List of figures and list of tables (\listoffigures & \listoftables)
In a thesis, report or book one can often find a list of figures and a list of tables. Latex provides a simple command for both of them which will collect all your figures and/or tables and...
View ArticleGlossary in Latex
A glossary is a nice thing to have in a report and usually very helpful. As you probably can imaging, it is very easy to create in Latex. Nevertheless, there are a few things to be done, especially...
View ArticleDefine your own “list of …”
I got this very interesting question lately, how to define a custom list of examples, similar to the list of figures. But as this is not only applicable to examples, but to all sorts of things (e.g....
View ArticleCreate small TOCs/LOFs/LOTs using \minitoc
In large documents, it is helpful to add a “mini-table-of-contents” at the beginning of every chapter in order to get a better overview of the chapter. The minitoc-package provides a nice, easy-to-use...
View ArticlePlacing figures/tables side-by-side (\subfig)
The subfigure package was replace by the subfig package quite a while ago. I therefore decided to replace my old post on that topic (Placing figures/tables side-by-side with subfigure) with an...
View Article10 ways to customize toc/lof/lot
I put together this list of 10 ways to customize the Table of Contents, List of Figures and List of Tables. Some of them are pretty common, some may be new to you. Hope you enjoy the list… Some pieces...
View ArticleWriting a thesis in LaTeX
Writing a thesis is a time-intensive endeavor. Fortunately, using LaTeX, you can focus on the content rather than the formatting of your thesis. The following article summarizes the most important...
View ArticleCross-referencing toc/lof/lot page numbers with content in LaTeX
The hyperref package is extensive. Besides clickable hyperlinks, it provides an option to cross-reference page numbers in table-of-contents, list-of-figures and list-of-tables with the actual page....
View ArticleTidy and compact table of contents with multitoc
The multitoc package provides an easy and clean way to save space when producing a table of contents. It allows for two or more columns. Similarly, list of figures and list of tables can be compressed....
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