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I want to fold the whole part before \begin{document} where it is just formatting the LaTeX document. Is there a way to do this in LaTeX, in general, or at least in TeXstudio? Could I use some \begin{} structure to do it?

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    Although code folding is possible in TeXStudio http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/5281/15717, I don't think it's wise to do it. May be add the preamble (packages and custom macros) as package before \begin{document} follow http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/40760/best-practice-on-organising-your-preamble – texenthusiast Jan 28 '15 at 03:38
  • Cut all your preamble and save as preamble.tex, then type \input{preamble} before of \begin{document}. – Fran Jan 28 '15 at 07:06
  • In general, you code-fold by editing your LaTeX code with a text editor that supports code folding. My choice of editor is Vim. It also supports syntax highlighting for many languages including LaTeX. – James Jan 28 '15 at 12:41
  • Why not split your code in many files and then include them within a single main file? You can define the main file as Master document and when you compile any open file, the main file will be compiled. – Sigur Jan 28 '15 at 12:45

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Note, code folding is a feature of an editor not a language. So there cannot be in 'code folding in LaTeX in general'.

Coming back to your intention, TeXstudio does not directly support 'folding everything before \begin{document}'. In TXS folding is limited to environments and structure commands (\section, etc.). However, you can define arbitrary folding ranges using the comments

%BEGIN_FOLD

%END_FOLD

That said, you may still consider separating the preamble to another file and \input-ing it as others have proposed in the comments. Personally, I favor this over folding, particularly in large projects that constist of multiple files anyway. While TXS can persistently save foling information in a session, the folding state is gone if you switch to another editor or pass the code to someone else. And then you would have to fold all the stuff again.

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