Removing author's name from abstract

Question

I'm using this template: https://www.overleaf.com/5498197zgcfjy#/17625707/

How can I (modify the document to) leave out the name of the author in the abstract?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 17 '16 at 10:32

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Simply delete lines 72 and 107...

answered Jun 17 '16 at 10:32

Tom Solid

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You mean 72 and 108? But the "by" stays in the abstract. – faf Jun 17 '16 at 10:35
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It's probably not the best way but \providecaptionname{american,australian,british,canadian,english,newzealand,UKenglish,USenglish}{\byname}{} works. – Jérôme Dequeker Jun 17 '16 at 10:49
@JérômeDequeker Where should I replace this in the doc? – faf Jun 17 '16 at 11:05
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Copy/Paste this line just before the \begin{document} – Jérôme Dequeker Jun 17 '16 at 11:15

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 17 '16 at 11:26

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The document class - MastersDoctoralThesis.cls - inserts a large preamble when you call \begin{abstract}. Here's the definition of that (lines 293-316):

\newenvironment{abstract}{
    \checktoopen
    \tttypeout{\abstractname}
    \null\vfil
    \thispagestyle{plain}
    \begin{center}
    {\normalsize \MakeUppercase{\univname} \par} % University name in capitals
    \bigskip
    {\huge\textit{\abstractname} \par}
    \bigskip
    {\normalsize \facname \par} % Faculty name
    {\normalsize \deptname \par} % Department name
    \bigskip
    {\normalsize \degreename\par} % Degree name
    \bigskip
    {\normalsize\bfseries \@title \par} % Thesis title
    \medskip
    {\normalsize \byname{} \authorname \par} % Author name
    \bigskip
    \end{center}
}
{
  \vfil\vfil\vfil\null
}

This is something you could modify to reach your goals. Specifically, deleting lines 309-310:

    \medskip
    {\normalsize \byname{} \authorname \par} % Author name

should leave you with:

answered Jun 17 '16 at 11:26

Werner

603,163

On the link there's no line 293-316. Should I add the code between \begin{abstract} and \end{abstract} ? – faf Jun 17 '16 at 11:50
@faf: Click on "Project" in the top bar, which will expose the files associated with the project in a tree on the left. The click on MastersDoctoralThesis.cls. In that file you should be able to see what I show above. If it is not visible, then the project you shared may have been altered and you should start anew. – Werner Jun 17 '16 at 13:43
Personally, I do not advise to modify a cls file. For example, when your latex distribution is updated, your modified files are overwritten. And I like to have an update distribution to be able to use all the new features. That's why I recommend to do the modifications in your own tex file, like @Tom and I did. – Jérôme Dequeker Jun 17 '16 at 15:16
@JérômeDequeker: This is a template from an online editor and may be (is?) unique to Overleaf. So "your distribution" will never have this .cls as part of it. – Werner Jun 17 '16 at 17:05
@Werner. You're right. It was not needed here. But I like to take good habits. – Jérôme Dequeker Jun 20 '16 at 05:44

Removing author's name from abstract

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