BEAMER appearance cheat sheet (from version 3.

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Parent-child relations of Beamer’s elements (colors, fonts, templates) are indicated by successive indentations.
More information can be found in the official documentation: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf.

Beamer’s Colors
Use \setbeamercolor{template name }{〈key=value〉 list } to change a Beamer’s color.
Keys are: fg, bg, parent, use. Use the color syntax of the xcolor package.

Structure of the presentation Bibliography title in sidebar item projected

Color palettes bibliography entry author author in sidebar subitem projected
palette primary bibliography entry title Navigation bars subsubitem projected
palette secondary bibliography entry location mini frame subitem
palette tertiary bibliography entry note section in head/foot subsubitem
palette quaternary bibliography item subsection in head/foot Highlighting
palette sidebar primary Note page subsubsection in head/foot structure
palette sidebar secondary note page Navigation symbols local structure
palette sidebar tertiary Structure of a frame navigation symbols alerted text
palette sidebar quaternary
Background Logo Blocks environments
Global definitions background canvas logo block title
block body
normal text background Elements of a frame block title alerted
titlelike Headlines and footlines Frame title block body alerted
separation line headline frametitle example text
fine separation line footline frametitle right block title example
Title page page number in head/foot framesubtitle block body example
title page separation line frametitle continuation
titlelike upper separation line head Theorem environments
titlelike
title middle separation line head qed symbol
Abstract
subtitle lower separation line head Figures and tables
abstract
author upper separation line foot caption
abstract title
institute middle separation line foot caption name
Hyperlinks and buttons
date lower separation line foot Verse, quotations and quotes
button
Part, section, subsection pages author in head/foot verse
button border
part page title in head/foot quotation
date in head/foot Lists
section page quote
institute in head/foot itemize item
subsection page itemize subitem Footnotes
Sidebars footnote
Table of contents itemize subsubitem
sidebar footnote mark
section in toc enumerate item
sidebar left
subsection in toc enumerate subitem Mathematics
sidebar right
subsubsection in toc enumerate subsubitem math text
section in sidebar
section in toc shaded enumerate mini template math text inlined
section in sidebar shaded
subsection in toc shaded description item math text displayed
subsection in sidebar
subsubsection in toc shaded item normal text in math text
subsubsection in sidebar

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 Beamer’s Fonts
Use \setbeamerfont{template name }{〈key=value〉 list } to change a Beamer’s font.
Keys are: family, series, shape, size, parent.

Structure of the presentation Note page Logo subsubitem projected

Global definitions note page logo subitem
subsubitem
projected text Structure of a frame Elements of a frame
Title page Highlighting
Background Frame title
title page background canvas frametitle structure
title background framesubtitle tiny structure
subtitle frametitle continuation alerted text
Headlines and footlines
author Blocks environments
headline Abstract
institute footline block title
abstract
date page number in head/foot block body
abstract title
Part, section, subsection pages Sidebars block title alerted
Hyperlinks and buttons
part page sidebar block body alerted
button
section page sidebar left block title example
subsection page Lists block body example
sidebar right
itemize item
Table of contents section in sidebar Theorem environments
itemize subitem
section in toc section in sidebar shaded qed symbol
itemize subsubitem
subsection in toc subsection in sidebar
enumerate item Figures and tables
subsubsection in toc subsubsection in sidebar
enumerate subitem caption
section in toc shaded title in sidebar
enumerate subsubitem caption name
subsection in toc shaded author in sidebar
enumerate mini template
subsubsection in toc shaded Navigation bars Verse, quotations and quotes
itemize/enumerate body
Bibliography mini frame verse
itemize/enumerate subbody
bibliography entry author section in head/foot quotation
itemize/enumerate subsubbody
bibliography entry title subsection in head/foot quote
description item
bibliography entry location subsubsection in head/foot item Footnotes
bibliography entry note Navigation symbols item projected footnote
bibliography item navigation symbols subitem projected footnote mark

Beamer’s Sizes
Use \setbeamersize{size name=〈dim〉} to change a Beamer’s size.
The geometry of the page is given by the geometry package.

text margin left sidebar width left description width mini frame size
text margin right sidebar width right description width of miniframe offset

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 Beamer’s Templates
Use \setbeamertemplate{template name }{your definition } to change a Beamer’s template.
The definition is some LATEX code which can use any of the \insert... commands given below.

