Customising Overleaf Template

Question

I guys,

I am using this technical report template that I consider robust and well built. I tried to change the template adapting it to my needs and I managed almost in everything, except for two kind of customizations.

I am therefore writing hoping that someone can give me an indication on how to make:

1. decrease the vertical space above the titles of each chapter;

2. insert a footer (maybe with Fancyhdr) also in the initial pages of
   the chapters. I can insert it, but only in the second pages. I found
   the portion of code that regulates Header and Footer, but I can't
   customize it.

Does someone know how to solve these two questions?

Thank you,
C.

Answer 1

EDIT: more specific footer settings, see below.

The template use the memoir document class, which has a lot of customizability. You can make these changes in preamble/general.tex:

line 166, change

\setlength\beforechapskip{0mm}

to

\setlength\beforechapskip{-3cm}

or whatever fits your design.

Footers: for the first page of a chapter pagestyle plain is used, for the others pagestyle myruled. You have to change the footers for both. Line 195-196:

\makeevenfoot{myruled}{}{}{}
\makeoddfoot{myruled}{}{}{}

change to

\makeevenfoot{myruled}{MY FOOTER}{}{}
\makeoddfoot{myruled}{MY FOOTER}{}{}

Line 212-213:

\makeevenfoot{plain}{}{}{}            % No page number on plain even pages (chapter begin)
\makeoddfoot{plain}{}{}{}             % No page number on plain odd pages (chapter begin)

change to

\makeevenfoot{plain}{MY FOOTER}{}{}            % No page number on plain even pages (chapter begin)
\makeoddfoot{plain}{MY FOOTER}{}{}             % No page number on plain odd pages (chapter begin)

Change the comments to whatever is appropriate.

More specific footer settings, as indicated in the comment.

\makeevenhead{myruled}{}{}{\hffont\leftmark} % No page number
\makeoddhead{myruled}{\hffont\rightmark}{}{} % No page number
\makeevenfoot{myruled}{\hffont Lorem ipsum dolor}{\hffont Again lorem ipsum}{\hffont Page \thepage~of \thelastpage}
\makeoddfoot{myruled}{\hffont Lorem ipsum dolor}{\hffont Again lorem ipsum}{\hffont Page \thepage~of \thelastpage}
\renewcommand{\footruleheight}{\normalrulethickness}
...
\makeevenfoot{plain}{\hffont Lorem ipsum dolor}{\hffont Again lorem ipsum}{\hffont Page \thepage~of \thelastpage}
\makeoddfoot{plain}{\hffont Lorem ipsum dolor}{\hffont Again lorem ipsum}{\hffont Page \thepage~of \thelastpage}