The Prosper package for L

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Presentations without PowerPoint
Georg Drenkhahn
georg@mpa-garching.mpg.de
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Introduction

Prosper is a plain L
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T
E
X packet. All common L
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T
E
X
macros are available.

Produces Postscript for printing slides and Portable

Document Format (PDF) les for presentations.

Presentations are viewed with the Acrobat reader.

Common on many computer systems.

System independent (Windows, UNIX, Mac, . . . )

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Introduction

Prosper is a plain L
A
T
E
X packet. All common L
A
T
E
X
macros are available.

Produces Postscript for printing slides and Portable

Document Format (PDF) les for presentations.

Presentations are viewed with the Acrobat reader.

Common on many computer systems.

System independent (Windows, UNIX, Mac, . . . )

The Prosper package for LAT
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Introduction

Prosper is a plain L
A
T
E
X packet. All common L
A
T
E
X
macros are available.

Produces Postscript for printing slides and Portable

Document Format (PDF) les for presentations.

Presentations are viewed with the Acrobat reader.

Common on many computer systems.

System independent (Windows, UNIX, Mac, . . . )

The Prosper package for LAT
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Introduction

Prosper is a plain L
A
T
E
X packet. All common L
A
T
E
X
macros are available.

Produces Postscript for printing slides and Portable

Document Format (PDF) les for presentations.

Presentations are viewed with the Acrobat reader.

Common on many computer systems.

System independent (Windows, UNIX, Mac, . . . )

The Prosper package for LAT
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Features

Simple structure, few new commands

New step-by-step itemisation environment (as seen)

Various transition types between slides: Replace, Split,

Blinds, Box, Wipe, Dissolve, Glitter

Possibility to create own styles

The Prosper package for LAT
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Features

Simple structure, few new commands

New step-by-step itemisation environment (as seen)

Various transition types between slides: Replace, Split,

Blinds, Box, Wipe, Dissolve, Glitter

Possibility to create own styles

The Prosper package for LAT
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Features

Simple structure, few new commands

New step-by-step itemisation environment (as seen)

Various transition types between slides: Replace, Split,

Blinds, Box, Wipe, Dissolve, Glitter

Possibility to create own styles

The Prosper package for LAT
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Features

Simple structure, few new commands

New step-by-step itemisation environment (as seen)

Various transition types between slides: Replace, Split,

Blinds, Box, Wipe, Dissolve, Glitter

Possibility to create own styles

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Add, replace, delete
Items can be added
Items can be added, replaced and
deleted
This works in normal text, itemisation environments and
math formulae:
Induction equation (ideal MHD)

B =
ux freezing diusion term
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Add, replace, delete
. . . or replaced
Items can be added, replaced and deleted
This works in normal text, itemisation environments and
math formulae:
Induction equation (ideal MHD)

B =
ux freezing diusion term
The Prosper package for LAT
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Add, replace, delete
Items can be added, replaced and deleted
This works in normal text, itemisation environments and
math formulae:
Induction equation (ideal MHD)

B =
ux freezing diusion term
The Prosper package for LAT
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Add, replace, delete
Items can be added, replaced and deleted
This works in normal text, itemisation environments and
math formulae:
Induction equation (ideal MHD)

B = curl

v

B

+
c
2
4

B
ux freezing diusion term
The Prosper package for LAT
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Add, replace, delete
Items can be added, replaced and deleted
This works in normal text, itemisation environments and
math formulae:
Induction equation
(ideal MHD)

B = curl

v

B

+
c
2
4

B
ux freezing diusion term
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Standard styles
The quest for
The following formula computes 8 correct
digits per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
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2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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The quest for
The following formula computes 8 correct digits per
iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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Alienglow Autumn
The quest for

The following formula computes 8 correct digits

per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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The quest for

The following formula computes 8 correct

digits per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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Azure Contemporain
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Standard styles 2
The quest for
The following formula computes 8 correct
digits per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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The quest for

The following formula computes 8 correct digits per

iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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Darkblue Frames
The quest for

The following formula computes 8 correct

digits per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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The quest for

The following formula computes 8 correct

digits per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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Lignesbleues NuanceGris
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Standard styles 3
The quest for

The following formula computes 8 correct

digits per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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The quest for
The following formula computes 8 correct
digits per iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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TroisPoints gyom
The quest for
The following formula computes 8 correct digits per
iteration (Ramanujan):
1

n=0
(
1
4
)
n
(
2
4
)
n
(
3
4
)
n
n!
3

2(1103 + 26390n)

1
(99
2
)
2n+1
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Structure
\documentclass[pdf,mpa]{prosper}
\title{Some presentation}
...
\maketitle
\begin{slide}{1. Slide}
normal text/graphics on slide
\end{slide}
\overlays{4}{
\begin{slide}{Slide with more parts}
...
\end{slide}
}
\begin{document}
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Overlays
\overlay{4}{
\begin{slide}{Title}
\onlySlide*{1}{...}
\fromSlide{2}{...}
\untilSlide{3}{...}
\FromSlide{4}
...
\end{slide}
}
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Creation from source

latex (twice for cross-references):

.tex .dvi

for slides: dvips:

.dvi .ps

for pdf presentations: dvips,ps2pdf or dvi2pdf:

.dvi .pdf

dvi2pdf is a Perl script in the pdsoft area. Takes care of

all pdf issues: vector fonts, paper size, optimisation.
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Creation from source

latex (twice for cross-references):

.tex .dvi

for slides: dvips:

.dvi .ps

for pdf presentations: dvips,ps2pdf or dvi2pdf:

.dvi .pdf

dvi2pdf is a Perl script in the pdsoft area. Takes care of

all pdf issues: vector fonts, paper size, optimisation.
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Creation from source

latex (twice for cross-references):

.tex .dvi

for slides: dvips:

.dvi .ps

for pdf presentations: dvips,ps2pdf or dvi2pdf:

.dvi .pdf

dvi2pdf is a Perl script in the pdsoft area. Takes care of

all pdf issues: vector fonts, paper size, optimisation.
The Prosper package for LAT
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Creation from source

latex (twice for cross-references):

.tex .dvi

for slides: dvips:

.dvi .ps

for pdf presentations: dvips,ps2pdf or dvi2pdf:

.dvi .pdf

dvi2pdf is a Perl script in the pdsoft area. Takes care of

all pdf issues: vector fonts, paper size, optimisation.
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