Toronto Metropolitan University on Overleaf
Overview
Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries is providing Overleaf Professional features for all students, faculty and staff who would like to use a collaborative, online LaTeX editor for their projects. Overleaf Professional features include real-time track changes, unlimited collaborators, and full document history.
Overleaf is designed to make the process of writing, editing and producing your research papers and project reports much quicker for both you and your collaborators. Overleaf can also be linked to other services to best fit into your workflow.
Please note: Overleaf should not be used to store or share confidential or sensitive data. Please refer to TMU's Privacy Policy for more information.
Claim your Overleaf Professional upgrade by signing up (or signing in) below. You’ll need to link your account to your Toronto Metropolitan single sign-on.
NOTE: About ryerson.ca and torontomu.ca email addresses
Toronto Metropolitan University is in the process of disabling logins based on ryerson.ca IDs, and is now requiring that you log in to services using your new torontomu.ca ID.
If you haven't yet linked your torontomu.ca identity to your Overleaf account, you can do this in a few steps.
1) Create an Overleaf-specific password and use this to access your Overleaf account.
If you have not set or do not remember your Overleaf-specific password, you can have a password reset link emailed to your Overleaf primary email address (which may be your ryerson.ca email) using this form
Once your Overleaf-specific password is set, log in using your primary email and password at Overleaf's main login page.
2) Add your Toronto Metropolitan email to your Overleaf account, and confirm it by logging in through SSO.
You can add your torontomu.ca email to your Overleaf account on your Account Settings page. When you add your torontomu.ca email, you should be prompted to confirm it by logging in through Toronto Metropolitan's Single Sign On page.If you have any problems adding or logging in with your torontomu.ca address, please contact support@overleaf.com.
Join a community of authors at Toronto Metropolitan University
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
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.