Can we submit a docx or html file instead of pdf for final project?

Can we submit a docx or html file instead of pdf for final project?

by Richard Wang -

Kristen - given the Markdoc glitch for PC that graphs are not displayed in the pdf, can we submit a docx or html instead?

Re: Can we submit a docx or html file instead of pdf for final project?

by Kristen -

Yes, you are welcome to submit as a docX or html


For fun, you can also try exporting as a tex and then copy & paste to OverLeaf



Re: Can we submit a docx or html file instead of pdf for final project?

by Eduardo Rodriguez Almaraz -

I did this for the last lab. But I found that when you export, not always has the formatting that you want. So I used an existing template and did the lab in that form; however, you have to be familiar with the tex syntax to format it in certain Style, or to enter figures, tables, etc. So I was wondering, what is the advantage of using a *.tex editor (web or desktop version) vs a regular word processor (i.e Microsoft Word) ?

Re: Can we submit a docx or html file instead of pdf for final project?

by Kristen -

The advantage of using LaTeX is that you can focus on the content and let the program take care of formatting. 

However, I agree that when you are learning (myself included!) it takes a lot of time to learn LaTeX syntax. 


Here is a very brief introduction to OverLeaf: 


And LaTeX using OverLeaf:

https://www.overleaf.com/latex/learn/free-online-introduction-to-latex-part-1#.WbLfhq2ZNjR


I recently learned that OverLeaf has a rich text viewing option (check out the first video), so you don't have to enter content using the source code (which is a little overwhelming!)