Purdue University on Overleaf
Overview
Purdue University provides active students, faculty, and staff with access to Overleaf premium features to use online LaTeX editor for their projects. These features include real-time track changes, unlimited collaborators, and access to the official Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template. For access, please log in to Overleaf using your Purdue Career Account login credentials.
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.
WARNING: The Purdue LaTeX thesis template CANNOT be used for theses or dissertations that contain Export-Controlled, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and/or Covered Defense Information (CDI) data and are subject to EAR, ITAR, DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, and other controlled data designators due to the increased security required for these types of data.
For information regarding Purdue University Thesis & Dissertation policies, requirements, templates, and academic dates and deadlines, please visit our website at https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/thesis/.
For questions, please contact us at mailto:grm@purdue.edu.
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Quick Start
Welcome to the Purdue University 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 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 view the Purdue Thesis 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 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 directly in LaTeX or in the Visual Editor
Overleaf provides an intuitive and easy-to-use manuscript editor (our Visual Editor), 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 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.
Modelos LaTeX destacados
The NEW Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template is compliant with Title II of the American Disabilities Act (ADA), including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. Effective January 2027, all theses and dissertations deposited with Purdue University must comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. Students are responsible for ensuring that their content and compiled thesis or dissertation is ADA compliant. For information and resources, please review the Accessibility Requirements for Theses and Dissertations Deposited with Purdue University section found in the Purdue Thesis and Dissertation Policies and Practices website and Overleaf’s Creating accessible PDFs in LaTeX web page. WARNING: The Purdue LaTeX thesis template CANNOT be used for theses or dissertations that contain Export-Controlled, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and/or Covered Defense Information (CDI) data and are subject to EAR, ITAR, DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, and other controlled data designators due to the increased security required for these types of data. For questions, please contact the Purdue University Thesis & Dissertation office at grm@purdue.edu.
This version of the Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template is being discontinued effective January 1st, 2027. Effective January 2027, the NEW Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template must be utilized. WARNING: The Purdue LaTeX thesis template CANNOT be used for theses or dissertations that contain Export-Controlled, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and/or Covered Defense Information (CDI) data and are subject to EAR, ITAR, DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, and other controlled data designators due to the increased security required for these types of data. For questions, please contact the Purdue University Thesis & Dissertation office at grm@purdue.edu.
This a simple template document that can be modified as needed for ACS journals. This template deliberately does not seek to reproduce the layout of the typeset journal: this is explicitly not required by the ACS for LaTeX submissions.
FAQ & Help
Who should I contact if I have questions about Overleaf or the Purdue license?
Please use our contact form and we'll make sure your question gets to the right person in our team. You can also direct Purdue-specific questions to Purdue University's Office of Graduate Records at thesishelp@purdue.edu.
Who should I contact if I have questions about the Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template?
For questions specific to the Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template, please contact the Purdue University Thesis & Dissertation office at grm@purdue.edu.
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 :)
I'm having trouble logging in - who should I contact?
Please get in touch with our support team via our contact page, and include the email address you've used to register on Overleaf. We'll be happy to help sort out any problems you have logging in.
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- Sharing your work with others
- Track changes and comments
- Joining an institutional subscription
- Using the Overleaf history feature
- Helpful how-to guides
More resources from Purdue University
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- Deposit Process Guidance
- Video Instruction
- Copyright Information, and
- Campus Resources