Janus-TeX

Two faces, one source. Like the Roman god Janus, this LaTeX template looks both ways—generating a detailed report and presentation from the same content, with clickable hyperlinks between them.

Files

File	Purpose
main.tex	Configuration, title, author, packages
report_sections.tex	Full report content
presentation_slides.tex	Slide content
shared_elements.tex	Reusable figures/tables/equations
compile.bat	Compilation script
figures/	Image files

Quick Start

1. Compile: .\compile.bat → generates report.pdf + presentation.pdf
2. Customize main.tex: title, author, institution
3. Add content to report_sections.tex and presentation_slides.tex
4. Recompile: .\compile.bat

Key Feature: True Content Sharing

Define figures/tables/equations once in shared_elements.tex, use in both formats:

% In shared_elements.tex - define once:
\newcommand{\figureMyPlot}{\includegraphics{figures/plot.png}}
\newcommand{\tableResults}{\begin{tabular}...\end{tabular}}
\newcommand{\eqModel}{y = mx + b}

% In report - use it:
\begin{figure}
    \figureMyPlot
    \caption{...}
\end{figure}

% In presentation - same command:
\begin{frame}
    \figureMyPlot
\end{frame}

Change once → updates everywhere!

GitHub Pages Hyperlinks (Optional)

1. Push to GitHub and enable Pages (Settings → Pages → main branch)
2. Update \reporturl in template_main.tex with your GitHub Pages URL
3. Recompile and push PDFs

Result: Slides link to specific report sections online!

To test this out download and open a copy of the presentation.pdf file, navigate to page 6 which references the First-Order Thermal Response Model. At the bottom of the slide there is a hyperlink: → Full derivation and mathematical details which should bring you to the appropiate report section with the full details!

Customization Examples

Change theme: Edit \usetheme{Madrid} in main.tex
Add section: Copy existing section pattern in report/slides, update \hypertarget{}
Add figure: Define \newcommand{\figureX}{...} in shared_elements.tex, use in both formats

How It Works

main.tex checks \ifdefined\ispresentation:

• NO → \documentclass{article} → loads report_sections.tex → report.pdf
• YES → \documentclass{beamer} → loads presentation_slides.tex → presentation.pdf

Both load shared_elements.tex for reusable content.

PowerPoint Conversion

Recommended method: Use Adobe's free PDF to PowerPoint converter

1. Upload presentation.pdf to Adobe's converter
2. Download the converted .pptx file
3. Clean up any formatting as needed
4. Merge with team slides in PowerPoint

Troubleshooting

• No pdflatex: Install MiKTeX
• Errors: Check .log files
• Hyperlinks fail: Verify GitHub Pages URL in \reporturl

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Template v1.0 - December 2025