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\begin_layout Subtitle An Introduction to the Basics \end_layout \begin_layout Author The \SpecialChar LyX Team \end_layout \begin_layout Date Version \begin_inset space ~ \end_inset 2.3 \end_layout \begin_layout TitleGraphic \begin_inset Graphics filename ../../doc/clipart/3D-structure-distort.pdf lyxscale 30 scale 10 \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout FrameTitle \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout presentation \end_layout \end_inset Contents \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset CommandInset toc LatexCommand tableofcontents \end_inset \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Section Purposes \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout +- \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Purpose of the Beamer class \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame With the \begin_inset Flex Structure status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset class, you can produce presentation slides, which \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize are visually highly customizable \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize can be very well structured \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize can be constructed step-by-step ( \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset overlay \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset concept) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize may contain different navigation paths (note that the slides contain all sorts of hyperlinks) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize use \SpecialChar LaTeX 's superb output quality \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize might embed multimedia content (audio, video) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize can easily be transformed to accompanying material (such as an article-like handout) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize and much more \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Purpose of this presentation \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame This presentation \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize describes some basic features of \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize especially how they can be used with \SpecialChar LyX \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame For more general and comprehensive information on \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset itself, please refer to the extensive class manual \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand cite key "beamer-ug" literal "true" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Section Segments of a presentation \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout The global structure \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame A presentation usually consists of \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize a title page \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize slides that might be grouped to sections/parts \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize an appendix with additional information, such as a bibliography \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame We describe these global segments in what follows. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout The title page \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Within \SpecialChar LyX , a title page is constructed by the layouts \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Title \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Subtitle \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Author \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Institute \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Date \end_layout \end_inset and \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout TitleGraphic \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize None of these elements is mandatory, but at least one must be given \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize The order of insertion does not matter (the real order is defined in the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset theme) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize For \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Title \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Subtitle \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Author \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Institute \end_layout \end_inset and \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Date \end_layout \end_inset , you can define \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset short \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset forms via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Short Title\SpecialChar breakableslash Date\SpecialChar breakableslash \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \end_inset These are used in the sidebar\SpecialChar breakableslash heading (given the theme actually provides a sidebar\SpecialChar breakableslash heading) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize If you select \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Title (Plain Frame) \end_layout \end_inset instead of \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Title \end_layout \end_inset , the title page will have no sidebar or heading \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Slides/Frames \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Slides are called \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset frames \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset in \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset . Everything inside a frame is put on one slide (which itself might consist of sub-slides). \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Select the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Frame \end_layout \end_inset style to start a frame \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize The frame title is to be inserted in the \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Frame title \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset inset, which is automatically inserted for new frames or can be manually inserted via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Frame Title \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Alternatively, you can also use the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout FrameTitle \end_layout \end_inset layout, which additionally offers a (rarely used) short frame title option, and, more importantly, overlay options \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize A subtitle can be added via the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout FrameSubtitle \end_layout \end_inset layout \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Frame options (see \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand cite key "beamer-ug" literal "true" \end_inset for the diverse options) are inserted via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Frame Options \end_layout \end_inset , overlay options via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Overlay Specifications \end_layout \end_inset and \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Default Overlay Specifications \end_layout \end_inset (we explain later what this is) \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 1-2 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 3 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout label=myframe \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Frames can be repeated \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Frames can be repeated fully or only in terms of selected sub-slides, multiple times at any later point of the presentation. \end_layout \begin_layout Frame You just need to give the respective frame a label name via the frame option \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset label \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset (as done here). \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Pause \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame Then you can repeat this frame by means of the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout AgainFrame \end_layout \end_inset layout later in the presentation. Just enter the label name in the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout AgainFrame \end_layout \end_inset layout and specify, if required, which sub-slides you want to be repeated via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Overlay Specifications \end_layout \end_inset (again, see below for the concept of \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset overlays \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset ). \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Proof \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 3 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Here's the proof! \end_layout \end_inset (This text is only shown on sub-slide 3 which is itself only shown when this frame is repeated later on) \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Keeping frames together \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout FrameSubtitle Use nesting! \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Note that all frame content, if the style is not \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Frame \end_layout \end_inset , must be nested to the frame environment (via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Edit\SpecialChar menuseparator Increase List Depth \end_layout \end_inset or \begin_inset Info type "shortcut" arg "depth-increment" \end_inset ). This is done automatically if you insert new frame paragraphs. