Image to LaTeX for Overleaf

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   Step 1: Convert the imagePaste the screenshot into the image to LaTeX converter with Ctrl+V. Single printed formulas are free within a daily limit.
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   Step 2: Check the previewCompare it with the original and fix any symbol in the code box.
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   Step 3: Copy LaTeXClick Copy LaTeX. The code has no $ delimiters, so you choose how it is displayed.
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   Step 4: Paste into OverleafPut it inside an environment and recompile.

\begin{equation}
  \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2}\, dx = \sqrt{\pi}
\end{equation}

Add \usepackage{amsmath} (and amssymb for symbols such as \mathbb) to the preamble if the formula uses them.

For a PDF, the PDF to LaTeX converter returns a project you can upload to Overleaf as a zip (New Project > Upload Project). Custom macros from the original source are not recovered, since the converter reads the rendered pages.

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   Step 1: Upload the imageIn Overleaf click the upload icon at the top left of the file tree and drop in the PNG, JPG or PDF.
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   Step 2: Load graphicxAdd \usepackage{graphicx} to the preamble.
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   Step 3: Include itUse a figure environment with \includegraphics and the file name.

\begin{figure}[htp]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.6\linewidth]{my-image}
  \caption{A caption}
\end{figure}