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I agree -- I use that template for writing most of my documents now.

It's also available to try out online on Overleaf if you don't fancy installing LaTeX: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/handout-design-insp...

(Note: I'm one of the co-founders of Overleaf, so any feedback appreciated, thanks!)

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I went to one of Mr. Tufte's workshops several months ago, and I do believe he mentioned Overleaf while discussing LaTeX. I must admit I had forgotten about it until just now, so thanks for the reminder. It looks like a fairly slick interface (and a nice solution for what I recall was a relatively painful problem i.e. installing and using LaTeX).

Thanks -- yes, I believe he's used Overleaf in his workshops for the past couple of years (starting back when we were called writeLaTeX). The Tufte handout and book templates are ones we use again and again when we're asked for examples of such layouts, and they're very popular.

As an interesting tidbit re Overleaf, we recently passed the 3 billion pages compiled mark :) If you stacked up all those pages, you'd have a pile that's (roughly!) the height of Pluto: https://www.overleaf.com/blog/219-youve-created-three-millio...

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