handoutWithNotes.sty 2022/02/22 v1.3

Create Handouts with notes from your LaTeX beamer presentation.

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Copyright (C) 2009–2018 by Guido Diepen <guido@guidodiepen.nl>

Parts provided by Edson Valle

Copyright (C) 2021–2022 Marei Peischl <marei@peitex.de>

This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c or later. See http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt for details.

Quickstart

To use this package load it in a document using beamer and select a layout:

Minimal example:

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{handoutWithNotes}
\pgfpagesuselayout{3 on 1 with notes}
\begin{document}
…
\end{document}

Currently the following layouts are implemented by this package:

• 1 on 1 with notes landscape
• 2 on 1 with notes landscape
• 1 on 1 with notes
• 2 on 1 with notes
• 3 on 1 with notes
• 4 on 1 with notes

Additionally we support the following package options:

• slide-frame=true/false draw a frame around the slides
• note-frame=true/false draw a frame around the note pages
• beamer-notes=true/false use beamer notepages instead of the area for handwritten notes
• lines=<Number> modify the number of lines in the notesbox (default is 8)

Additionally the pgfpages options can be used. for more detailed information use the pdf documentation.

Version History

• v1.3 (2022-02-22) Clear leftover boxes with notes
• v1.2 (2022-02-02) Add support for DVI–PS–PDF workflows
• v1.1 (2021-11-07)
  • convert the sources for l3build including simple tests
  • add support for graph ruled paper
  • add pdf documentation
• v1.0 (2021-10-21) First CTAN Version
  • add options to draw frames around the slides/notes
  • add possibility to use beamer's note pages instead of empty ones
• 20180920 - Refactored to work with different slide sizes
• 20091202 - Added 1 on 1 with notes layout, provided by Harald Welte
• 20091108 - Added 2 on 1 with notes landscape layout, provided by Edson Valle
• 20091104 - Added 3 on 1 with notes layout
• 20091104 - Added 2 on 1 with notes layout
• 20091104 - Added 1 on 1 with notes landscape layout, provided by Edson Valle
• 20090101 - Initial Version