Slide commands

• Use \documentclass{slides}:
  • this will select fonts and sizes that are suitable for a slide;
  • only those commands are available that make sense for a slide.
  • you can choose the option landscape to better use the pages;
    to print such slides use dvips -t landscape ....
• To create color slides, use the package color (i.e., add \usepackage{color} in the preamble).
• To change the font, use the corresponding package (e.g., \usepackage{times})
• Each slide is produced by the environment slide (that is, \begin{slide} ... \end{slide}).
• To create an overlay, use the environment overlay instead.
  • overlays for slide number 2 are numbered 2-a, 2-b, etc.
  • for text that should not be shown (either on the slide or its overlays), use the color white (if the color package is available), or the \phantom command.
• To create notes for a slide, use the environment note.
  Notes for slide number 2 are numbered 2-1, 2-2, etc.
• The rules that apply to the text written outside the slide, overlay or note environment (e.g., to create a title page) are:
  • it is formated like a slide, but without a slide number;
  • it allows in addition page-breaking commands (use \pagebreak to start a new page);
  • it will be always printed (see below).
• To print only some of the slides or notes, use in the preamble one or both of the commands \onlynotes and \onlyslides.
  Examples:
  • \onlyslides{1-1000} creates all slides (unless you have more than 1000!);
    note that the argument must be non-empty.
  • \onlyslides{1,3-6,8} creates only the slides (and overlays) 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8.
  • \onlynotes{2,3} creates only the notes corresponding to the slides 2 and 3.