Edit a reference in a Overleaf PDF
Fix a citation or bibliography entry in a paper or thesis. This works on the PDF Overleaf exported, so you do not need the original file.
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How to do it
- 1.Open the PDF exported from Overleaf in MythosPDF.
- 2.Edit the entry.
- 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.
How Overleaf writes PDFs
- • Overleaf compiles LaTeX, so PDFs use Type1 fonts such as Computer Modern or Latin Modern.
- • Ligatures such as fi and fl are single glyphs.
What that means when you edit a reference
- • Small fixes in text, references and captions can be made in the PDF. Larger changes are cleaner in the Overleaf source.
- • Overleaf often uses fonts that are not freely available. Letters already in the PDF are reused exactly; for a letter it never used, MythosPDF asks before using the closest open font and tells you which one.
What happens to the rest of the page
- • Hanging indents are kept when the entry rewraps.
- • Italic journal names stay italic.
Questions people ask
+Can I fix a paper after exporting from LaTeX?
Yes, for small fixes. For big changes, recompile the source.
+Is it better to edit in Overleaf?
If you have the original Overleaf file and a lot to change, yes. For quick changes to the PDF itself, editing the PDF is faster and keeps it exactly as sent.
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