\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{uic}
\usepackage{amsfonts,amsmath,oldgerm,algorithmic,algorithm}
\usepackage[font=small,labelfont=bf]{caption} % Required for specifying captions to tables and figures
\newcommand{\hrefcol}[2]{\textcolor{uihteal}{\href{#1}{#2}}}
\newcommand{\testcolor}[1]{\colorbox{#1}{\textcolor{#1}{test}}~\texttt{#1}}
% Please see Section 18.1 of Beamer User Guide for all the options \usefonttheme provides
\usefonttheme[onlymath]{serif}
% \usefonttheme{serif} % use this if you would like Serif font throughout (and not just for math)
\title{Get started with the UIC Beamer Theme}
\titlebackground*{images/uic_lockup.png}
% NOTE 1: The asterisk splits the background image. This option is good
% for logo-based backgrounds. If you use an image based background
% it's recommended to not split it:
% \titlebackground{images/uic_seo.jpg}
% NOTE 2: If you use a title background that does not have a logo, you might
% want to enable logo in the top left.
% To do that, simply comment out this line
\themecolor{lightnologo}
\subtitle{Using \LaTeX\ to prepare slides}
% This can be adjusted accordingly for longer titles
\newcommand{\titleboxwidth}{0.45\textwidth}
\author{\href{mailto:umunee2@uic.edu}{Usama Muneeb}}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\themecolor{light} % reverts to a logo based theme (if you disabled it for title page)
% default is no footline, but page numbers are incredibly useful for the audience to ask questions later
\footlinecolor{uicblue}
\begin{frame}{Beamer for UIC presentations}
If you would like \LaTeX in your presentation, Beamer is a great way to go!
\begin{itemize}
\item Beamer has a detailed
\hrefcol{https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf}{user
manual}, but we will go over the most common features.
\item The most common of all slide types involve bulleted points, like these.
\item Regular \LaTeX commands will help you type math, as below.
\begin{equation*}
\mathrm{i}\,\hslash\frac{\partial}{\partial t} \Psi(\mathbf{r},t) = -\frac{\hslash^2}{2\,m}\nabla^2\Psi(\mathbf{r},t) + V(\mathbf{r})\Psi(\mathbf{r},t)
\end{equation*}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{chapter}[images/uic_halls.jpg]{uicblue}{Slide Layouts}
\textit{An overview of some different slide types you can have.}
\end{chapter}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{More with bullet points}
\framesubtitle{Unrolling}
\begin{itemize}[<+->]
\item You could also unroll the slides in a sequence.
\item Just added \verb|[<+->]| option to \verb|\begin{itemize}| in this frame.
\item \textbf{Note}: If you use verbatim test (i.e. the \verb|\verb| command) in a frame, the \verb|[fragile]| option must be specified on the frame, otherwise the compiler will run into problems.
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{More with bullet points}
\framesubtitle{Alerts and repeats}
Sections 12.1 through 12.3 of the \hrefcol{https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf}{Beamer user
manual} demonstrate many more features, like alerts and repeats.
\begin{itemize}
\item The \verb|\alert{}| feature can be particularly useful.
\item Like \alert<2>{this}.
\item You may as well choose the highlighting to stick.
\begin{itemize}
\item Previous one did not, but \alert<3->{this one} will.
\end{itemize}
\item Another common slide type involves columns and/or images.
\begin{itemize}
\item We show them in the \alert<4>{next slides}.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Images and columns}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.7\textwidth}
Adding images works like in normal \LaTeX:
\begin{block}{Code for Adding Images}
\begin{verbatim}
\usepackage{graphicx}
% ...
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]
{images/uic_quad.pdf}
\end{verbatim}
\end{block}
This slide layout was achieved using the \verb|columns| feature. The number and widths of the columns is totally user preference. Another columns example follows on the next slide.
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.3\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]
{images/uic_quad.pdf}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Another images/columns example}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.35\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{plots/min_fuel.png}
\captionof{figure}{Minimum fuel trajectory}
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.3\textwidth}
\textbf{Left:} Solving for optimal fuel consumption \textbf{Right:} Solving for optimal time taken
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.35\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{plots/min_time.png}
\captionof{figure}{Minimum time trajectory}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Blocks}
Blocks are another great way to partition your slide. They can be combined with columns, as shown here.
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.3\textwidth}
\begin{block}{Standard Blocks}
For the light theme, their color matches the footline. We will discuss light and dark themes soon.
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{block}{title}
content...
\end{block}
\end{verbatim}
\end{block}
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.7\textwidth}
\begin{colorblock}[black]{uihteal}{Color Blocks}
Similar to the ones on the left, but you pick the color. Text will be white by
default, but you may set it with an optional argument.
\small
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{colorblock}[black]{uihteal}{title}
content...
