LaTeXTeX

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LaTeX/TeX

• TeX is a document preparation system developed by
  Donald Knuth in an attempt to get nicer looking
  print.
• LaTeX is a TeX based package build on TeX. LaTeX
  is easier to use and the recommended choice for
  most users.

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LaTeX

• Whats it good at?

• Automatic layout of text
• Excellent line spacing algorithm
• Excellent at generating math typeset
• Bibliography
• Many journals accept LaTeX
• Available on all platforms
• Can be converted to many different formats, eg
  ps, pdf

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LaTeX
The basic idea Write your document using a
normal text editor and place inside your text
document, LaTeX commands, for example \bf This
is a bold sentence are grouping symbols -
same as in C \x is a LaTeX command.
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LaTeX
Skeleton File \documentclassarticle \begindo
cument Your text goes in here \enddocument
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LaTeX

• Running LaTeX on MiTeX

latex mydoc // run file through latex
(compile) yap mydoc // display results of
compile (or double-click on the dvi file from
windows explorer) pdflatex mydoc // generate pdf
file Compiling a LaTeX document generates an
intermediate file called a DVI file. The DVI file
in turn can be converted in a wide variety of
printable formats (eg pdf) LaTeX/TeX files must
have extension .tex With a bit of research you
would probably also find the WinEdt latex editor
which allows you to edit and run Latex from a
graphical interface instead of the MSDOS prompt.
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LaTeX

• Running LaTeX from genesis

latex mydoc // run file through latex
(compile) dvips mydoc // generate
postscript dvipdf mydoc // generate pdf LaTeX
? DVI ? render on to output
device LaTeX/TeX files must have extension .tex
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LaTeX

• Special Characters

_ \ If you want to generate these
in your text use \ \ \ \ \_ \\
\ \ is use to start a comment is used in
math _ and are used in math are used to
limit the scope of commands
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LaTeX

• Sample Code

\documentclassarticle \begindocument This is
a simple sentence. \bf To make things bold \em
To emphasize text An equation in a sentence is
written using x2n 4 An so-called
display equation is written using x2n 4
\enddocument
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LaTeX

• Sample Code

\documentclassarticle \begindocument \section
Introduction x \fracy z/2y2 1
z \sqrtx y
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LaTeX

• Sample Code

\frac\partial y\partial x \sumn
\alpha_i \frac\pi\chi \sumn_i1
x_i \int_01 f
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LaTeX

• Sample Code

\left \beginarrayccc x y
z\\ x2 y2 z2 \\
\endarray \right \underbracea
\overbraceb \cdots y24 x_26
\enddocument
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LaTeX

• Other facilities

• Tables
• Different kinds of lists
• Importing postscript (eps) or other formats
• Color
• Many different kinds fonts and symbols
• Extendible with the built-in programming language
• Bibliography

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LaTeX

• Integration into PowerPoint

Use TexPoint to add LaTeX facilities to
PowerPoint slides http//raw.cs.berkeley.edu/texp
oint/TeXPoint.htm
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LaTeX

• Documentation

http//carbon.cudenver.edu/hgreenbe/sites/latex.h
tml http//www.silmaril.ie/downloads/documents/be
ginlatex.pdf