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'''Title of the Script: Framing texts and Fancybox'''

'''Author: Ambika Vanchinathan'''

'''Keywords: '''LaTeX, fancybox, shadowbox, doublebox, ovalbox, Ovalbox, fbox, video tutorial.

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|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''
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|| '''Slide 1'''

'''Title Slide'''
|| Welcome to the Spoken tutorial on '''Framing Texts and Fancybox.'''
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|| '''Slide 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial , we will learn to
* Use the fancybox package
* Add a frame using shadowbox, doublebox, ovalbox, and fbox
* Frame the text paragraphs and
* Add a frame to the single and multiline equations
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|| '''Slide 3'''

'''System Requirements'''

To record this tutorial, I am using:
* Linux Mint version 21.3
* Texworks version 0.6.6
|| To record this tutorial I’m using the following setup.
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|| '''Slide 4'''

'''Pre-requisites'''
|| To follow this tutorial, learners should have basic knowledge of LaTeX
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|| '''Slide 5'''

'''Code files'''

The following code file is required to practice this tutorial:

1. fancybox-eg.tex

This file is provided in the Code Files link of this tutorial page.
|| The following code file is required to practice this tutorial

This file is provided in the Code Files link of this tutorial page.
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'''\usepackage{fancybox}'''

'''{fancybox}'''
|| '''\usepackage{fancybox}''' imports the '''fancybox''' '''package'''.

'''fancybox''' allows us to create decorative boxes around text or images.

Boxes can have shadows, double lines, or rounded corners.

They can be used for highlighting important sections, notes, or headings.

This makes the content visually appealing.
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|| Click the '''Green Typeset '''button to run the code.

Select XeLaTeX from the drop down
|| Let us run the code to see the output.
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|| Uncomment line 31
|| Uncomment line 31.
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|| The command '''\shadowbox '''creates a box with a shadow effect around the given text
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|| Click the green Typeset button and show the output
|| Let’s run the code.

Here is the output.
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|| Uncomment the line 35
|| Uncomment line 35.
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|| The command '''\doublebox''' creates a double lined box around the given text.
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|| Click the green Typeset button and show the output
|| Let’s run the code.

The output shows a double lined box around the text.
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|| The command '''\ovalbox '''creates an oval box around the given text
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|| Uncomment line 40

Click the green Typeset button and show the output
|| Uncomment line 40.

Let us run the code

Here is the output
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|| Uncomment line 44

Click the green Typeset button and show the output
|| Uncomment line 44.

Let us run the code.

Here is the output.
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|| The command \'''Ovalbox''' creates a thick oval box around the given text.

Observe the capital '''O '''in the command.
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|| Comment line 46

Uncomment line 55

Click the green Typeset button and show the output

Point to the paragraph text.
|| Now, let us add a minipage about '''fancybox'''.

Comment line 46

Uncomment line 55

Let us run the code

Output shows a paragraph text.

Let us add a box around this paragraph.
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|| Uncomment lines 48 and 52
|| Uncomment lines 48 and 52.
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|| The \fbox command draws a box around the contents of the minipage.

This command allows us to frame multiple paragraphs.
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|| Run the code
|| Let us run the code.

The output now shows a box around the mini paragraph text.
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|| Comment line 55

Uncomment line 61
|| Comment line 55.

Uncomment line 61.
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|| Observe the '''$ '''inside''' \fbox command.'''

'''$...$ '''is''' '''used to show the equation in math mode.

The \'''fbox''' command creates a box around the equation.
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|| Click the green Typeset button and show the output
|| Let us run the code.

Here, only a single line of the equation can be enclosed in a frame.
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'''\begin{equation}'''

'''\fbox{$'''

'''\begin{array}{rcl}'''

'''a&=&b+c\\'''

'''<nowiki>=&x+y\\</nowiki>'''

'''<nowiki>=&z</nowiki>'''

'''\end{array}'''

'''$}'''

'''\end{equation'''
|| The command '''\fbox '''is used with an '''array''' environment.

This creates a box around multiple equations.

So a multiple lined equation is framed using an '''array '''inside the '''\fbox '''command .
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|| Click the green Typeset button and show the output
|| Let us run the code.

Here is the output.

A frame is added around the multiple lined equation.
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|| '''Slide 6'''

'''Summary'''

In this tutorial, we have learnt to
* Use the fancybox package
* Add a frame using shadowbox, doublebox, ovalbox, and fbox
* Frame the text paragraphs
* Add a frame to the single and multiline equations
|| With this we come to the end of this tutorial.

Let us summarise.
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|| '''Slide 7'''

'''Assignment'''

As an '''Assignment'''
|| As an Assignment,

Create a section called '''Algebra Practice'''
* Use '''\shadowbox '''for headings like '''Solve the following equations'''
* Use''' \ovalbox '''for short tips or reminders
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|| '''Slide 8'''

'''Thank you'''
|| Thank you for joining
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