Structure of the presentation Headlines and footlines Elements of a frame Blocks environments
Title page headline Frame title blocks
title page footline frametitle block begin
Sidebars frametitle continuation block end
Part, section, subsection pages
sidebar left block alerted begin
part page Abstract
sidebar right block alerted end
section page abstract title block example begin
subsection page sidebar canvas left abstract begin
sidebar canvas right block example end
Table of contents abstract end
section in sidebar Theorem environments
sections/subsections in toc Hyperlinks and buttons qed symbol
section in sidebar shaded
section in toc button theorems
subsection in sidebar
subsection in toc Lists theorem begin
subsection in sidebar shaded
subsubsection in toc items theorem end
subsubsection in sidebar
sections/subsections in toc shaded itemize items
subsubsection in sidebar shaded Figures and tables
section in toc shaded itemize item
Navigation bars caption
subsection in toc shaded itemize subitem
mini frames caption label separator
subsubsection in toc shaded itemize subsubitem
mini frame Verse, quotations and quotes
Bibliography enumerate items
mini frame in current subsection verse begin
bibliography entry author enumerate item verse end
mini frame in other subsection
bibliography entry title enumerate subitem quotation begin
section in head/foot
bibliography entry location enumerate subsubitem quotation end
section in head/foot shaded
bibliography entry note enumerate mini template quote begin
subsection in head/foot
bibliography item itemize/enumerate body begin quote end
subsection in head/foot shaded
Note page itemize/enumerate body end
subsubsection in head/foot Footnotes
note page description item
subsubsection in head/foot shaded footnote TCF
Highlighting
Structure of a frame Navigation symbols Article mode
structure begin
Background navigation symbols
structure end Frame structure
background canvas Logo alerted text begin frame begin
background logo alerted text end frame end

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 Insert-like Commands
These commands can be used to compose templates.
Possible mandatory and optional arguments are omitted, see the official documentation.

Structure of the presentation \insertdate \insertpartheadnumber Hyperlinks and buttons

Page and frame numbering \insertshortdate \insertsubsectionhead \insertbuttontext
\insertpagenumber \inserttitlegraphic \insertsubsectionheadnumber \insertgotosymbol
Part, section, subsection data \insertsubsubsectionhead \insertskipsymbol
\insertdocumentstartpage
\insertpart \insertsubsubsectionheadnumber \insertreturnsymbol
\insertdocumentendpage
\insertpresentationstartpage \insertshortpart Navigation bars Lists
\insertpresentationendpage \insertpartnumber \insertnavigation \insertenumlabel
\insertpartromannumber \insertsectionnavigation \insertsubenumlabel
\insertpartstartpage \insertsectionnavigationhorizontal
\insertsection \insertsubsubenumlabel
\insertpartendpage \insertsubsectionnavigation
\insertsubsection \insertenumlabel
\insertsectionstartpage \insertsubsectionnavigationhorizontal
\insertsubsubsection \insertdescriptionitem
\insertsectionendpage \insertverticalnavigation
\insertsubsectionstartpage Table of contents Blocks environments
\inserttocsection Navigation symbols
\insertsubsectionendpage \insertblocktitle
\inserttocsectionnumber \insertslidenavigationsymbol
\insertappendixstartpage
\inserttocsubsection \insertframenavigationsymbol Theorem environments
\insertappendixendpage
\inserttocsubsectionnumber \insertsubsectionnavigationsymbol \inserttheoremblockenv
\insertframenumber \insertsectionnavigationsymbol \inserttheoremheadfont
\inserttotalframenumber \inserttocsubsubsection
\inserttocsubsubsectionnumber \insertdocnavigationsymbol \inserttheoremname
\insertframestartpage \insertbackfindforwardnavigationsymbol \inserttheoremnumber
\insertframeendpage Bibliography
Logo \inserttheoremaddition
Presentation data \insertbiblabel \inserttheorempunctuation
\insertlogo
\insertauthor Note pages
Elements of a frame Figures and tables
\insertshortauthor \insertnote
Frame title \insertcaption
\insertinstitute \insertslideintonotes
\insertframetitle \insertcaptionname
\insertshortinstitute
\inserttitle Structure of a frame \insertframesubtitle \insertcaptionnumber
\insertshorttitle Headlines and footlines \insertcontinuationcount Footnotes
\insertsubtitle \insertsectionhead \insertcontinuationcountroman \insertfootnotetext
\insertshortsubtitle \insertsectionheadnumber \insertcontinuationtext \insertfootnotemark

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 Named Themes
See the official documentation for options associated to some of these themes.
Snapshots of the themes can be found at http://www.hartwork.org/beamer-theme-matrix/.

Global Themes Mini Frame Navigation Outer Themes fly

\usetheme{theme name } Berlin \useoutertheme{theme name } seagull
Without Navigation Bar Ilmenau default wolverine
default Dresden infolines beaver
Bergen Darmstadt miniframes Inner Color Themes
Boadilla Frankfurt smoothbars lily
Madrid Singapore sidebar orchid
AnnArbor Szeged split rose
CambridgeUS shadow Outer Color Themes
Section and Subsection Tables
Pittsburgh tree whale
Copenhagen smoothtree
Rochester Luebeck seahorse
Tree-Like Navigation Bar Malmoe Color Themes dolphin
Antibes Warsaw \usecolortheme{theme name } Font Themes
JuanLesPins default \usefonttheme{theme name }
Montpellier Inner Themes structure default
Table of Contents Sidebar \useinnertheme{theme name } sidebartab professionalfonts
Berkeley default Complete Color Themes serif
PaloAlto circles albatross structurebold
Goettingen rectangles beetle structureitalicserif
Marburg rounded crane structuresmallcapsserif
Hannover inmargin dove structureitalicserif

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