Easy, Scalable & Professional PDFs with Shiny & Posit Team
Many of us need to produce multiple PDF versions for monthly business reports. This workflow demonstrates how to save time by dynamically creating PDFs using Quarto and Shiny, while also showcasing the beautiful possibilities Typst offers for PDF design.
Ryan Johnson, Data Science Advisor at Posit highlights:
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- What is Typst and its advantages over LaTeX.
- Typst formats: posters, docs, flyers, articles, etc.
- New Quarto 1.5 feature – Typst CSS
- How to use a Shiny application to create Typst PDFs dynamically
Resources for this workflow:
- GitHub Repo: https://github.com/ryjohnson09/pdfpalooza
- Q&A Recording: https://youtube.com/live/RTr5D4xV5_Q?feature=share
We host these Workflow Demos the last Wednesday of every month, and you can add them to your calendar with this link: https://www.addevent.com/event/Eg16505674