Slides

Create slides in Markdown with Wowchemy

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Features

  • Efficiently write slides in Markdown
  • 3-in-1: Create, Present, and Publish your slides
  • Supports speaker notes
  • Mobile friendly slides

Controls

  • Next: Right Arrow or Space
  • Previous: Left Arrow
  • Start: Home
  • Finish: End
  • Overview: Esc
  • Speaker notes: S
  • Fullscreen: F
  • Zoom: Alt + Click
  • PDF Export: E

Code Highlighting

Inline code: variable

Code block:

porridge = "blueberry"
if porridge == "blueberry":
    print("Eating...")

Math

In-line math: $x + y = z$

Block math:

$$ f\left( x \right) = ;\frac{{2\left( {x + 4} \right)\left( {x - 4} \right)}}{{\left( {x + 4} \right)\left( {x + 1} \right)}} $$


Fragments

Make content appear incrementally

{{% fragment %}} One {{% /fragment %}}
{{% fragment %}} **Two** {{% /fragment %}}
{{% fragment %}} Three {{% /fragment %}}

Press Space to play!

One Two Three

A fragment can accept two optional parameters:

  • class: use a custom style (requires definition in custom CSS)
  • weight: sets the order in which a fragment appears

Speaker Notes

Add speaker notes to your presentation

{{% speaker_note %}}
- Only the speaker can read these notes
- Press `S` key to view
{{% /speaker_note %}}

Press the S key to view the speaker notes!


Themes

  • black: Black background, white text, blue links (default)
  • white: White background, black text, blue links
  • league: Gray background, white text, blue links
  • beige: Beige background, dark text, brown links
  • sky: Blue background, thin dark text, blue links

  • night: Black background, thick white text, orange links
  • serif: Cappuccino background, gray text, brown links
  • simple: White background, black text, blue links
  • solarized: Cream-colored background, dark green text, blue links

Custom Slide

Customize the slide style and background

{{< slide background-image="/media/boards.jpg" >}}
{{< slide background-color="#0000FF" >}}
{{< slide class="my-style" >}}

Custom CSS Example

Let’s make headers navy colored.

Create assets/css/reveal_custom.css with:

.reveal section h1,
.reveal section h2,
.reveal section h3 {
  color: navy;
}

Questions?

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Documentation

Ernesto de León
Ernesto de León
Postdoctoral Researcher