Further Resources

Overview

This unit provides pointers to further resources for learning and mastering Quarto.

Goals

• Know where to find detailed Quarto documentation.
• Access community support and resources for ongoing learning.

Reading

Official Documentation

The definitive resource for Quarto is the Quarto website, which is an ever-increasing, well-maintained place to find tutorials, examples, and an extensive feature reference. It is the go-to resource for comprehensive details about using Quarto effectively.

Quarto Gallery

For inspiration, or if you know what you want but don’t know the technical term, the Quarto Gallery showcases a variety of documents, presentations, websites, and books created with Quarto. Each example includes source files to help you learn by example.

Community Resources

The Awsome Quarto repository on GitHub is a curated list of Quarto-related resources, including tutorials, templates, and tools contributed by the community. It’s a great way to discover new ways to use Quarto.

Community Support

Since Quarto is widely used, there is a lot of information available from the community. The Quarto discussion section on GitHub is useful for all kinds of questions, including more advanced technical ones. The Quarto developers are active there.

Summary

This unit provided some additional pointers towards resources that will be helpful for further learning Quarto.

Further Resources

All relevant resources are listed above.

Test yourself

What is the definitive resource for Quarto documentation?

The official Quarto websiteA printed reference manual shipped with QuartoA private Slack workspaceA quarterly newsletter

The Quarto website is the official and most complete documentation source.

• True
• False
• False
• False

What is the purpose of the Quarto Gallery?

It hosts Quarto installer downloadsIt showcases example documents and their source filesIt lists system requirements for QuartoIt is a paid support portal

The Gallery provides examples and source files to learn from.

• False
• True
• False
• False

Where does the unit suggest going for community support and questions?

The Quarto mailing list hosted on Quarto.orgStack Overflow onlyThe Quarto GitHub discussions pageA private Discord server

The Quarto developers and community are active in the GitHub discussions area.

• False
• False
• True
• False

Practice

Practice Exercise

Explore the official Quarto documentation and locate the information about customizing output formats. Bookmark or note down key sections.

Substantial Exercise

Visit the Quarto Examples Gallery, select a detailed example relevant to your interests, and download its source code. Study and customize the example document by altering the parameters, content, or formatting. Render your customized version and submit your modified .qmd file, the rendered output, and a brief explanation of your modifications and learning experience.