Questions tagged [beamer]
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Export an org-mode file as a PDF via command line?
What command-line arguments do I use to get Emacs to export an org-mode file to a Beamer PDF? (I want to create a Makefile that produces a PDF when the user runs make.)
I tried following this answer but couldn't get it to work:
$ emacs --batch…

Richard Hansen
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How to change font size in code listings in Org-Mode/Beamer
I'd like to reduce the font size used for code blocks included in my Org-Mode/Beamer presenation. What command(s) can I use so as only affect the content of the src block?
Here's a minimal working example: the code block is near the end:
#+TITLE: …

Dave
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Org mode: How can I add a section-name only frame to beamer slides?
I currently have:
#+options: H:2
and...
* Introduction
** Some definition
+ list item1
+ list item2
So I get Introduction section in the Outline, and a frame for Some definitionand those two list items in it. In addition, I want a frame…

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Exporting beamer with org-mode
How do I generate a beamer presentation from an org-mode file? What beamer features can I use in my file?

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how to auto scale images to fit into a slide in org mode export to beamer?
When I insert an image into the slide it gets cropped to fit into the slide.
How do make an image to scale to fit in without cropping or padding?
To include an image I use:
#+LaTeX:\includegraphics{curves.jpg}
org file header:
#+startup:…

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Make org-mode export to Beamer keep temporary files out of the current directory
Exporting to Beamer from org-mode creates a myriad of temporary files (the .tex file + files ending in .aux, .log, .toc, .fls, .nav, .vrb, etc.).
Most LaTeX implementations now have an option (-outdir) to keep all these temporary files outside from…

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Org-mode 8.3: Beamer blocks without title no longer work?
I recently upgraded my org-mode from 8.2 to 8.3. So far all works well, but I ran into the following problem: when creating a LaTeX Beamer presentation in org-mode I used to be able to do the following to get a block without a title:
** …

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How to debug org-mode export to Beamer?
When using org-mode to create Beamer slides, sometimes the error shown is
"Pdf file ... wasn't produced"
or the previous PDF file generated is opened (without the changes made) when the command C-c C-e l o is issued to open the PDF directly.…

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text after code block in beamer
I want to use org to make a Beamer slide like this:
--------------------------------
| |
| some text |
| |
| -------------------- |
| | code …

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Export slide and handout version of same beamer slides in org subtree
I want to create an org file with all my beamer lectures notes for one course.
With the example below I can generate my slides for a specific lecture with subtree export by positioning point within the drawer and pressing C-c C-e C-s l P
(I have…

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Org mode: export empty heading with tags
While writing in org mode for export to Beamer, I've found myself creating empty headings to control structure. For example:
*
Aliquam erat volutpat. Nunc eleifend leo vitae magna. In id erat non orci commodo lobortis.
*
Proin neque massa,…

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How to change the color of some words in Beamer using Org-mode
I am using org-mode to export to pdf using LaTeX beamer class. How is it possible to change the color of some of the words I use in my slides?
I saw an example that uses the @ symbol: @important@ changes important to the color red. I tried the same…

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Export all org-mode sections as Beamer frames?
Is there a way to have all of my Org-mode sections export as Beamer frames? For instance, if I have a document like
* A
** B
** C
then I would like a slide for each of A, B, and C. Setting H:2 gives me slides for the latter two, and H:1 gives me a…

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Org Beamer Presentation: blocks do not work?
I'm using Emacs 25.1 and the most recent orgmode. My problem is that I tried compiling one of the examples on Worg, but the content that's supposed to be displayed in a block is displayed on its own slide:
#+STARTUP: beamer
#+TITLE: Writing…

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How to get title and author in org mode export to beamer presentation?
The org-export to beamer gives the following error when the first lines include title and author info.
#+TITLE: Presentation Title
#+AUTHOR: Name
"Wrong type argument: listp, #("Name" 0 4(:parent (#0)))"
I have used this format many times and…

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