diff --git a/profile/latex_sphinx.nbcv b/profile/latex_sphinx_base.nbcv
similarity index 87%
rename from profile/latex_sphinx.nbcv
rename to profile/latex_sphinx_base.nbcv
index c4270e6..01001c3 100644
--- a/profile/latex_sphinx.nbcv
+++ b/profile/latex_sphinx_base.nbcv
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 c = get_config()
 
 c.ConverterTemplate.extract_figures=True
-c.ConverterTemplate.template_file='latex_sphinx'
+c.ConverterTemplate.template_file='latex_sphinx_base'
 c.ConverterTemplate.tex_environement=True
 c.NbconvertApp.fileext='tex'
 c.NbconvertApp.write=True
diff --git a/profile/latex_sphinx_howto.nbcv b/profile/latex_sphinx_howto.nbcv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4772e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/latex_sphinx_howto.nbcv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+c = get_config()
+
+c.ConverterTemplate.extract_figures=True
+c.ConverterTemplate.template_file='latex_sphinx_howto'
+c.ConverterTemplate.tex_environement=True
+c.NbconvertApp.fileext='tex'
+c.NbconvertApp.write=True
+
+c.ExtractFigureTransformer.extra_ext_map={'svg':'pdf'}
+c.ExtractFigureTransformer.enabled=True
diff --git a/profile/latex_sphinx_manual.nbcv b/profile/latex_sphinx_manual.nbcv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8300149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/latex_sphinx_manual.nbcv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+c = get_config()
+
+c.ConverterTemplate.extract_figures=True
+c.ConverterTemplate.template_file='latex_sphinx_manual'
+c.ConverterTemplate.tex_environement=True
+c.NbconvertApp.fileext='tex'
+c.NbconvertApp.write=True
+
+c.ExtractFigureTransformer.extra_ext_map={'svg':'pdf'}
+c.ExtractFigureTransformer.enabled=True
diff --git a/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_howto.tplx b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_howto.tplx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc03007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_howto.tplx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+((============================================================================
+  NBConvert Sphinx-Latex HowTo Template
+
+  Purpose: Allow export of PDF friendly Latex inspired by Sphinx HowTo 
+           document style.  Most of the is derived directly from Sphinx source.
+
+  Inheritance: null>display_priority>latex_base->latex_sphinx_base 
+
+  ==========================================================================))
+
+((*- extends 'latex_sphinx_base.tplx' -*))
+
+((* block documentclass *))sphinxhowto((* endblock documentclass *))
diff --git a/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_manual.tplx b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_manual.tplx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74a8989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_manual.tplx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+((============================================================================
+  NBConvert Sphinx-Latex Manual Template
+
+  Purpose: Allow export of PDF friendly Latex inspired by Sphinx Manual 
+           document style.  Most of the is derived directly from Sphinx source.
+
+  Inheritance: null>display_priority>latex_base->latex_sphinx_base 
+
+  ==========================================================================))
+
+((*- extends 'latex_sphinx_base.tplx' -*))
+
+((* block documentclass *))sphinxmanual((* endblock documentclass *))