wt_template.tex

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%//						PREAMBLE						//%
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\documentclass[11pt]{article}

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% 	  Packages
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%% Fonts and Symbols
%% --------------------------
\usepackage{
			amsmath,			% math operators
			amssymb,			% math symbols
			}

%% Graphics
%% --------------------
\usepackage{
			graphicx,			% allows insertion of images
			subfigure,			% allows subfigures (a), (b), etc.
			}
\graphicspath{ {graphics/} }	% (graphicx) relative path to graphics folder

%% Tables
%% --------------------------
\usepackage{
			booktabs,			% better tables, discourages vertical rulings
			multicol,			% allow multi columns
			}

%% Layout Alteration
%% --------------------------
\usepackage{
			enumitem,			% indented items for glossary
			framed,				% nice boxes; used in Supervisor's Approval
			geometry,			% change the margins for specific PAGES
			}
\setlist[description]{style=nextline}
\geometry{						% specify page size options for (geometry)
			a4paper, 			% paper size
			margin=1in,			% specified independently with hmargin vmargin
		 }

%% Units
%% --------------------------
\usepackage{
			siunitx,			% has S (decimal align) column type
			}
\sisetup{input-symbols = { () },  % do not treat "(" and ")" in any special way
         group-digits  = false, % no grouping of digits
%		 load-configurations = abbreviations,
%		 per-mode = symbol,
		 }

%% Misc
%% --------------------------
\usepackage{
			pdfpages,			% import pdfs into this document -- used for the Letter
			url,				% allows urls to be added to document
			}

%% Bibliography
%% --------------------------
\usepackage[
	backend=biber,
	style=ieee]
{biblatex}
\addbibresource{wt_template.bib}


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% Macros and Commands
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% override S column type with centered text column
\providecommand{\textcol}[1]{\multicolumn{1}{c}{#1}}

% provides a place to write on documents; like __________________ that
\providecommand{\blankline}[1]{\rule{#1}{0.5pt}}

% Set up page numbering for appendices as (Appendix Letter) - (Page Number)
\providecommand{\StartAppendices}{
    \newpage
    \newcounter{AppendixCounter}
    \renewcommand{\thepage}{\Alph{AppendixCounter} \textendash\ \arabic{page}}
}

% Manually construct the section title for each appendix and then
% add an entry to the ToC
\providecommand{\Appendix}[1]{
    \newpage
    \stepcounter{AppendixCounter}
    \setcounter{page}{1}
    \section*{Appendix \Alph{AppendixCounter}\quad #1}
    \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\contentsline{section}%
    	{Appendix \Alph{AppendixCounter}\quad #1}{}}
	% \protect preserves the spacing in the ToC
}

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% 	Environments
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% Hides the formatting for the summary
\newenvironment{Summary}
	{ % beginning formatting
		% manually add entry to the toc since section*
		% suppresses addition to toc
		\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Summary}
		\topskip0pt				% remove top padding
		\vspace*{\stretch{2}}	% Pad 2/3 of the page length
		\section*{Summary}		% don't append a section number before "Summary"
	}
	{ % end formatting
		\vspace*{\stretch{3}}
	}

% Hides the formatting for the glossary
\newenvironment{Glossary}
	{ 	%beginning formatting
		\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Glossary}
 		\section*{Glossary}
		\begin{description}
	}
	{
		\end{description}
	}

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%//						BODY							//%
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\begin{document}

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% 	  Title Page
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\pagenumbering{gobble}		% turn off page numbering
\include{sections/titlepage}

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%    Front matter
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\newpage
\includepdf{letter/letter_of_transmittal}

\newpage
\addtocontents{toc}{~\hfill\textbf{Page}\par}	% 'Page' above the page numbers
\tableofcontents

\newpage
\pagenumbering{roman}	% i, ii, iii, ... page numbering
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\listfigurename}	% manually add to toc
\addtocontents{lof}{~\hfill\textbf{Page}\par}
\listoffigures

\newpage				% LoF and LoT may be on the same page if they fit
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\listtablename}
\addtocontents{lot}{~\hfill\textbf{Page}\par}
\listoftables

\include{sections/summary}
\include{sections/glossary}

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%		Main Body
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\newpage
\pagenumbering{arabic}	% 1, 2, 3, ... page numbering

\include{sections/body} % consider using one file per section in the body


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% 	  References
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\newpage
\renewcommand*{\UrlFont}{\rmfamily} % preserve default font for URLs
\printbibliography[heading=bibintoc,title={References}]

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% 	  Back Matter
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\StartAppendices{}
\include{sections/appendix}

\end{document}