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Nested content is marked by a red bar in the margin of the \SpecialChar LyX workarea \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Non-nested content (such as this) will also be displayed in the presentation (on a separate slide), but not properly aligned \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize So please avoid this \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Separating frames \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \noindent Consecutive frames have to be separated from each other. This is done by means of the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent Separator \end_layout \end_inset inset, which can be produced by hitting return in an empty Standard paragraph right below the frame (see UserGuide, sec. \begin_inset space ~ \end_inset 3.4.6). \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Block \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Tip \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Block There is a simple and much more convenient way to start a new frame: Issue \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Separated Frame Below \end_layout \end_inset ( \begin_inset Info type "shortcut" arg "environment-split" \end_inset if you are in a non-nested \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Frame \end_layout \end_inset paragraph, or \begin_inset Info type "shortcut" arg "environment-split outer" \end_inset , respectively, if you are in a nested paragraph within the frame). If you are in the frame heading, \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Separated Frame Above \end_layout \end_inset inserts a new, properly separated frame above the current one! \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout AgainFrame \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 3 \end_layout \end_inset myframe \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout PlainFrame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Special frame types \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout PlainFrame \SpecialChar LyX provides two special frame types: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Enumerate \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Frame (plain) \end_layout \end_inset is a frame without a sidebar/header (such as this one). This is useful for slides with much content\SpecialChar breakableslash wide tables \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Frame (fragile) \end_layout \end_inset is to be used if the frame consists of \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset fragile \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset content, especially verbatim stuff such as program listings \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout PlainFrame If you want a fragile plain frame, pass the option \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset plain \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset to a fragile frame or the option \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset fragile \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset to a plain frame. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Sectioning a presentation \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize To group frames, you can use the usual sectioning commands ( \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Section \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Subsection \end_layout \end_inset etc.) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize These are shown in the table of contents, the sidebar\SpecialChar breakableslash header (depending on the theme) and the article output (for \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset article \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset see below, the section on \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset modes \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset ) \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Parts have special meaning \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize You can also divide your presentation into \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Parts \end_layout \end_inset . Note, however, that parts behave differently in \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset than in other document classes: a part is considered to be \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset a little \begin_inset Quotes els \end_inset talk of its own \begin_inset Quotes ers \end_inset with its own table of contents, its own navigation bars, and so on. \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand cite after "sec.~10.3" key "beamer-ug" literal "true" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize This means, for instance, that if you use parts, the table of contents will only list the sections and subsections of the part that contains this table of contents, and the sidebar\SpecialChar breakableslash header will also only show the sections of the current part. \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Re-arranging frames \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Block \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Tip \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Block Did you know that you can easily move and re-arrange whole frames via the outliner ( \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout View\SpecialChar menuseparator Outline Pane \end_layout \end_inset )? \end_layout \begin_layout Block Also, you can navigate to a specific frame via the \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Navigate \end_layout \end_inset menu! \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout The appendix \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Appendices might be useful for additional\SpecialChar breakableslash reserve material. The appendix is part of the presentation, but not shown in the table of contents\SpecialChar breakableslash sidebar\SpecialChar breakableslash header \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize An appendix is inserted as usual in \SpecialChar LyX : \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Use \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Document\SpecialChar menuseparator Start Appendix Here \end_layout \end_inset at the position where the appendix should begin \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Typical content of the appendix is the bibliography \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize You insert it as in all other \SpecialChar LyX classes, via the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Bibliography \end_layout \end_inset style (see the bibliography at the end of this presentation as an example) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Note that you can also use Bib\SpecialChar TeX , although not all Bib\SpecialChar TeX styles are prepared to work with \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_deeper \end_deeper \begin_layout Section The overlay concept \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout What are overlays? \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Basically, the overlay concept allows to change the slide content dynamically. You can uncover things/text piecewise, fade out content, highlight things, replace text, images etc. \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Pause \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout +- \end_layout \end_inset Overlays are useful to build up slides as you speak \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize They help you to shift your audience's focus on specific things \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize And they help your audience to follow you \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize So use overlays! \begin_inset Flex Alert status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 6 \end_layout \end_inset Really, use them! \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Overlay types \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset provides many different overlay types. The most important ones are: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Description Hidden \begin_inset space ~ \end_inset content: Stuff that is completely invisible up to a point \end_layout \begin_layout Description Covered \begin_inset space ~ \end_inset