Beamer Appearance Cheat Sheet

BEAMER appearance cheat sheet (from version 3.16)Parent-child relations of Beamer’s elements (colors, fonts, templates) are indicated by successive indentations.More information can be found in the official documentation: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf.

Beamer’s ColorsUse \setbeamercolor{template name}{⟨key=value⟩ list} to change a Beamer’s color.Keys are: fg, bg, parent, use. Use the color syntax of the xcolor package.

Structure of the presentationColor palettespalette primarypalette secondarypalette tertiarypalette quaternarypalette sidebar primarypalette sidebar secondarypalette sidebar tertiarypalette sidebar quaternary

Global definitionsnormal texttitlelikeseparation linefine separation line

Title pagetitle pagetitleliketitlesubtitleauthorinstitutedate

Part, section, subsection pagespart pagesection pagesubsection page

Table of contentssection in tocsubsection in tocsubsubsection in tocsection in toc shadedsubsection in toc shadedsubsubsection in toc shaded

Bibliographybibliography entry authorbibliography entry titlebibliography entry locationbibliography entry notebibliography itemNote pagenote page

Structure of a frameBackgroundbackground canvas

backgroundHeadlines and footlinesheadlinefootlinepage number in head/footseparation line

upper separation line headmiddle separation line headlower separation line headupper separation line footmiddle separation line footlower separation line foot

author in head/foottitle in head/footdate in head/footinstitute in head/footSidebarssidebar

sidebar leftsidebar right

section in sidebarsection in sidebar shadedsubsection in sidebarsubsubsection in sidebar

title in sidebarauthor in sidebarNavigation barsmini framesection in head/footsubsection in head/footsubsubsection in head/footNavigation symbolsnavigation symbolsLogologo

Elements of a frameFrame titleframetitleframetitle rightframesubtitleframetitle continuationtitlelikeAbstractabstractabstract titleHyperlinks and buttonsbuttonbutton borderListsitemize itemitemize subitemitemize subsubitemenumerate itemenumerate subitemenumerate subsubitemenumerate mini templatedescription itemitem

item projectedsubitem projected

subsubitem projectedsubitem

subsubitemHighlightingstructurelocal structurealerted textBlocks environmentsblock titleblock bodyblock title alertedblock body alertedexample textblock title exampleblock body exampleTheorem environmentsqed symbolFigures and tablescaptioncaption nameVerse, quotations and quotesversequotationquoteFootnotesfootnotefootnote markMathematicsmath text

math text inlinedmath text displayed

normal text in math text

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Beamer’s FontsUse \setbeamerfont{template name}{⟨key=value⟩ list} to change a Beamer’s font.Keys are: family, series, shape, size, parent.

Structure of the presentationGlobal definitionsprojected textTitle pagetitle pagetitlesubtitleauthorinstitutedatePart, section, subsection pagespart pagesection pagesubsection pageTable of contentssection in tocsubsection in tocsubsubsection in tocsection in toc shadedsubsection in toc shadedsubsubsection in toc shadedBibliographybibliography entry authorbibliography entry titlebibliography entry locationbibliography entry notebibliography item

Note pagenote page

Structure of a frameBackgroundbackground canvasbackgroundHeadlines and footlinesheadlinefootlinepage number in head/footSidebarssidebar

sidebar leftsidebar right

section in sidebarsection in sidebar shadedsubsection in sidebarsubsubsection in sidebartitle in sidebarauthor in sidebarNavigation barsmini framesection in head/footsubsection in head/footsubsubsection in head/footNavigation symbolsnavigation symbols

Logologo

Elements of a frameFrame titleframetitleframesubtitleframetitle continuationAbstractabstractabstract titleHyperlinks and buttonsbuttonListsitemize itemitemize subitemitemize subsubitemenumerate itemenumerate subitemenumerate subsubitemenumerate mini templateitemize/enumerate bodyitemize/enumerate subbodyitemize/enumerate subsubbodydescription itemitem

item projectedsubitem projected

subsubitem projectedsubitem

subsubitem

Highlightingstructuretiny structurealerted text

Blocks environmentsblock titleblock bodyblock title alertedblock body alertedblock title exampleblock body example

Theorem environmentsqed symbol

Figures and tablescaptioncaption name

Verse, quotations and quotesversequotationquote

Footnotesfootnotefootnote mark

Beamer’s SizesUse \setbeamersize{size name=⟨dim⟩} to change a Beamer’s size.The geometry of the page is given by the geometry package.

text margin lefttext margin right

sidebar width leftsidebar width right

description widthdescription width of

mini frame sizeminiframe offset

BEAMER appearance cheat sheet, v1.1 (2012/04/01) 2 Thierry Masson, 2012, http://science.thilucmic.fr

Beamer’s TemplatesUse \setbeamertemplate{template name}{your definition} to change a Beamer’s template.The definition is some LATEX code which can use any of the \insert... commands given below.

