Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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When making schematics for papers you're writing, it's best to create vector-format images so that they don't appear pixelated. In this video, I'll show you two methods of creating and exporting schematics, using 1) PowerPoint and 2) Inkscape. Obviously there are many ways to do this, so if you do it differently, that's fantastic.

00:00 - Motivation
00:36 - PowerPoint: Getting ready
01:01 - PowerPoint: Create schematic
02:48 - PowerPoint: Save as PDF
03:22 - PowerPoint: Resize slides
06:18 - PowerPoint: Viewing PNG vs. PDF in LaTeX
06:53 - PowerPoint: Multiple schematics
09:06 - Inkscape: Getting ready
10:06 - Inkscape: Create some text
10:43 - Inkscape: Keys and mouse clicks
11:19 - Inkscape: Create schematic
13:18 - Inkscape: Create duplicate schematic
14:10 - Inkscape: Unicode symbols
14:56 - Inkscape: Larger equations
16:22 - Inkscape: Exporting PDF
19:12 - Inkscape: Viewing two PDFs in LaTeX
19:39 - Inkscape: Multiple schematics in one document

===== LINKS =====
► Inkscape download
inkscape.org

► Introduction to LaTeX
youtube.com/watch?v=qjLqM1YYNN4

===== THUMBNAIL =====
► PowerPoint Logo
UT Dallas, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
► Inkscape Logo
Inkscape Community (original logo), This vector image was created with Inkscape by Speck-Made, and then manually replaced by sarang., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons