[Tex/LaTex] Exclude overlay graphics from beamer handout

beamerhandout

I have some slides with overlays that contain an evolving picture:

\documentclass[handout]{beamer}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
    \includegraphics<1>{stage1.png}
    \includegraphics<2>{stage12.png}
    \includegraphics<3>{stage123.png}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

By default, all graphics are included in the handout. But I really only want to see the last one, which includes all information contained in the others. Also having all graphics at the same time destroys the layout.

Is there a command to achieve this, i.e. to eliminate parts of slides from the handout? Or can I include the graphics differently?

Best Answer

Just use <x|handout:0> in the spec:

\documentclass[handout]{beamer}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
    \includegraphics<1|handout:0>{stage1.png}
    \includegraphics<2|handout:0>{stage12.png}
    \includegraphics<3>{stage123.png}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

See section 9.6.2 of beameruserguide.pdf, "Mode Specifications".

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The <handout:O> syntax tells beamer to remove something from a slide in the handout version. It can also be used to tell beamer to put things on different slides in the handout version. Thus saying <handout:2> says "make sure that there is a second slide in the handout version and put this on it.". Thus:

\documentclass[handout]{beamer}

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\begin{theorem}
     There are infinitely many primes.
\end{theorem}
This has many ramifications:
\begin{overlayarea}{\textwidth}{0.3\textheight}
    \only<2|handout:1>{\begin{corollary}Corollary 1\end{corollary}}
    \only<3|handout:2>{\begin{corollary}Corollary 2\end{corollary}}
    \only<4|handout:3>{\begin{corollary}Corollary 3\end{corollary}}
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[Tex/LaTex] declare a different overlay specification in different beamer modes

From what I know of beamer:

\begin{frame}<92> means \begin{frame}<beamer:92|handout:1>

similarly

\only<5> means \only<beamer:5|handout:1>

In handout mode, if overlays do not contain specification for handout mode, all slides of a frame are the same and contain all overlay elements (except \alt for which it is the alternative one, I think but I am not sure). So printing one specific slide of a frame in handout mode does not make sense, unless overlays contain a specification for handout mode.

In the extreme case where you want the overlays to be the same in beamer and handout modes, you give an overlay specification for "all" modes.

\only<all:5>

So to do what you want:

\begin{frame}<handout:92>
...
\only<all:5-97>
...
\only<all:143>
...
\end{frame}

The following code demonstrates an easier solution for what you seem to be willing to do.

\documentclass[handout]{beamer}

\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
\foreach \n  in {1,...,10} {
    \pgfmathtruncatemacro{\oneifnisfive}{\n==5}
    \only<\n| handout:\oneifnisfive>{Slide \n\par}
}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}<handout:5>
\foreach \n  in {1,...,10} {
    \only<all:\n>{Slide \n\par}
}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

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