Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on Overleaf
Overview
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is providing Overleaf Professional features to the Faculty of Science 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.
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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 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 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 Visual Editor mode or directly in LaTeX
Overleaf provides an intuitive and easy-to-use manuscript editor (our Visual Editor 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 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
Official template for Master theses at the SE4GD Erasmus Mundus Programme, with host partner universities: Lappeenranta University of Technology, University of L'Aquila, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Website: https://se4gd.eu
This PhD thesis template is adopted by the Department of Computer science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. (last update: 20 June 2025)
Unofficial Latex template for research-oriented Master theses at the Computer Science Department - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Unofficial template for standard Master theses at the Computer Science Department - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Unofficial Latex template for research-oriented Master theses in Information Sciences at the Computer Science Department - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
This document represents the template of the final experiment report structure for the Green Lab course at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It is based on the acmart proceedings template. The Green Lab course Students allows students to work in teams to perform experiments on software energy consumption in a controlled environment.
This document represents the template of the final report structure for the course Literature Study at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It is based on the 'acmart proceedings template'. The Literature Study course allows for various types of literature studies variable depending on the field of focus. This template reflect the Systematic Review approach. In case of other approaches, its structure should be revised.
Source: https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive This has been uploaded to Overleaf by Lian Tze Lim To search the document for the desired symbol, it is easiest to download the PDF from Overleaf and use a local PDF viewer, or to visit: http://texdoc.net/texmf-dist/doc/latex/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf
Know the LaTeX command you want to use but can't remember how to write it? Here we present a great tips sheet produced by Dave Richeson; it's pre-loaded in Overleaf so you can see how the commands work instantly. Simply click on the button above to open a version in Overleaf for editing (and to quickly copy and paste the commands you need!). For more comments visit this page on Dave's site, or if you'd like to work through a fuller introduction to LaTeX why not check out our free online course?
FAQ & Help
Who should I contact if I have questions about Overleaf or the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 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.
I'm a Faculty member who logged in via SSO, but I'm still on the Free Plan. What should I do?
It looks like there may be an issue with how your faculty status is set up in the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's identity provider (IdP). As a Faculty member, you should have access to professional features. Please contact the licence manager at r.g.j.mol@vu.nl to get your status checked.
Who should I contact for questions about the license or the integration with VU Amsterdam systems?
For questions related to the license or the integration with VU Amsterdam systems, please contact the licence manager at r.g.j.mol@vu.nl.
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.
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.