Overleaf
Overleaf is a cloud-based LaTeX editor with real-time collaboration capability that can be easily used for creating and publishing documents using LaTeX markup. Official LaTeX templates for Overleaf from a wide range of scientific publications are readily available. For example, Springer Nature LaTeX Template, IEEE LaTeX Official templates, ACM Conference Proceedings Primary Article Template, etc.
Getting started in Overleaf: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Tutorials
Overleaf Premium License
Overleaf premium licenses are available for faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and select staff members. UCF's subscription is sponsored by the College of Sciences, College of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Graduate Students, and Office of Research.
Notable features of the premium license include:
- Invite collaborators to make real-time changes to your project.
- Increased compilation time as well as access to the fastest compilation servers.
- Complete document version history, compared to 24 hours of history for free Overleaf accounts.
- Integration with reference managers Mendeley and Zotero.
- Synchronization with a Git repository, either locally or on Github.
- Synchronization with Dropbox.
Read more about these new features, including instructions for use, on Overleaf's How-To Page.
How do I get access?
Navigate to https://www.overleaf.com/edu/ucf, and click 'Log in with SSO'.
You will be prompted to sign in with your UCF identity.
If you were not already logged in to a personal Overleaf account, you will be prompted to choose one of two options.
- Log in and link
- Select this option if you wish to link an already existing Overleaf account to your UCF identity. This will preserve any projects you have saved, only adding the premium license features to your personal account.
- Create new account
- Select this option if you do not already have an existing Overleaf account you wish to link to your UCF identity.
After completing this step you will now have an account linked to your UCF identity and can begin using the premium features of Overleaf.
Additional Overleaf Resources
Want hands-on support from the Office of Research Cyberinfrastructure with Overleaf or LaTeX? Visit our Virtual Office Hours to get help.
Have questions about your eligibility for an Overleaf license, or need assistance in linking your account to your UCF identity? Reach out to OverleafAdmin@ucf.edu for support.
Additional LaTeX Resources
LaTeX is a document preparation system for high-quality typesetting for scientific documents or technical documents and presentations.
LaTeX Documentation: https://www.latex-project.org/help/documentation/
LaTeX Books: https://www.latex-project.org/help/books/
LaTeX step-by-step learning guide: https://www.learnlatex.org/en/