How can I make powerpoint-like presentation in LaTeX?
beamer package
A popular option for creating presentations with LaTeX is the beamer package, which is widely supported through additional themes and add-on packages.
To get started with beamer you can try one of these:
- Overleaf's introduction to beamer;
- part 3 of our free online LaTeX course;
- a presentation template listed in our Gallery.
powerdot package
Another way to make presentations is the powerdot package which uses the more traditional output workflow of DVI to PostScript/PDF—for an example, see this Overleaf article on powerdot. To compile powerdot projects the Overleaf compiler must be set to LaTeX, as shown in the following graphic:
