Recommended LaTeX packages

This section describes packages that are recommended as extra packages in a thesis at the department. In all cases, check the original documentation using the command

• texdoc <package name>

in a terminal window.

\usepackage{cleveref}

Using standard cross-referencing in LaTeX only produces the label number, a name describing the label such as figure, chapter or equation has to be added manually. The cleveref package overcomes this limitation by automatically producing the label name and number. Recommended options:

• [capitalize] capitalizes the cross-reference name, i.e. Figure 3.2 and not figure 3.2, in all positions. Recommended.

  [noabbrev] use the unabbreviated forms of the cross reference, i.e. Figure 3.2 and not Fig. 3.2 in all positions. Recommended.

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