7.2 Loading LaTeX Packages in R Markdown

  • If we only need a couple of LaTeX packages, we can add them one by one in the YAML header.5

    ---
title: ""
output:
    pdf_document:
      extra_dependencies: ["amsmath", "color"]
---

  • To load a large number of packages more efficiently, try

    ---
title: ""
subtitle: ""
output:
   pdf_document:
      includes:
          in_header: ["TexPackages.tex", "TexMacros.tex"]
latex_engine: xelatex
---

    where TexPackages.tex has all packages, for example,

    \usepackages{amsmath}
\usepackages{color}

    and TexMacros.tex has all macros, such as

    \renewcommand{\Re}{\operatorname{Re}}
\renewcommand{\Im}{\operatorname{Im}}
\newcommand{\Arg}{\operatorname{Arg}}

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