sample.tex

\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{ucl}

%%% Increase the height of the banner: the argument is a scale factor >=1.0
% \setbeamertemplate{banner}[ucl][1.5]

%%% Change the colour of the main banner
%%% The background should be one of the UCL colours (except pink or white):
%%%   black,darkpurple,darkred,darkblue,darkgreen,darkbrown,richred,midred,
%%%   navyblue,midgreen,darkgrey,orange,brightblue,brightgreen,lightgrey,
%%%   lightpurple,yellow,lightblue,lightgreen,stone
% \setbeamercolor{banner}{bg=darkpurple}
% \setbeamercolor{banner}{bg=yellow,fg=black}

%%% Add a stripe behind the banner
% \setbeamercolor{banner stripe}{bg=brightblue,fg=black}

%%% The main structural elements
% \setbeamercolor{structure}{fg=black}

%%% Author/Title/Date and slide number in the footline
% \setbeamertemplate{footline}[author title date]

%%% Puts the section/subsection in the headline
% \setbeamertemplate{headline}[section]

%%% Puts a navigation bar on top of the banner
%%% For this to work correctly, the each \section command needs to be
%%% followed by a \subsection. Requires one extra compile.
% \setbeamertemplate{headline}[miniframes]
%%% Accepts an optional argument determining the width
% \setbeamertemplate{headline}[miniframes][0.3\paperwidth]


%%% Puts the frame title in the banner
%%% Won't work correctly with the above headline templates
% \useoutertheme{ucltitlebanner}
%%% Similar to above, but smaller (and puts subtitle on same line as title)
% \useoutertheme[small]{ucltitlebanner}

%%% Gives block elements (theorems, examples) a border
% \useinnertheme{blockborder}
%%% Sets the body of block elements to be clear
% \setbeamercolor{block body}{bg=white,fg=black}

%%% Include CSML logo on title slide
% \titlegraphic{\includegraphics[width=0.16\paperwidth]{csml_logo}}

%%% Include CSML logo in bottom right corner of all slides
% \logo{\includegraphics[width=0.12\paperwidth]{csml_logo}}

%%% Set a background colour
% \setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=lightgrey}

%%% Set a background image
%%% Some sample images are available from the UCL image store:
%%%   https://www.imagestore.ucl.ac.uk/home/start
% \setbeamertemplate{background canvas}{%
%   \includegraphics[width=\paperwidth]{imagename}}



%%%%%% Some other settings that can make things look nicer
%%% Set a smaller indent for description environment
\setbeamersize{description width=2em}
%%% Remove nav symbols (and shift any logo down to corner)
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{\vspace{-2ex}}



\title[Short Title]{Title of the Presentation}
\author[Auth. 1 \and Auth.2]{Author 1 \and Author 2}
\institute[UCL]{%
  Department of Sample Science \\ %
  University College London
}
\date{28th January 2011}

\begin{document}


\begin{frame}
  \titlepage%
\end{frame}

\section{Section 1}
\subsection{First subsection}

\begin{frame}
  \frametitle{First Slide}
  \begin{itemize}
  \item 1
  \item 2
    \pause%
  \item \alert{Alert!!}
  \end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
  \frametitle{Second Slide}
  \framesubtitle{with a subtitle}
  \begin{alertblock}{Help!}
    text here
    \begin{itemize}
    \item point 1
    \end{itemize}
  \end{alertblock}

  \begin{example}
    \begin{itemize}
    \item 3
    \item 4
    \end{itemize}
  \end{example}
\end{frame}

%%% Can be a bit much UCL
%%% from here on, remove branding from banners
\setbeamertemplate{banner}[blank]

\section{Section 2}
\subsection{Second subsection}

\frame{
  \frametitle{Third Slide}
  \begin{enumerate}
  \item 1
  \item 2
  \end{enumerate}
  \begin{theorem}
    This is a result.
  \end{theorem}

  \[
  x_i = y_i + \varepsilon_i
  \]
}


\frame{
  \frametitle{Conclusions}
  \begin{block}{A block}
    An environment inside the block
    \begin{description}
    \item[The first step:] This is a very long description, and will wrap onto
      the next line
    \item[Step B:] text
    \end{description}

    \begin{itemize}
    \item a
    \item b
    \end{itemize}
  \end{block}
  \begin{itemize}
  \item
  \item
  \item
  \item
  \item
  \item
  \item
  \end{itemize}
}



%%% Customise the banner using a department headline slogan

\section{Headline customisation}

%%% use department headline template
\setbeamertemplate{headline}[department]

%%% set department and subdepartment
\setbeamertemplate{department}{Department of Sample Science}
\setbeamertemplate{subdepartment}{Subdepartment slogan}

%%% customise the fonts
\setbeamerfont{section in head/foot}{shape=\scshape,size=\scriptsize,series=\bfseries}
\setbeamerfont{subsection in head/foot}{shape=\scshape,size=\tiny,series=\bfseries}

%%% customise the colors
\setbeamercolor{section in head/foot}{fg=white}
\setbeamercolor{subsection in head/foot}{fg=banner.fg!80!banner.bg}

%%% UCL logo can also be customised
\setbeamertemplate{banner}[ucl]
\setbeamercolor{banner}{bg=black}
\setbeamercolor{banner stripe}{bg=brightblue,fg=black}

\begin{frame}
  \frametitle{Slide with custom headline}
\end{frame}



%%% Customise the slide counter in the footline

\section{Slide counters}

%%% use footline template
\setbeamertemplate{footline}[author title date]
\setbeamercolor{footline}{use=banner, bg=black, fg=banner.fg!80!banner.bg}

%%% frame/total: show frame number and total number of frames
\begin{frame}{Slide counters}
  \framesubtitle{\texttt{frametotal} is the default}
  Three templates for the slide counter in the footline are available:
  \begin{itemize}
    \item \texttt{frametotal} prints the current frame number and the total number (default)
    \item \texttt{frameonly} prints the current frame number only
    \item \texttt{empty} does not print a slide counter
  \end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\setbeamertemplate{slide counter}[frameonly]
\begin{frame}{Slide counters}
  \framesubtitle{A slide with \texttt{frameonly} slide counter}
\end{frame}

\setbeamertemplate{slide counter}[empty]
\begin{frame}{Slide counters}
  \framesubtitle{A slide with \texttt{empty} slide counter}
\end{frame}

\setbeamertemplate{slide counter}[frameonly][Slide]
\begin{frame}{Slide counters}
  \framesubtitle{Optional argument can be printed in front of the current number}
  \texttt{frametotal} and \texttt{frameonly} take an optional argument
  to be printed in front of the current number (e.g. `Slide').
\end{frame}

\setbeamertemplate{slide counter}[frametotal][Slide]
\begin{frame}{Slide counters}
  \framesubtitle{Optional argument with \texttt{frametotal}}
\end{frame}

%%% switch back to plain headline/footline
\setbeamertemplate{banner}[blank]
\setbeamertemplate{headline}[ucl]
\setbeamertemplate{slide counter}[frametotal]

\frame{%
  \frametitle{Acknowledgements}
}

\end{document}