\end{colorblock}
\end{verbatim}
\end{colorblock}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Blocks for theorems}
Beamer also uses blocks by default to wrap theorems.
\begin{theorem} This is a theorem. \end{theorem}
\end{frame}
\begin{sidepic}{images/uic_quad.pdf}{Side-Picture Slides}
Just another another layout you may want to use.
\begin{itemize}
\item These type of slides are created using \texttt{$\backslash$begin\{sidepic\}\{<image>\}\{<title>\}}
\item Otherwise, \texttt{sidepic} works just like \texttt{frame}
\end{itemize}
\end{sidepic}
\renewcommand{\algorithmicrequire}{\textbf{Input:}}
\renewcommand{\algorithmicensure}{\textbf{Output:}}
\newcommand*\CALL[2]{\textsc{#1}(#2)}
% \newcommand*\ANNOTATE[1]{\hfill\{#1\}}%
% \newcommand*\ANNOTATE[1]{\hskip3em$\rightarrow$ #1}
\newcommand*\ANNOTATE[1]{\hfill\(\triangleright\) #1}%
\footlinecolor{}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Pseudocode Example}
\begin{algorithm}[H]
\fontsize{8}{1}\selectfont
\caption{Bellman-Kalaba (adapted from \hrefcol{https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/algorithmicx/algorithmicx.pdf}{algorithmicx documentation}).}
\begin{algorithmic}
\REQUIRE $G$, $u$, $l$, $p$
% \ENSURE optional output
\FORALL {$v \in V(G)$}
\STATE $l(v) \leftarrow \infty$
\ENDFOR
\STATE $l(u) \leftarrow 0$
\REPEAT
\FOR {$i \leftarrow 1, n$}
\STATE $min \leftarrow l(v_i)$
\FOR {$j \leftarrow 1, n$}
\IF {$min > \CALL{Edge}{v_i, v_j} + l(v_j)$}
\STATE $min \leftarrow \CALL{Edge}{v_i, v_j} + l(v_j)$ \ANNOTATE{Example comment}
\STATE $p(i) \leftarrow v_j$
\ENDIF
\ENDFOR
\STATE $l’(i) \leftarrow min$
\ENDFOR
\STATE $changed \leftarrow l \not= l’$
\STATE $l \leftarrow l’$
\UNTIL{$\neg changed$}
% \RETURN optional return
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
\end{frame}
\footlinecolor{uicblue}
\begin{chapter}[images/uic_seo.jpg]{uicblue}{Personalization}
\textit{Themes, fonts and colors}
\end{chapter}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Let's talk themes}
Three fundamental features greatly affect the look and feel of your slides. Two of them can be controlled with the \verb|\themecolor| command.
\begin{itemize}
\item The background color.
\begin{itemize}
\item The default is \verb|light| theme, which has a light background, which we are currently using.
\end{itemize}
\item The foreground color.
\begin{itemize}
\item The \verb|light| theme has a \verb|dark| foreground (i.e. text color) and vice versa.
\end{itemize}
\item The third, the footer color can be set using \verb|\footlinecolor| command.
\begin{itemize}
\item We are currently using \testcolor{uicblue} color for our footer.
\item The default is no footline, but I believe page numbers are incredibly helpful for your audience to ask questions later.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\themecolor{dark}
\footlinecolor{uicred}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Let's talk themes}
\begin{itemize}
\item I just called \verb|\themecolor{dark}| before \verb|\begin{frame}| for this slide.
\begin{itemize}
\item Ideally you should set the theme globally in the preamble (i.e. before \verb|\begin{document}|). Default is light.
\end{itemize}
\item You can also change the footer color with \verb|\footlinecolor{color}|, as we did for this slide.
\item All the changes we talked about here happen for the current \textbf{as well as subsequent} frames.
\begin{itemize}
\item I will manually revert all the changes for the next slide.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\themecolor{light}
\footlinecolor{uicblue}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Fonts}
\begin{itemize}
\item Fonts play a huge role in the look and feel of your presentation
\begin{itemize}
\item Their main purpose however, is clarity!
\end{itemize}
\item \textrm{Serif} vs \textsf{Sans-Serif} fonts
\begin{itemize}
\item \hrefcol{https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/design/discover/serif-vs-sans-serif.html}{This} is a good read on when to use which.
\item \textbf{Open Sans} and \textbf{IBM Plex Serif} have been provided with this template.
\item To conveniently switch from Open Sans to IBM Plex Serif, please use \verb|\usefonttheme{serif}| in the preamble.
\begin{itemize}
\item IBM Plex Serif is not available on pdfLaTeX, so Caladea will be used instead.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\item The fonts provided in the \verb|fonts| folder (or your own fonts) can only be used with XeLaTeX.
\begin{itemize}
\item The Overleaf version of this template uses XeLaTeX by default.