content: Stuff that is faded out (not completely invisible) \end_layout \begin_layout Description Highlighted \begin_inset space ~ \end_inset content: Stuff that is somehow emphasized at a certain point \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame We give examples for these types in what follows, but begin with some general remarks on overlay possibilities \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout General overlay/action possibilities \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Many \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset elements provide overlay settings. Basically, you can define on which sub-slide(s) a given content appears ( \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset 2 \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset , \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset 2-4 \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset , \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset 3- \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset , \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset 1,3 \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset etc.), or in which output mode ( \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset presentation \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset , \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset article \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset etc.) \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize In \SpecialChar LyX , these settings are generally accessible via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Overlay Specifications \end_layout \end_inset or \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Action Specifications \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Overprint \begin_inset Argument item:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Definition \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Action \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset is a more general concept, which does not only include what we have called \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset overlays \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset ( \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset on which sub-slide[s] is this to be shown\SpecialChar breakableslash hidden\SpecialChar breakableslash highlighted \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset ), but also tasks such as \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset only show this in the presentation, not on the handout \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset or \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset show this on the second screen only \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset (so-called \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset modes \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset ). \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Overprint \begin_inset Argument item:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 3 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout AlertBlock \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Note to the \SpecialChar LaTeX aficionados \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout AlertBlock The mentioned overlay/action settings conform to those command/environment options embraced by \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset space \space{} \end_inset <\SpecialChar ldots > \end_layout \end_inset and \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout [<\SpecialChar ldots >] \end_layout \end_inset in the \SpecialChar LaTeX output. \end_layout \begin_layout AlertBlock Note that \SpecialChar LyX adds those braces on export, so you must not enter them yourself. In other words, enter \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset 1 \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset or \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset +- \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset to the overlay/action insets, not \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset <1> \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset or \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset [<+->] \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset ! \end_layout \end_deeper \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout An example \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Take for example a quote. In a \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Quote \end_layout \end_inset environment, you can specify the overlay settings via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Overlay Specifications \end_layout \end_inset . If you do this and enter \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset 2 \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset , the quote will only appear on (sub-)slide 2: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Quote \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset Fear no more the heat o’ the sun \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Nor the furious winter’s rages \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Thou thy worldly task hast done \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame This is how the concept works, basically. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Covering vs. hiding \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame The difference between \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset covering \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset and \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset hiding \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset is that hidden content is treated as if it isn't there, while covered content is just covered (and the space is reserved). If we would have hidden the quote on the last slide and not covered, it would only have taken space on appearance: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Quote \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout only@2 \end_layout \end_inset Fear no more the heat o’ the sun \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Nor the furious winter’s rages \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Thou thy worldly task hast done \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame \end_layout \begin_layout Frame You can see how this text moves when the quote is un-hidden. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Coverage degrees \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset ERT status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setbeamercovered{transparent} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset offers several degrees of \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset coverage \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset , which can be set via the command \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setbeamercovered \end_layout \end_inset either globally (for the whole presentation) or locally (e. \begin_inset space \thinspace{} \end_inset g. for a single frame, as here). By default, content is completely covered. In \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset transparent \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset mode, you can see covered text greyed-out: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Quote \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset Fear no more the heat o’ the sun \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Nor the furious winter’s rages \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Thou thy worldly task hast done \end_layout \begin_layout Quote Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame Check the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset manual for more possibilities. