LaTeX 2e Basics

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LaTeX 2e Basics

• CSE470 Spring 2000
• Software Engineering
• B.J. Czerny
• Updated by Prasad

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Objectives

• Learn how to create simple LaTeX2e documents,
  including
• Creating and including figures
• Referencing figures and sections
• Inserting other tex files
• Learn how to generate a Postscript file
• Learn some advanced LaTeX features
• Creating a Table of Contents
• Creating Bibliography

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A Simple Latex File

• \documentclassarticle
• \begindocument
• \sectionsample section
• Text goes here
• \enddocument

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Simple LateX file after compiling
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Sample LaTeX File

• \documentclass11ptarticle
• \usepackageboxedminipage, doublespace, psfig
• \begindocument
• \titleCSE470 Lab1
• \authorPrasad
• \date1/12/2000
• \maketitle
• \sectionIntroduction to Latex
• \labelsIntroSection
• Introduction to Latex goes here.
• \enddocument

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Sample File Output
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Including a PostScript Figure

• \beginfigureh
• \begincenter
• \center\psfigfigurefigname.ps
• \caption\labelffigexample Example of a
  figure.
• \endcenter
• \endfigure

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PostScript Figure Added
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Cross-references (internal references)

• \labelkey-string
• assigns the key key-string to the current element
  of the document
• \refkey-string
• inserts a string identifying that the element
  key-string refers to
• \pagerefkey-string
• inserts the number of the page that key-string is
  on.

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Cross-reference Example

• Figure \refffigexample in Section
  \refsIntroSection is on page
  \pagerefffigexample.
• Results in
• Figure 1 in Section 1 is on page 1.

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Including Other LaTeX Files

• LaTeX supports modularity
• a single LaTeX document can consist of multiple
  LaTeX files
• \inputlatex-file
• Command to include other LaTeX files
• LaTeX filename includes the .tex extension

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Processing a LaTeX file

• latex latex-file.tex
• generates latex-file.dvi
• xdvi latex-file.dvi
• displays the dvi file for preview

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Generating a PostScript File

• Dvips latex-file.dvi
• generates latex-file.ps
• gv latex-file.ps
• displays the postscript version of the document
• lpr -Pmountaind latex-file.ps
• prints latex-file.ps to the mountaind printer

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Generating HTML or ASCII Output

• latex2html latex-file.tex
• dvi2tty latex-file.dvi gt latex-file.txt
• creates an ascii version of the latex-file

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Table of Contents

• Contains titles of section units and the
  corresponding page number where the section
  starts
• \tableofcontents
• cause LaTeX to generate a .toc file
• Must run LaTeX at least twice

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Creating a Bibliography with BibTeX

• Must create a bibliography database
• References.bib file
• read by BibTeX
• Bibliographies can have different formats
• e.g., Alphabetical, Numbered, etc.
• BibTeX formats entries based on the bibliography
  style chosen
• e.g., Plain, Alpha, IEEE, ACM, etc.

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BibTeX Entry

• Entry Type book, article, in proceeding, etc.
• Keywork identifying publication
• Series of Fields
• Author
• Journal
• Title, etc.
• Example
• _at_bookpressman97,
• title Software Engg, A practitioners
  Approach,
• author Roger S.Pressman,
• publisher McGraw-Hill,
• year 1997

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Referencing a .bib Entry

• References.bib file must be included in LateX by
  using
• \bibliographyReferences
• Cite the reference by using
• \citecite-key
• Example
• In \citepressman97, the characteristics of
  software are discussed.
• Result In 1, the characteristics of software
  are discussed.

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Command Sequence

• latex latex-file.tex
• bibtex latex-file
• latex latex-file.tex

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LaTeX Files

• Input source file .tex
• TeX formatted output file .dvi
• Others .toc, .lof, .bib, .lot, .log, .aux

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Document Classes

• Five standard document classes
• article, report, book, slide, letter
• Classes can be further customized
• Specify class options
• Use additional packages

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References

• The LaTeX Companion, Michael Goosens, et.al.
• On-line
• http//www.cse.msu.edu/cse470/S2000/Labs/Notes/La
  b1/latex-index.html
• A Short Introduction to LaTeX
• Essential LaTeX
• A Gentle Introduction to TeX
• http//www.sci.usq.edu.au/staff/robertsa/LaTeX/lat
  ex2e.html