\item Next few slides talk about font formats and how they work with different compilers.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Font formats over time}
Here are the \textbf{old} formats (still used in the LaTeX ecosystem):
\begin{itemize}
\item \emph{PostScript Type 1} format developed by Adobe in 1980s
\begin{itemize}
\item Support officially ended by Adobe in January 2023
\end{itemize}
\item \emph{TrueType format} (\verb|.ttf|) developed by Apple, also in 1980s, licensed to Microsoft
\end{itemize}
The \textbf{new} font formats are \emph{OpenType}, developed jointly by Microsoft and Adobe in the 1990s as an extension of Apple's TrueType font format. \emph{OpenType} fonts are either
\begin{itemize}
\item \emph{PostScript flavor OpenType} (\verb|.otf|) that supercedes Adobe's PostScript Type 1
\item \emph{TrueType flavor OpenType} (also \verb|.ttf|!) that supercedes Apple's TrueType
\begin{itemize}
\item Distinguishing them from the old TrueType format is non trivial, since they have the same file extension.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Font formats compatibility}
The new \emph{OpenType} fonts have several new features over the old formats. They are however, supported natively only by XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX compilers. The most popular pdfLaTeX compiler has limited support for them:
\begin{itemize}
\item \emph{OpenType} fonts are not pdfLaTeX-ready by default.
\item They require the production of TeX font metrics and other ancillary files in order to be used with LaTeX.
\item The production of these files is not easy for the average user.
\end{itemize}
Consequently, if using pdfLaTeX, the most convenient option is to restrict yourself to the fonts packages available at the \hrefcol{https://tug.org/FontCatalogue/}{LaTeX Font Catalogue}, which are already pdfLaTeX-ready.
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Font formats compatibility}
If you want to use fonts beyond those in the \hrefcol{https://tug.org/FontCatalogue/}{LaTeX Font Catalogue} (for example, fonts from Google Fonts), the recommended approach is to use XeLaTeX.
\begin{itemize}
\item XeLaTeX is set as the default compiler on the Overleaf version of this template.
\item The fonts included in the \verb|fonts| folder are \emph{TrueType flavor OpenType} fonts.
\item You can still use pdfLaTeX, except that the included fonts will not be applied.
\end{itemize}
UIC signature font is Theinhardt, also available as \emph{OpenType}.
\begin{itemize}
\item Due to licensing issues, I cannot distribute Theinhardt with this template.
\item A licensed copy of Theinhardt can be obtained by UIC students and faculty \hrefcol{https://marketing.uic.edu/marketing-toolbox/uic-fonts/}{here}.
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Text color}
\begin{itemize}
\item Font color can be set with the \verb|\textcolor{<color name>}{text}| command.
\item The colors are defined in the \texttt{uiccolor} package, in accordance with the \hrefcol{https://marketing.uic.edu/marketing-toolbox/university-style-guide/visual-elements/}{UIC Visual Elements guide}:
\begin{itemize}
\item UIC's primary colors are Navy Pier Blue (\testcolor{uicblue}) and Fire Engine Red (\testcolor{uicred}).
\item UIC's secondary colors are Chicago Blue (\testcolor{chicagoblue}), UI Health Teal (\testcolor{uihteal}) and Champions Gold (\testcolor{championsgold}).
\item UIC's neutral colors are Expo White (\testcolor{expowhite}) and Steel Gray (\testcolor{steelgray} or \testcolor{steelgrey}).
\end{itemize}
\item A \emph{simpler alternative} to font colors is often just \verb|\emph{}|.
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Chapter slides}
\begin{itemize}
\item Allow you to partition your presentation into multiple chapters
\item Also \verb|frame|s, but with a few more options
\item Created with \verb|\begin{chapter}[<image>]{<color>}{<title>}|
\begin{itemize}
\item Image is optional, color and title are mandatory.
\end{itemize}
\item Multiple background images have been provided in this template which may be used for chapter slides:
\begin{itemize}
\item Some campus photos that I have taken over the years and;
\item some departmental logos.
\item Let's look at a few examples!
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{chapter}[images/uic_halls.jpg]{uicblue}{Title goes here}
\textit{Subtitle goes here}
\end{chapter}
\themecolor{lightnologo}
% these backgrounds already have the UIC circular logo, so we temporarily change the theme to lightnologo
\begin{chapter}[images/dept_ece.png]{uicblue}{Title goes here}
\textit{Subtitle goes here}
\end{chapter}
\begin{chapter}[images/dept_cs.png]{uicblue}{Title goes here}
\textit{Subtitle goes here}
\end{chapter}
\begin{chapter}[images/dept_mscs.png]{steelgray}{Title goes here}
\textit{Subtitle goes here}
\end{chapter}
\themecolor{light}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Other departments}
\begin{itemize}
\item You can use the generic \verb|uic_lockup.png| background, or
\item Download your logo from \hrefcol{https://marketing.uic.edu/marketing-toolbox/university-style-guide/university-marks-logos/}{here}.
\begin{itemize}
\item What you need is ``departmental lockup in SVG format and inverted RGB color".
\end{itemize}
\item Overlay it on a static background (LaTeX cannot natively handle SVG images)
\begin{itemize}
\item Use the \verb|overlay_svg.py| Python script provided in the GitHub repository of this template (link on next slide)
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Good luck with your presentation!}
\begin{itemize}
\item This template is hosted on GitHub
\begin{itemize}
\item \verb|https://github.com/usamamuneeb/uic-beamer-template|
\end{itemize}
\item I would appreciate contributions of all sorts (pull requests, identifying issues, etc).
\item If you have any suggestions,
\hrefcol{mailto:umunee2@uic.edu}{send them to me!}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\backmatter
\end{document}