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Default overlay/action specifications vs. \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset (normal) overlay/action specifications \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize For some environments (such as lists and also frames), you can set \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset default specifications \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset additionally to normal overlay/action specifications (or in the case of lists: \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset overlay specifications \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset for the whole list and \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset item overlay specifications \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset for singular items) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Default specifications apply to all content of the given environment, if not individually specified otherwise \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize They use a placeholder syntax. E. \begin_inset space \thinspace{} \end_inset g., \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset +(1)- \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset will uncover all items in a list step by step (with a start offset of 1) if they have no individual item specification: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout +(1)- \end_layout \end_inset One \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Two \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Three \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Argument item:2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 1- \end_layout \end_inset Always \end_layout \end_deeper \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame Please consult the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset manual for details on this syntax. \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout +- \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Default overlay/action specifications vs. \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset (normal) overlay/action specifications \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \noindent This frame uses a specific default overlay specification \end_layout \begin_layout Frame which causes each overlay-aware paragraph \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar ldots or list item \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar ldots to appear \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar ldots on a subsequent sub-slide \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Block \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout A block \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Block \SpecialChar ldots one after the other \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout alert@+ \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Default overlay/action specifications vs. \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset (normal) overlay/action specifications \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \noindent And this frame uses a specific default overlay specification \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar ldots which causes each overlay-aware list item \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar ldots to be highlighted \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar ldots on respective sub-slides \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Pause \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame The \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Pause \end_layout \end_inset layout lets you mark a point where all following content will be covered (by default for one slide, with regard to the content preceding the pause): \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Pause \end_layout \begin_layout Standard After first pause \end_layout \begin_layout Pause \end_layout \begin_layout Standard After second pause \end_layout \begin_layout Pause \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame By default, consecutive pauses also end consecutively. \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Pause Number \end_layout \end_inset , however, you can specify a specific sub-slide at which the given pause ends, independent from the number of pauses inserted before this one. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Paragraph-wide overlays \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset and \SpecialChar LyX provide you with paragraph layouts whose purpose it is to show/hide whole paragraphs or sequences of paragraphs on specific slides. These are particularly: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Uncover \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2- \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Uncover The \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Uncovered \end_layout \end_inset layout which uncovers all content on the specified slides \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar ldots including nested paragraphs of other layout. \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Only \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 3- \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Only The \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Only \end_layout \end_inset layout which un-hides content (note again how the surrounding text \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset moves \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset when this gets visible). \end_layout \begin_layout Overprint \begin_inset Argument item:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 4 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Standard And the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Overprint \end_layout \end_inset environment which lets you enter \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Overprint \begin_inset Argument item:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 5 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Standard \SpecialChar ldots alternative text taking a specific space on specified slides. \end_layout \end_deeper \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame as demonstrated here. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Inline overlays \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Note Note status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout To demonstrate uncover/visible difference: \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash setbeamercovered{transparent} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset also supports inline overlays for text parts (as opposed to whole paragraphs), which are accessible via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Edit\SpecialChar menuseparator Text Style \end_layout \end_inset in \SpecialChar LyX : \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize You can \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout uncover \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex Uncover status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2- \end_layout \end_inset text \end_layout \end_inset on specific slides \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize You can make \begin_inset Flex Visible status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 3- \end_layout \end_inset text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout visible \end_layout \end_inset (which makes a difference to \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset uncover \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset only with \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset transparent \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset coverage setting, as used locally on this slide) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize You can show \begin_inset Flex Only status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 4- \end_layout \end_inset text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout only \end_layout \end_inset on specific slides \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize You can make \begin_inset Flex Invisible status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 5- \end_layout \end_inset text \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout invisible \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize And you can show \begin_inset Flex Alternative status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 6- \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout different \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout alternative \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset text \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame As for the paragraph layouts, the overlay settings can be accessed via the \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert \end_layout \end_inset menu. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Overlay-aware commands \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Many \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset inline \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset commands (also to be found at \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Edit\SpecialChar menuseparator Text Style \end_layout \end_inset ) are overlay-aware. \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Thus, you can make for instance text on specific slides \begin_inset Flex Emphasize status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2 \end_layout \end_inset emphasized \end_layout \end_inset , \begin_inset Flex Bold status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 3 \end_layout \end_inset bold \end_layout \end_inset , shown in \begin_inset Flex Alert status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 4 \end_layout \end_inset alert \end_layout \end_inset or \begin_inset Flex Structure status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 5 \end_layout \end_inset structure \end_layout \end_inset color. \end_layout \begin_layout Block \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 6 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Tip \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Block Use these Emphasize and Bold insets (instead of the usual respective font settings) also if you do not need overlay specifications. Due to the way emphasized and bold is defined in \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset , normal emphasizing and boldface can lead to \SpecialChar LaTeX errors, e. \begin_inset space \thinspace{} \end_inset g. when used in section headings. \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Section Specific environments \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Specific environments \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Specific environments, particularly suited for presentations are: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Diverse \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset blocks \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Theorem-style environments \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Columns \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame We sketch them briefly in what follows. