using saved format for all other documents

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I pre-apologize for any stupid questions here. I'm still very beginner in LaTeX and trying to learn how to use it efficiently.

I have certain commands and basic setup that I use for all the documents I write. It includes ams symbol, tikz-cd setting, font setting and many personal commands that I use (like \Q for rational number). However, I change them sometimes and I wish that change goes into all of my documents uniformly.

So here is what I think, if I write these setup in one document and modify it whenever necessary, can I bring this to other documents using something like \bring{mysetup}? Or do you just copy & paste your format all the time whenever you write a new one?

Thanks in advance.

Maybe create a separate file mysetup.tex where you write all your definitions like \Q, then include that file in the preamble of your main tex file with \input{mysetup.tex}, with correct path to the file in case it is not in the same folder — Luis Turcio, Nov 08 '19 at 17:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 08 '19 at 17:19

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Create a separate file mysetup.tex where you write your definitions, like \Q for rational numbers. Then load the file in the preamble of your main tex file with \input{mysetup.tex} if mysetup is not in the same folder, make sure to write the correct path to it.

answered Nov 08 '19 at 17:19

Luis Turcio

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I would use .sty not .tex and \usepackage not \input and put the file in the input path so you never need to use a local path in the document. – David Carlisle Nov 08 '19 at 18:45
@DavidCarlisle Nice! That’s significant improvement that I didn’t take in to account. – Luis Turcio Nov 08 '19 at 18:56

using saved format for all other documents

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