valuable resource for beginners. However, incorporating a human tutor instead of relying on AI-generated audio could enhance the learning experience, making it more engaging and interactive. Overall, I appreciate the course content and its practical approach.

By Salamullah

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Dec 3, 2023

The course is superb. It is easy to follow the steps given throughout the course content delivery sessions. Great work done by the team.

By Izzah A

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Oct 20, 2024

In this course, I have learned much about LaTex and Overleaf. worthy course on Coursera.

By Aditya D

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Nov 5, 2024

This course is very crisp and precise about the points it covered.

By Ronal J G L

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Aug 23, 2024

genial lo único es que curso debe ser traducido al español

By Hetal

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Jun 18, 2024

Very useful for the beginners. Thank you Coursera

By Pranav J

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Oct 30, 2024

It is helpful for beginners

By Skander K

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Aug 27, 2024

je veux une certificat

By Umidbek Z

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Dec 9, 2024

nice good

By ZUHRA E H Q

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Dec 15, 2024

good

By Raman Z

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Nov 5, 2024

nice

By Nur M

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Oct 15, 2024

Good

By José D G M

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Sep 4, 2024

nice

By Amine E

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Sep 1, 2024

it's a good course to start with, but you can't count on it to learn Latex properly

By EYIMA M P D

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Nov 12, 2024

j'ai appris une nouvelle competence

By Harshda S

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Feb 23, 2024

Good course but Need more videos.

By Prachi M

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Nov 6, 2024

Nice

By ARUN K S V E

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Sep 2, 2024

good

By Maryam A B

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Nov 21, 2024

It would be great if more practice examples were added and step by step instructions in the videos are given.

By Christian E

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Oct 1, 2024

I hesitate in calling this a course. It's a conversion of a document of how to use Overleaf and doesn't go into detail about how to, for example, format a document using LaTeX. The audio portions are simply highlights of key points from the text they have you read, but often that information doesn't line up with the quiz questions – and those questions are often things that are poorly formatted, contain misspellings, or don't pertain to what you're learning, such as the fact that there's a paid version of Overleaf. Overleaf's own intro and documentation is more helpful.

By Krish P

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Nov 11, 2024

bakvas