This article provides a quick guide to get you started with Texpad Connect. Since Connect is designed to work with the Texpad apps you are familiar with, it's as easy as working with Texpad itself.

### Contents

- Creating an account and signing in
- Create a new project
- Rename a project
- Delete a project
- Importing projects
- Import files into your project
- Live editing, offline work and merge conflicts
- Collaborators
- Manage subscriptions

## Creating an account and signing in

To create an account visit texpadapp.com and follow the instructions to register for a new account. Now sign into Texpad Connect from Texpad itself.

Choose the Texpad Connect option from the Documents pane and enter your login details. When login is successful, the screen will change to the Texpad Connect home screen.

## Create a new project

Please note that you can only create projects when you have an internet connection. If you do not have sufficient slots left on your plan to create a project, then you will be unable to create that project.

On the main Texpad Connect screen scroll down to the bottom of your projects and click the Create new Project button.

## Rename a project

Please note that you can only rename your own projects, not those of your collaborators.

On the main Texpad Connect screen click the Edit button, select the project you wish to rename and then press Rename. Enter the name into the dialog box that appears and press OK.

## Delete a project

Projects may only be deleted by their owners.

Projects are deleted in the Edit mode in the main Texpad Connect projects view as shown in the previous section.

## Importing projects

## Import files into your project

Texpad Connect classifies files into two different groups and deals with each separately

- Text files - TeX, BibTeX, markdown, etc. These are synchronised live. You will see your collaborators changes on your screen, and any changes will be merged by the system.
- Asset files - images or other data files. These are synchronised as a whole.
  changing the file will cause the entire file to be uploaded and synchronised with all collaborating devices.

Both classes of files are created and imported identically. On entry to the system Texpad will classify the files according to the file extension. If in doubt they will be treated as Asset files.

Import a file into Texpad Connect the same way you would a file into any other file storage. Select it, then either copy or move it into the correct Connect project.

## Live editing, offline work and merge conflicts

When editing a file your changes are relayed to your collaborators in real time. This allows two people to edit the same document at once and see the other's changes live in their editor. To stop this and work offline, turn the synchronisation off as described in the platform specific section. When you turn synchronisation on, the changes will be synced with the server. The same happens when you work offline. Any changes will be queued and transmitted to the server when you reconnect, and from there to your collaborators.

The system will merge documents wherever possible, but if two people try to edit the same piece of text simultaneously, then it cannot merge these changes automatically, and you will be presented with a merge screen. You will see a merge screen where the parts of the document agreed upon by both collaborators will be in black and white, and the disputed sections will be highlighted in either blue or green depending on which user they originated with. Please edit the document, correcting these disputed passages and then press merge. At this point you will be working with a valid copy of the document again.

Turn live synchronisation on and off with the Live syncing switch just above the outline view.

## Collaborators

Texpad Connect will synchronise your projects between all the devices you sign in to. If you wish to share the project with other people, then add them as a collaborator. Once they are a collaborator they can view and edit all files and resources in the project, but they cannot delete it, or rename it, only the owner can do that.

Each Texpad Connect subscription tier comes with a maximum number of projects and collaborators. To create more projects or add more collaborators, please upgrade your plan. You will see an error explaining this if you attempt to add excess collaborators or projects.

On the connect project page scroll to the collaborator section, and tap Add new collaborator. Enter the collaborator's email, press OK and they will be added to the project.

Delete a collaborator by pressing the Edit button, selecting the collaborator and then removing them from the

## Manage subscriptions

This should all be done through the web interface.