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Questions tagged [automation]

{automation} is about automating certain tasks when creating a (La)TeX document, e.g., with the help of {packages}, custom {macros} or {tools} for {compiling}.

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using AutoHotKey to streamline LaTeX document authoring

Is it possible to use AutoHotKey to facilitate LaTeX document authoring? In which ways? Is there any off the shelf AutoHotKey script for this purpose?
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Auto-generating a small book?

I'm considering a dive into TeX, but first want to determine if it makes sense for my particular project. I've inherited responsibility for a roster book with names, addresses, etc. for a club with several hundred members. Every year we print hard…
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Automatically generate workbook from a sort of database

I have already posted a similar question here before, but because it was way too open-like and not defined well, it got closed. I'm giving it another try, this time being a bit more specific. I'm really puzzled why I can't find something like this…
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How to make a direct mail using an *.xls as database?

I am working with the organization staff of a congress and we have to print a lot of certificates of participation. All these certificates have te same text, except for the name of the participant. I have one certificate already done, but in order…
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Result of '\ref' for external processing

In my thesis I have a few listings and I also want to provide them online because copying the listings from the PDF output is a bit cumbersome (scattered around multiple pages, line numbering is also copied,...). In the PDF it looks like which I get…
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Creating a LaTeX Template which is filled by a script

I have create some sort of Template I'm using for my reports. The Data shown in those document is collected by a script running on a webserver. I was wondering if there is an appropriate method for creating the whole reports via scripting. My first…
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Automatic new directory for new files

I am looking for some way to have a tidy folder system. My idea is, when I create a new file for latex to automatically create a new folder under the same name inside my working directory and put all files in that folder (.aux, .pdf, .tex, .loc…
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How to creat a quick start which includes some particular packages?

Whenever I begin a document in latex, I have to add a lot of necessary packages such as packages about Tikz or language packages. My quesion is how to creat a quick start which includes some particular packages…
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Automatically Create a Latex Invoice

I've just set up a website with much help from the Stack forums! I have customers who buy items (through the PayPal interface that takes care of the credit card payments). I have made invoices in LaTex, which I edit manually. The next step I want to…
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how to replace ALL words in a thesis with a phrase: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

I just finished my thesis. What a mouthful, oh boy. So. For fun, I think I'd like to replace ALL words in the whole thesis with the phrase from The Shinning: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Just because. I'm thinking, it should keep the…
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Priority based removal of optional sentences to fit page

I am wasting days of my life rewriting rejected papers for other conferences with different page limits. Also it would be nice to extract parts for a website without a page limit. Is there a way to automatically hide sentences or just text parts in…
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Create a function that generates a letter?

I have to write many letters where each time I have to modify just the names, dates and address, but it is always the same content. A short version would be something like "Dear [name], from [address] you have to present yourself at [time]…
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Voting results with multiple options

You can easily display the result of yes/no polls during a meeting like this: \begin{Vote} \vote{Next meeting at 11am?}{2}{1}{1} \end{Vote} I'm looking for a way to display the result of question with multiple possible options. e.g.: Time next…
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creating certificates automatically

I have to create certificates in Latex the format of which is already available with me. In this certificate, only the name of the participant changes and every other thing remains the same (including format, border, colors etc). The list of…
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Factsheet generation in Latex: How to implement a specific design

Implementing a layout for a university paper in Latex is fairly simple as it does not need many elements. But currently I need to generate automatically reports for a university project. The report will have quite similar elements (not content) like…
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