diff --git a/make-includes/build_lecture_rules.make b/make-includes/build_lecture_rules.make
index 600ac43..6185df4 100644
--- a/make-includes/build_lecture_rules.make
+++ b/make-includes/build_lecture_rules.make
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 #   * others to aid debugging
 # 
 #
-LATEX_FLAGS+=-shell-escape -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error -file-line-error
+LATEX_FLAGS+=-synctex=1 -shell-escape -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error -file-line-error
 
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 $(SLIDES).pdf: $(SLIDES_IN).tex $(SLIDE_IMAGES) $(SLIDE_BACKGROUNDS) $(SLIDE_FILES)
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(SLIDES) '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS)]{lectureslides}\input{$(SLIDES_IN)}'
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(SLIDES) '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS)]{lectureslides}\input{$(SLIDES_IN)}'
+	$(LN_S) -f $@ $(SLIDES_IN).pdf
 
 else
 
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@
 $(NOTES).pdf: $(NOTES_IN).tex slides-notes.pdf
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(NOTES) $<
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(NOTES) $<
+	$(LN_S) -f $@ $(NOTES_IN).pdf
 
 else
 
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@
 $(COMBINED).pdf: $(COMBINED_PREREQS) $(COMBI_IMAGES) $(COMBI_FILES)
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(COMBINED) $<
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(COMBINED) $<
+	$(LN_S) -f $@ $(COMBINED_IN).pdf
 
 else
 
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@
 $(FIGURES).pdf: $(FIGURES_IN).tex $(FIG_IMAGES) $(FIG_FILES)
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(FIGURES) $<
 	$(LATEXCMD) -jobname=$(FIGURES) $<
+	$(LN_S) -f $@ $(FIGURES_IN).pdf
 
 figures2up: $(FIGURES)-reduced.pdf