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Blocks \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Blocks can contain all sorts of information. We used them here for \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset tips \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset and \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset hints \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . The class provides 3 pre-defined blocks with different look: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Block \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 2- \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Block \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Block A general-purpose block \end_layout \begin_layout ExampleBlock \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 3- \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Example Block \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout ExampleBlock A block for \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset examples \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout AlertBlock \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 4- \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Alert Block \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout AlertBlock And an \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset alert \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset block for important remarks. \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Handling Blocks \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize In \SpecialChar LyX , blocks have a similar user interface to frames, which means that \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Content inside blocks needs to be nested (if the paragraph layout is not \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Block \end_layout \end_inset ) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Consecutive blocks of the same type must be separated by the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Separator \end_layout \end_inset paragraph style \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Block \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout only@2 \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Tip \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Block Use \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Edit\SpecialChar menuseparator Start New Environment \end_layout \end_inset ( \begin_inset Info type "shortcut" arg "environment-split" \end_inset ) to quickly start a new block from within a previous block! \end_layout \end_deeper \end_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Blocks are overlay-aware \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Theorem-style environments \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout FrameSubtitle (Theorem, Corollary, Definition, Definitions, Example, Examples, Fact, Proof) \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame Theorems look similar to blocks in the output, but they have a fixed title (depending on the type). \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Theorem This is a theorem! \end_layout \begin_layout Fact This is a fact! \end_layout \begin_layout Pause \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame Via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Additional Theorem Text \end_layout \end_inset , you can add some extra text to this fixed title \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Example \begin_inset Argument 2 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout a bad one! \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Example An example with additional text (brackets added automatically) \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Columns \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Sometimes it is useful to divide a presentation into columns \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout ColumnsTopAligned \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Column \begin_inset ERT status open \begin_layout Plain Layout .4 \backslash textwidth \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard To do this, first select \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Columns \end_layout \end_inset (note the plural) to start the columns \end_layout \begin_layout Pause \end_layout \begin_layout Column \begin_inset ERT status open \begin_layout Plain Layout .4 \backslash textwidth \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard And then, in the following paragraph, select \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Column \end_layout \end_inset (singular) to start a specific column \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Pause \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset VSpace defskip \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Note: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize In the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Column \end_layout \end_inset (singular) environment, you need to specify the width using \SpecialChar LaTeX syntax (but also something like \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset 3.5cm \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset will work) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Any (singular) \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Column \end_layout \end_inset must be nested to the (plural) \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Columns \end_layout \end_inset . Likewise, column content can be any paragraph style that is nested to a singular \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Column \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Section Short remarks on modes \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Modes \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame In \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset terms, a \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset mode \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset is a specific output route. There are several modes for different purposes. We just want to highlight three: \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Enumerate The \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset beamer \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset mode \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate The \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset presentation \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset mode \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate The \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset article \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset mode \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame The beamer mode is the default. Unless explicitly specified otherwise, your \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset document is in \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset beamer \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset mode. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout presentation \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Switching Modes \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame However, you can switch document parts, frames, headings and all \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset action \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset -aware environments to a different mode. For instance, we have switched this frame to \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset presentation \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset mode. \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize What does this mean? \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize It means that this frame will only be visible in the presentation, not in the accompanying \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset article \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset , if you produce such an article (we will elaborate on this a bit below) \end_layout \end_deeper \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout article \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Switching Modes \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame This frame will not be visible in the presentation, but only in the article, since it is in \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset article \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset mode. