A LaTeX template for Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting papers.
This is a light version of the former TRB LaTeX template. The previous version was built primarily for people using R, Sweave, and LaTeX. This version is created for people who need a straight-forward LaTeX template for TRB papers.
More instruction and details about the project can be found inside the trb_template.tex
. The document uses external shell commands hence it needs to be compiled with -shell-escape
option. This is necessary for word count feature which uses texcount
program. For example:
latexmk trb_template.tex -pdf -pvc -shell-escape
Perl is necessary for texcount
to work and needs a Perl interpreter e.g. ActivePerl.
trb.bst
and trbunofficial.cls
into the directory for your documenttrb_template.tex
)latexmk
to make your document as shown above. Note that latexmk
watches for changes and recompiles the document automatically.texcount
Using -shell-escape
in TexStudio (original source):
Go to Options->Configure texstudio
. Click on Commands
. Add -shell-escape
flag to pdflatex
:
pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape %.tex
The file name of the primary TeX file (e.g., trb_template.tex
) is used for calculating total words. If you changed the file name, you will need to change the corresponding filename in the trbunofficial.cls
file, on Line 194, where it says
Word Count: \quickwordcount{trb_template}~words
change that trb_template to the new file name you choose to use for your .tex
file. For example, if your TeX file name is main.tex, then Line 194 of your trbunofficial.cls
file should start with
Word Count: \quickwordcount{main}~words
Note that the current version of this template does not count \author{}
on the title page. It also does not count texts in the references. Please be aware and use caution when you are approaching the word limit.
This template has been published on Overleaf, and it can be found here: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/transportation-research-board-trb-latex-template/jkfndnnkkksw