# Overleaf / LaTeX Overleaf is a collaborative cloud-based [LaTeX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX) editor used for writing, editing and publishing scientific documents. It partners with a wide range of scientific publishers to provide official journal LaTeX templates, and direct submission links. LaTeX differs from word processors such as MS Word because it is not handled using a WYSIWYG environment. Instead, the environment is much more akin to coding, where you will compile a given TeX document into a PDF. This makes it much easier to define macros, ensure that templates are followed, and to swap out images, all things that are invaluable in the context of scientific writing. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://swissler-innovative-robotics-lab.gitbook.io/lab-onboarding/theory/scientific-writing/overleaf-latex.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.