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Revision as of 13:33, 19 September 2025
Title of the Script: Changing Page Layout in LaTeX
Author: Ambika Vanchinathan
Keywords: LaTeX, geometry package, page layout, newgeometry, geometry, restoregeometry, showframe, margins, video tutorial
| Visual Cue | Narration |
| Slide 1
Title Slide |
Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Changing Page Layout in LaTeX. |
| Slide 2
Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn to:
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| Slide 3
System Requirements |
To record this tutorial, I am using:
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| Slide 4
Pre-requisites |
To follow this tutorial, learners should have basic knowledge of LaTeX. |
| Slide 5
Code files The following code file is required to practice this tutorial. 1. geometry-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. |
| Let us get started. | |
| Highlight:
\usepackage{geometry} |
The command \usepackage{geometry} imports the geometry package. |
| Click the green Typeset button and show the output | Here is the output |
| Highlight:
line 8 to 11. |
Here, \geometry{} command :
sets the page size to A4; the text width to 12 cm; and the text height to 19 cm. This command should be placed before the \begin{document} in the preamble. Since it modifies the page layout parameters, such as paper size, orientation etc., These must be set before the document starts rendering. |
| Uncomment line 13 | Let us uncomment line 13. |
| Highlight:
line 13 Click the green Typeset button and show the output |
Option {showframe=true} with \geometry displays page frame.
It shows text area, marginsep, marginwidth, footskip, headsep, header etc Run the code to see the output. The document now shows margins and page layout. |
| Point the cursor to Marginsep
Point the cursor to Marginwidth Point the cursor to footskip Point the cursor to headsep Point the cursor to headerin the output pdf file. |
Marginsep is the space between the main text area and the margin notes.
Marginwidth controls the width of the margin note area. footskip is the distance between the bottom of the text body to the footer. headsep is the vertical space between the header and the main text body. header is the space at the top of a page, above the main text area. Note the options with \geometry{} keep getting added to the previous ones. |
| Uncomment line 15 | Let’s uncomment the line 15. |
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line 15 left=1.5in, top=1.5in, twocolumn |
Sets the left margin of the page to 1.5 inches.
Sets the top margin of the page to 1.5 inches. Sets the page layout to two columns like in newspapers or journals. |
| Click the green Typeset button and show the output | Run the code to see the output.
We see the left and top margins set as specified. The page is displayed in two column format. |
| Comment 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 | Now comment the lines 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 15. |
| Uncomment line 17 | Uncomment the line 17. |
| Click the green Typeset button and show the output | Run the code to see the output. |
| Highlight:
line 17 |
To simplify, we replaced earlier commands with a single command.
Since the output remains unchanged, the previous commands are redundant. |
| Uncomment line 42 | Uncomment the line 42 |
| Highlight:
line 42 |
\newgeometry{} command dynamically changes the page layout within the document.
It redefines the page geometry from the point it is used onward. |
| Click the green Typeset button and show the output | Run the code.
The layout changes from the second page onwards. Notice the paragraph format on page two. |
| Uncomment line 51 | Uncomment the line 51 |
| Highlight:
line 51 |
\restoregeometry restores the previous setting.
This command has no arguments All the text after this command changes to the original set-up |
| Click the green Typeset button and show the output | Run the code.
Notice that the third page in the output returns to the two-column layout. |
| Slide 6
Summary In this tutorial we have learnt to:
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With this we come to the end of this tutorial.
Let us summarise. |
| Slide 7
Assignment Create a LaTeX document with:
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As an Assignment please do the following. |
| Slide 8
Thank you |
Thank you for joining |