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout So what? \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame This is actually pretty useful! You can set up a single document and produce both a presentation and – using the article mode – a handout. \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize And we mean a \begin_inset Flex Emphasize status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout real \end_layout \end_inset , useful handout, not one of those scaled slide printouts that are so common nowadays (but if you insist, you can produce one of those as well) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Modes allow you to add extra text to the handout or hide parts from it \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize You can use for instance different graphics for the presentation and the handout \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize and so on \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Examples \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame As said, many elements are mode-aware. \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize \noindent You can show particular text \begin_inset Flex Only status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout presentation \end_layout \end_inset only in the presentation \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex Only status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout article \end_layout \end_inset only in the article \end_layout \end_inset via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent Edit\SpecialChar menuseparator Text Style\SpecialChar menuseparator Only \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Flex ArticleMode status open \begin_layout Itemize Or put all sorts of complex contents via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Custom Insets\SpecialChar menuseparator ArticleMode \end_layout \end_inset in an inset that will only be output in article mode \end_layout \end_inset \begin_inset Flex PresentationMode status open \begin_layout Itemize Or put all sorts of complex contents via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator Custom Insets\SpecialChar menuseparator PresentationMode \end_layout \end_inset in an inset that will only be output in presentation mode \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Or you can define that an \begin_inset Flex Emphasize status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout presentation \end_layout \end_inset emphasizing \end_layout \end_inset should only apply to the presentation, \begin_inset Flex Bold status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout article \end_layout \end_inset a bold face \end_layout \end_inset only to article \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize You can also show section headings or frame titles\SpecialChar breakableslash subtitles only in the presentation\SpecialChar breakableslash article (like we do for the \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Contents \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset and \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset References \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset frame titles in this presentation) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize And much more of this sort \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Setting up an article \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Setting up a beamer article with \SpecialChar LyX is easy. \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize \noindent Just create a new document with the class \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent Beamer Article (Standard Class) \end_layout \end_inset or \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent Beamer Article (KOMA-Script) \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Then add the presentation to this document as a child (via \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator File\SpecialChar menuseparator Child Document\SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \end_inset ) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize And that's it. Now you can produce the handout and the presentation by compiling one of these two documents, while you only need to edit one, namely the presentation \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Frame Check out the accompanying beamer-article example document for this presentation. You can find it in the same folder as this document. \end_layout \begin_layout Section Changing the look \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Themes \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset presentations are themeable. Themes determine the colors used, the macro structure (use of sidebars, headlines etc.), the fonts, the look of list items, blocks and in general the whole look and feel of a presentation \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset itself ships a number of different-looking themes to chose from (we use the \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Berkeley \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset theme in this presentation; see \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Document\SpecialChar menuseparator Settings\SpecialChar menuseparator LaTeX \begin_inset space ~ \end_inset Preamble \end_layout \end_inset for how we activated and slightly tweaked the theme) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize In addition to this standard set, you can get more themes from \begin_inset CommandInset href LatexCommand href name "CTAN" target "http://www.ctan.org" literal "false" \end_inset and other places at the Internet \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize If you still are not satisified or if you need a theme matching to your University's or company's corporate design, the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset manual \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand cite key "beamer-ug" literal "true" \end_inset explains how you can setup your own theme \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Separator plain \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Themes can be modified \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame But you do not need to write a theme from scratch if you want to alter the look. \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout Itemize Existing themes can be modified both in details and in major areas (such as the coloring) \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize Consult the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset manual \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand cite key "beamer-ug" literal "true" \end_inset for details \end_layout \end_deeper \begin_layout Section And more \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \begin_inset Argument 4 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \SpecialChar ldots much more! \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Note that \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset can do much more than we have described here. The \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset manual \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand cite key "beamer-ug" literal "true" \end_inset provides a comprehensive documentation. \end_layout \begin_layout Frame Also, have a look at the \begin_inset Flex Structure status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout Beamer \end_layout \end_inset examples and templates shipped with \SpecialChar LyX ! \end_layout \begin_layout Section \start_of_appendix Appendix \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Note Note status open \begin_layout Plain Layout We use a FrameTitle layout (and not the Frame Title inset) below in order to exclude the redundant title from the article. Also note the \begin_inset Flex Alert status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newblock \end_layout \end_inset in the bibliography. It is needed for proper entry rendering (note the different coloring of the author in the PDF output). \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Frame \end_layout \begin_deeper \begin_layout FrameTitle \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout presentation \end_layout \end_inset References \end_layout \begin_layout Bibliography \begin_inset CommandInset bibitem LatexCommand bibitem key "beamer-ug" literal "true" \end_inset Tantau, Till et al.: \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash newblock \end_layout \end_inset The beamer class. \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout https://ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \end_deeper \end_body \end_document