Introduction to LaTeX - Shawn Lankton

Introduction to LATEX

Shawn Lankton

Georgia Institute of Technology

November 10, 2008

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Introduction

• What is LATEX?

• Markup language• Professional and Powerful

• Why use it?• Separate content from style• Beautiful layout (usually)• Math Engine is great!• Bibliographies• Sections and references

Introduction

• What is LATEX?• Markup language• Professional and Powerful

Introduction

• Why use it?

• Separate content from style• Beautiful layout (usually)• Math Engine is great!• Bibliographies• Sections and references

Introduction

How to Get Started

• Survey

• PC (Windows)• MiKTeX (miktex.org)• TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org)• This is what we’re using!

• Mac (What I use)• MacTeX (tug.org/mactex )• TeXShop• Emacs

• Linux (Hardcore)• apt, yum, etc• Emacs

• Get This: Not So Short Intro...• http://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf

How to Get Started

• Survey• PC (Windows)

• MiKTeX (miktex.org)• TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org)• This is what we’re using!

How to Get Started

• Mac (What I use)

• MacTeX (tug.org/mactex )• TeXShop• Emacs

How to Get Started

• Linux (Hardcore)

• apt, yum, etc• Emacs

How to Get Started

LATEXWork Flow

• Markup language (not WYSIWYG)

• Three Step Process• Create input .tex file• Create .dvi file from .tex• Create .pdf file from .dvi

• Two Step Process• Create input .tex file• Create .pdf file directly from .tex

LATEXWork Flow

• Markup language (not WYSIWYG)• Three Step Process

• Create input .tex file• Create .dvi file from .tex• Create .pdf file from .dvi

LATEXWork Flow

LATEXCommands and Environments

• Environments• Groupings of Commands and Behaviors• examples: equation, itemize, figure, table

• Commands• Dictate certain layouts• tons of examples!

LATEXCommands and Environments

• Environments• Groupings of Commands and Behaviors• examples: equation, itemize, figure, table

• Commands• Dictate certain layouts• tons of examples!

Fix Something Quickly

• Open TeXNicCenter on Computers

• Press Alt + F7• Choose LaTeX => PDF• on Viewer Tab...• change path to:• C:\Program Files\Adobe\

Reader 9.0\Reader\Acrord32.exe

• Open TeXNicCenter on Computers• Press Alt + F7

• Choose LaTeX => PDF• on Viewer Tab...• change path to:• C:\Program Files\Adobe\

• Open TeXNicCenter on Computers• Press Alt + F7• Choose LaTeX => PDF

• on Viewer Tab...• change path to:• C:\Program Files\Adobe\

• Open TeXNicCenter on Computers• Press Alt + F7• Choose LaTeX => PDF• on Viewer Tab...

• change path to:• C:\Program Files\Adobe\

• Open TeXNicCenter on Computers• Press Alt + F7• Choose LaTeX => PDF• on Viewer Tab...• change path to:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Acrord32.exe

• Open TeXNicCenter on Computers• Press Alt + F7• Choose LaTeX => PDF• on Viewer Tab...• change path to:• C:\Program Files\Adobe\

Download Examples

• Download: http://www.shawnlankton.com/latex.zip

• Extract (Right-click Extract)• Select all files• Drag them into TeXnicCenter

Download Examples

• Download: http://www.shawnlankton.com/latex.zip• Extract (Right-click Extract)

• Select all files• Drag them into TeXnicCenter

Download Examples

• Download: http://www.shawnlankton.com/latex.zip• Extract (Right-click Extract)• Select all files• Drag them into TeXnicCenter

Demo Summary1 Simplest of the Simple2 Dive Right In3 Larger Documents4 Special Characters5 Packages6 Subsections7 Labels and References8 BibTeX and References9 Separate .bib Files

10 Figures and Graphics11 Text Formatting12 Enumerate Vs. Itemize13 Centering and Tabular14 Equations15 More Complex Math

Other Great Ideas

• Presentations

• Posters• Snazzy Figures

Other Great Ideas

• Presentations• Posters

• Snazzy Figures

Other Great Ideas

• Presentations• Posters• Snazzy Figures

Other Great Ideas

• Presentations• Posters• Snazzy Figures

Presentations

• Beamer

• (This Presentation)• Benefits:

• Paper to Presentation is quick• Presentations in PDF• Ease and comfort

Presentations

• Beamer• (This Presentation)

• Benefits:• Paper to Presentation is quick• Presentations in PDF• Ease and comfort

Presentations

• Beamer• (This Presentation)• Benefits:

• Paper to Presentation is quick

• Presentations in PDF• Ease and comfort

Presentations

• Paper to Presentation is quick• Presentations in PDF

• Ease and comfort

Presentations

• Paper to Presentation is quick• Presentations in PDF• Ease and comfort

Posters

• Beamer again!

• Conferences• Benefits:

• Paper to Poser is quick• Ease and comfort

Posters

• Beamer again!• Conferences

• Benefits:• Paper to Poser is quick• Ease and comfort

Posters

• Beamer again!• Conferences• Benefits:

• Paper to Poser is quick

• Ease and comfort

Posters

• Beamer again!• Conferences• Benefits:

• Paper to Poser is quick• Ease and comfort

Snazzy Figures

• Lots of layout options:• Figure sizing

• Sub-figures• Figure arrays

• Spanning figures

Snazzy Figures

• Lots of layout options:• Figure sizing• Sub-figures

• Figure arrays

Snazzy Figures

• Lots of layout options:• Figure sizing• Sub-figures• Figure arrays

Snazzy Figures

• Lots of layout options:• Figure sizing• Sub-figures• Figure arrays

Wrapping Up

• Powerful Document Creation Tool• Substantial Learning Curve

• You’ve learned it• Gives you speed and control• Resources:

• shawnlankton.com/resources.zip• includes presentation, and other useful pdfs• My Email: shawn.lankton@gmail.com

Wrapping Up

• Powerful Document Creation Tool• Substantial Learning Curve• You’ve learned it

• Gives you speed and control• Resources:

Wrapping Up

• Powerful Document Creation Tool• Substantial Learning Curve• You’ve learned it• Gives you speed and control

• Resources:• shawnlankton.com/resources.zip• includes presentation, and other useful pdfs• My Email: shawn.lankton@gmail.com

Wrapping Up

• Powerful Document Creation Tool• Substantial Learning Curve• You’ve learned it• Gives you speed and control• Resources:

• shawnlankton.com/resources.zip• includes presentation, and other useful pdfs

• My Email: shawn.lankton@gmail.com

Wrapping Up

• Powerful Document Creation Tool• Substantial Learning Curve• You’ve learned it• Gives you speed and control• Resources:

Introduction to LaTeX - Shawn Lankton

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