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Toronto Metropolitan University on Overleaf

Overview

As of June 1, 2025, Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries will no longer provide an upgrade to Overleaf Professional. Any Overleaf users currently participating in the Toronto Metropolitan subscription will downgraded to the free plan at that time. To understand what happens to your projects with the downgrade, please find details here. To subscribe for premium features, review student, individual, and group plans here.


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Quick Start

Welcome to the quick start guide to Overleaf. We've put together some useful resources and links in the sections below, and if you have any questions about how to get started please let us know and we'll be happy to help!

For Researchers


Find a journal template

Through our partnerships within the publishing community, we provide a selection of academic journal templates for articles and papers. These templates automatically format your manuscripts in the style required for submission to that journal.

 

Edit in Rich Text mode or directly in LaTeX

Overleaf provides an intuitive and easy-to-use manuscript editor (our rich text mode), which is especially useful if you or your co-authors aren't familiar with writing in LaTeX.

 

If you prefer to edit directly in LaTeX, you can! Overleaf provides a full collaborative online LaTeX editor you can switch to at any time.

 

Submitting your articles to journals, repositories and more

You can also submit your paper directly to a number of journals and other editorial and review services via the publish menu in the editor. Simply open the publish menu from any document and follow the appropriate 'Submit to ...' link.

 

For Students


Try out the Overleaf editor with built in tutorial

If you'd like to dive straight into the editor, simply click the button to create a new paper using our quick-start template. A short tutorial will walk you through the main features to quickly get you started.

 

Browse the Overleaf template gallery

You can find a selection of featured templates, or check out our full template gallery for more ideas and inspiration.

 

Take our free course to quickly master the LaTeX essentials

If you're new to LaTeX, we've put together a free online course to help you learn the basics. If you have never used LaTeX before, or if it has been a while and you would like a refresher, this is the place to start.

 

For Teachers


Introducing Students to LaTeX

Overleaf has several on-demand webinars available that address a variety of beginner, intermediate, and advanced topics.

 

Help students understand LaTeX errors

Addressing errors as they happen helps ensure that your LaTeX project continues to compile and look the way it should.

 

Show your class how to turn on track changes for review

Overleaf offers an impressive collection of collaboration features, and your institutional subscription provides all users with access to the powerful track changes feature.

 

Featured LaTeX Templates

FAQ & Help

When is the TMU subscription ending?

As of June 1, 2025, Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries will no longer provide an upgrade to Overleaf Professional. Any Overleaf users currently participating in the Toronto Metropolitan subscription will downgraded to the free plan at that time.


What happens when the TMU subscription ends?

To understand what happens to your projects with the downgrade, please find details here. To subscribe for premium features, review student, individual, and group plans here.


Who should I contact if I have questions about Overleaf or the Toronto Metropolitan University license?

If you need technical support while working on any Overleaf projects, please use our contact form and we'll make sure your question gets to the right person in our team.

You can direct TMU-specific questions to Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries at refdesk@ryerson.ca


I'm new to Overleaf, how should I get started?

We've put together a short How do I use Overleaf help page to give you pointers on exactly that :)

You can also watch upcoming and on-demand webinars.

Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries also offers LaTeX for beginners workshops. Check the Library's Workshop Schedule.


How do I upload an existing LaTeX project into Overleaf?

Here's how to import existing LaTeX documents into Overleaf.


What packages does Overleaf support?

Overleaf supports the packages listed here.


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