quarto-documents

Quarto documents are single .qmd files that use YAML frontmatter for configuration and support embedded content, figures, tables, and citations. They are ideal for researchers and educators needing portable, reproducible manuscripts across multiple formats.

You can add citations and bibliographies to a Quarto document by configuring the references in your YAML frontmatter. This enables automatic bibliography generation and in-text citations when the .qmd file renders to HTML, PDF, or DOCX.

Yes, single-file Quarto .qmd files fully support embedded figures, tables, and cross-references. This feature allows you to maintain complex, linked research writing elements within a self-contained document before rendering.

The best way to set up YAML frontmatter for multi-format Quarto output is to define a minimal configuration block at the top of your .qmd file. This pattern ensures consistent rendering to HTML, PDF, and DOCX formats.

Yes, Quarto is ideal for creating reproducible single-file research manuscripts. The .qmd structure supports YAML frontmatter, embedded content, and cross-references, ensuring portable documents across HTML, PDF, and DOCX outputs.

A limitation of single-file Quarto documents is that all content, figures, and configuration must be maintained within one .qmd file. For large, multi-chapter projects, a multi-file Quarto book structure may be more appropriate than a single-file approach.