Structure of the presentationTitle pagetitle page

Part, section, subsection pagespart pagesection pagesubsection page

Table of contentssections/subsections in toc

section in tocsubsection in tocsubsubsection in toc

sections/subsections in toc shadedsection in toc shadedsubsection in toc shadedsubsubsection in toc shaded

Bibliographybibliography entry authorbibliography entry titlebibliography entry locationbibliography entry notebibliography item

Note pagenote page

Structure of a frameBackgroundbackground canvasbackground

Headlines and footlinesheadlinefootline

Sidebarssidebar leftsidebar rightsidebar canvas leftsidebar canvas rightsection in sidebarsection in sidebar shadedsubsection in sidebarsubsection in sidebar shadedsubsubsection in sidebarsubsubsection in sidebar shaded

Navigation barsmini frames

mini framemini frame in current subsection

mini frame in other subsectionsection in head/footsection in head/foot shadedsubsection in head/footsubsection in head/foot shadedsubsubsection in head/footsubsubsection in head/foot shaded

Navigation symbolsnavigation symbols

Logologo

Elements of a frameFrame titleframetitleframetitle continuation

Abstractabstract titleabstract beginabstract end

Hyperlinks and buttonsbutton

Listsitems

itemize itemsitemize itemitemize subitemitemize subsubitem

enumerate itemsenumerate itemenumerate subitemenumerate subsubitemenumerate mini template

itemize/enumerate body beginitemize/enumerate body enddescription item

Highlightingstructure beginstructure endalerted text beginalerted text end

Blocks environmentsblocksblock beginblock endblock alerted beginblock alerted endblock example beginblock example endTheorem environmentsqed symboltheorems

theorem begintheorem end

Figures and tablescaptioncaption label separatorVerse, quotations and quotesverse beginverse endquotation beginquotation endquote beginquote endFootnotesfootnote TCF

Article modeFrame structureframe beginframe end

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Insert-like CommandsThese commands can be used to compose templates.Possible mandatory and optional arguments are omitted, see the official documentation.

Structure of the presentationPage and frame numbering\insertpagenumber

\insertdocumentstartpage\insertdocumentendpage\insertpresentationstartpage\insertpresentationendpage

\insertpartstartpage\insertpartendpage\insertsectionstartpage\insertsectionendpage\insertsubsectionstartpage\insertsubsectionendpage\insertappendixstartpage\insertappendixendpage

\insertframenumber\inserttotalframenumber\insertframestartpage\insertframeendpagePresentation data\insertauthor\insertshortauthor\insertinstitute\insertshortinstitute\inserttitle\insertshorttitle\insertsubtitle\insertshortsubtitle

\insertdate\insertshortdate\inserttitlegraphic

Part, section, subsection data\insertpart\insertshortpart\insertpartnumber\insertpartromannumber\insertsection\insertsubsection\insertsubsubsection

Table of contents\inserttocsection\inserttocsectionnumber\inserttocsubsection\inserttocsubsectionnumber\inserttocsubsubsection\inserttocsubsubsectionnumber

Bibliography\insertbiblabel

Note pages\insertnote\insertslideintonotes

Structure of a frameHeadlines and footlines\insertsectionhead\insertsectionheadnumber

\insertpartheadnumber\insertsubsectionhead\insertsubsectionheadnumber\insertsubsubsectionhead\insertsubsubsectionheadnumberNavigation bars\insertnavigation\insertsectionnavigation\insertsectionnavigationhorizontal\insertsubsectionnavigation\insertsubsectionnavigationhorizontal\insertverticalnavigationNavigation symbols\insertslidenavigationsymbol\insertframenavigationsymbol\insertsubsectionnavigationsymbol\insertsectionnavigationsymbol\insertdocnavigationsymbol\insertbackfindforwardnavigationsymbolLogo\insertlogo

Elements of a frameFrame title\insertframetitle\insertframesubtitle\insertcontinuationcount\insertcontinuationcountroman\insertcontinuationtext

Hyperlinks and buttons\insertbuttontext\insertgotosymbol\insertskipsymbol\insertreturnsymbol

Lists\insertenumlabel\insertsubenumlabel\insertsubsubenumlabel\insertenumlabel\insertdescriptionitem

Blocks environments\insertblocktitle

Theorem environments\inserttheoremblockenv\inserttheoremheadfont\inserttheoremname\inserttheoremnumber\inserttheoremaddition\inserttheorempunctuation

Figures and tables\insertcaption\insertcaptionname\insertcaptionnumber

Footnotes\insertfootnotetext\insertfootnotemark

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Named ThemesSee the official documentation for options associated to some of these themes.Snapshots of the themes can be found at http://www.hartwork.org/beamer-theme-matrix/.

Global Themes\usetheme{theme name}Without Navigation BardefaultBergenBoadillaMadridAnnArborCambridgeUSPittsburghRochesterTree-Like Navigation BarAntibesJuanLesPinsMontpellierTable of Contents SidebarBerkeleyPaloAltoGoettingenMarburgHannover

Mini Frame NavigationBerlinIlmenauDresdenDarmstadtFrankfurtSingaporeSzeged

Section and Subsection TablesCopenhagenLuebeckMalmoeWarsaw

Inner Themes\useinnertheme{theme name}

defaultcirclesrectanglesroundedinmargin

Outer Themes\useoutertheme{theme name}

defaultinfolinesminiframessmoothbarssidebarsplitshadowtreesmoothtree

Color Themes\usecolortheme{theme name}

defaultstructuresidebartabComplete Color Themesalbatrossbeetlecranedove

flyseagullwolverinebeaverInner Color ThemeslilyorchidroseOuter Color Themeswhaleseahorsedolphin

Font Themes\usefonttheme{theme name}

defaultprofessionalfontsserifstructureboldstructureitalicserifstructuresmallcapsserifstructureitalicserif

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