From publishing in “Quarto”

The word Quarto was originally a print publishing format where each page would have been a quarter the print size (depending on margin and trim point).

To publishing in Quarto

• The Quarto we are referring to today is a system for publishing documents into a number of common digital formats though it can also be optimised to allow for designing print publications.
• Built as the evolution of R Markdown, it allows for a multi language system that supports code in Python, R, JavaScript and Julia.
• Quarto allows users to publish reporting from a combination of MarkDown and Code to numerous formats including MS Word, HTML, ePub, Revealjs, MS PowerPoint, and many more

Quarto Websites

Our very own website is built pretty much entirely using Quarto hosted from GitHub, it can also be used for personal blogs such as that of our very own Paul Johnson.

Quarto books and Dashboards

Beyond websites you can also use Quarto to publish to other formats. Here’s two such examples, an e-book and a shiny dashboard about penguins:

Final Thoughts

• Don’t worry about memorising any of this!
• The chief purpose of this session is to give you an idea of what is possible.
• You can always come back later or ask for help via the “Code Help” channel or by contacting SAT directly.