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Section 45.7 Beamer Slideshow Options

See Section 34.2 for a more general overview of this conversion.

Subsection 45.7.1 Beamer Appearance

The
/publication/beamer/appearance
element can have the following attribute:
  • @theme: the name of a Beamer theme, as it would appear in a \usetheme command, such as Singapore or Madrid. The default is Boadilla. Any theme your installation provides may be named, including a locally-installed custom theme. A name the installation cannot find stops the build with an error repeating the name; capitalization is the first thing to check. See Section 34.2.

Subsection 45.7.2 Beamer Slide Shape

The
/publication/beamer/page/@aspect-ratio
attribute can have the value 16:9 (the default), 4:3, 16:10, 14:9, 5:4, or 3:2. Elect the shape of the display you will present on. See Section 34.2 for the effect this has on the room available for content.

Subsection 45.7.3 Beamer Font Sizes

The
/publication/beamer/@font-size
attribute can have the value 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, or 20, which are interpreted in points (“pt”) as the unit of measure. The default value is 11, which is also Beamer’s own default. A value other than 10, 11, or 12 requires the extsizes package to be part of your installation. This is the control to reach for when slides are too crowded—see Section 34.2.
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