Document Class Options

• Font size: xxpt where xx can be 8,9,10,11,12,14,17,20 - these represent predefinde font sets rather than absolute sizes
• aspectratio=169: Sets slide aspect ratio (16:9 is most common, alternatives include 4:3)
• envcountsect: Enables numbering for theorem environments
• Equation positioning:
  • leqno: Left-aligned equation numbers
  • fleqn: Right-aligned equation numbers

Theme Customization

• \usefonttheme{serif}: Applies serif font style
• \usetheme{Berlin}: Selects built-in theme (popular choices include Berlin, Madrid)
• \usecolortheme{dolphin}: Sets color scheme to blue-green palette

Frame Structure

\documentclass{beamer}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{Slide Title} % Optional title
Content goes here
\end{frame}
\end{document}

\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Slide Title}
\framesubtitle{Subtitle} % Requires frametitle
...
\end{frame}

Frame Posisioning Options

• t: Top-aligned content
• b: Bottom-aligned content
• s: Evenly distributed content
• allowframebreaks: Auto-splits long content
• shrink<li>fragile: Required for code listings</li>

Multi-column Layouts

\begin{frame}{}
\begin{columns}[t] % Vertical alignment
\begin{column}{7cm} % Fixed width
Left content
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.35\textwidth} % Relative width
Right content
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}

Presentation Naivgation

Table of Contents

\begin{frame}{Outline}
\tableofcontents[currentsection] % Highlights current section
\end{frame}

Progressive Disclosure

\begin{itemize}
\item<1-> First point
\item<2-> Second point
\item<3-> Third point
\end{itemize}

Highlighting Content

• \alert{Important text}: Emphasizes content
• \structure{Key point}: Shows structural elements

Mathematical Content

\[
\begin{aligned}
f(x) &= a + b + c \\
\uncover<2->{&= d \\}
\uncover<3->{&= e}
\end{aligned}
\]

Image Handling

\begin{frame}{Zoom Example}
\framezoom<1><2>[border](1cm,1cm)(2cm,2cm)
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{example-image}
\end{frame}