Why does Overleaf not compile the current file?

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In some of my projects, Overleaf would not compile the current file I had open (but rather the original file that was open), while in other projects it would always compile the current file. Any idea why this might occur?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 29 '20 at 19:11

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Turns out that the issue was that I did not have the \documentclass command written at the top of the file (I had instead written this in a separate preamble.tex file and done \input{preamble}). If there is no \documentclass command in the file, then Overleaf will not compile it when you switch to that file!

answered Sep 29 '20 at 19:11

Grayscale

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How many document classes are there? The only one I have encountered is article. – A-Level Student Sep 29 '20 at 19:40
@A-levelStudent Maybe take a look at https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/782/what-are-the-available-documentclass-types-and-their-uses. – Grayscale Sep 30 '20 at 00:21

Why does Overleaf not compile the current file?

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