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The Study Guide template creates beautifully formatted PDF documents perfect for revision, summaries, and reference materials. Powered by Typst, a modern typesetting system designed for technical and educational content.

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What You Get

Professional Layout

Clean, consistent formatting throughout

Math Support

Beautiful mathematical notation

Print-Ready

Optimized for both screen and paper

Definition Boxes

Highlighted key terms and concepts

Worked Examples

Step-by-step solutions with explanations

Tables & Diagrams

Structured information displays

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Document Structure

A typical study guide includes: 
Study Guide
├── Title & Overview
├── Section 1: [Topic]
│   ├── Key Concepts
│   ├── Definitions
│   ├── Worked Examples
│   └── Key Points Summary
├── Section 2: [Topic]
│   ├── ...
├── Practice Problems
├── Formula Summary
└── Glossary
The AI creates this structure based on your content, but you can customize it.

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Study Guide Elements

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Definitions

Key terms are highlighted in styled boxes: 
Definition: Photosynthesis
The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy,
using carbon dioxide and water to produce glucose and oxygen.
Example prompt: “Add boxed definitions for all key terms”

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Worked Examples

Step-by-step solutions help students understand methods: Example prompt: “Add 3 worked examples showing how to solve quadratic equations, with each step explained”

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Key Concept Boxes

Important information stands out: Example prompt: “Put the most important formulas in highlighted boxes”

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Summary Tables

Organize information clearly: Example prompt: “Add a table comparing the properties of acids and bases”

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Formula Sheets

Quick reference pages: Example prompt: “Add a one-page formula summary at the end”

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Mathematical Content

Study guides excel at mathematical content:
  • Equations and formulas
  • Step-by-step derivations
  • Graphs and plots
  • Greek letters and symbols
  • Aligned equations
Example prompt: “Show the derivation of the quadratic formula with each step on its own line”

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Chemistry Content

Include molecular structures: Example prompts:
  • “Add the molecular structure of aspirin”
  • “Show the structures of all amino acids in a grid”

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Downloading Your Study Guide

When you’re ready:
  1. Review in the preview panel
  2. Click Download PDF
  3. Save to your computer
The PDF is ready to:
  • Print for classroom distribution
  • Upload to your LMS (Canvas, Moodle, etc.)
  • Email to students
  • Save to cloud storage

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Best Practices

Clear Headings

Use descriptive section titles so students can find topics quickly

Visual Hierarchy

Use boxes, bold text, and spacing to show what’s important

Consistent Format

Keep similar sections formatted the same way

Whitespace

Don’t cram too much on a page—let content breathe

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Example Prompts

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Adding Definitions

Add boxed definitions for all key terms.
Add a glossary section at the end.

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Adding Examples

Add 3 worked examples for each concept.
Show step-by-step solutions with annotations.

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Formatting

Put all formulas in highlighted boxes.
Add section numbers.
Include page numbers.

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Organizing

Create sections for: [topic 1], [topic 2], [topic 3].
Add a table of contents.
Move the summary to the beginning as a preview.

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Practice Content

Add 10 practice problems with answers at the end.
Include hints for the harder problems.

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Technical Details

Study guides use Typst, a modern typesetting system. It produces high-quality PDFs with excellent math rendering.
Default is A4. The layout adjusts automatically for good readability.
Professional fonts optimized for educational content and readability.
PDFs are optimized for reasonable file sizes while maintaining quality.

Document Prompts

Detailed prompts for enhancing documents

Chemistry Tools

Adding molecular structures