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LaTeX Quickstart Tutorial ☕️

How do I make a PDD from this template?

Start a branch of this repository, then submit a pull request when you're ready for review. A tutorial for this can be found here. Don't forget to assign reviewers!

I wrote my PDD. Now what?

You need to submit it for review so we can make it the best that it can be. This is also covered in the the tutorial.

My bibliography won't show up!

• Make sure you've created a .bib file and it's properly formatted! There are examples in the COPY_THIS folder. sample-formats.bib sample-with-examples
• Have you made any citations? Whenever you reference an external work such as a textbook or research paper, you must use the \cite{your-reference} command to insert a citation. No matter how many references you have in your .bib file, LaTeX only shows the ones you have cited.
• Are you telling LaTeX to make you bibliography? Insert the following commands after your acknowledgements and before your appendix:

\bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}
\bibliography{YOUR-BIB}

(in this example, I have a file called YOUR-BIB.bib in the same directory as my .TeX file.)

How do I make nice looking tables?

I'm so glad you asked! Here's a great style guide to effective and beautiful LaTeX tables.

The package booktabs is highly recommended. Its usage is also described in the style guide.

Why is my linter yelling at me over periods and dashes?

Because it matters! https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/3819/dashes-vs-vs