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** Thesis | ** Thesis | ||
** Presentations | ** Presentations | ||
+ | * Useful for: | ||
+ | ** Collaborative writing | ||
+ | ** Not to struggle with formatting | ||
+ | ** Mathematical formulas | ||
+ | ** Bibliographic references | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | =⌘ Drawbacks = | ||
+ | * Needs time to learn | ||
+ | * What you see is not what you get | ||
+ | * Tables (could be a nightmare), not any more | ||
+ | * Positioning tables, figures, is not easy | ||
+ | * Needs to generate the output file, PDF | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | =⌘ Advantages = | ||
+ | * Flexibility and modularity | ||
+ | ** Split the document into different files | ||
+ | ** Reorder sections without any complication | ||
+ | * Concentrate in the content, not the layout | ||
+ | * Could be used within many editors | ||
+ | * Easy to create: | ||
+ | ** Indexes | ||
+ | ** Citations | ||
+ | ** References | ||
+ | ** Footnotes | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | =⌘ Installation & Requirements = | ||
+ | * Requirements | ||
+ | ** LaTeX distribution | ||
+ | *** Windows = MiKTeX | ||
+ | *** OS X = MacTeX | ||
+ | *** Linux, OS X, Windows = TeX Live | ||
+ | ** Editor | ||
+ | *** TeXstudio | ||
+ | *** TeXshop | ||
+ | *** TeXmaker | ||
+ | *** ... | ||
+ | * Installation | ||
+ | ** First LaTeX distribution | ||
+ | ** Then Editor |
Revision as of 19:38, 22 October 2014
Introduction to LaTex | |
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Date | 2014/10/23 1215-1300 |
Place | UNIK, Room 408 |
By | Iñaki Garitano |
Keywords | LaTeX |
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Objective
Short introduction to LaTeX for those who never use it before.
Antall Deltakere
Attender type | Antall deltakere |
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Number of Master Students | 0 |
Number of PhD Students | 0 |
Number of Postdocs | 0 |
Total | 8 |
Introduction to LaTeX
- Title
- LaTeX
- Subtitle
- First steps
- Author
- Iñaki Garitano
- Footer
- Introduction to LaTex
- Subfooter
- UNIKUM kollokvie
⌘ What is LaTeX
- LaTeX = markup language
- Syntactically easy to distinguish from the text
- We have text and we have instructions
- TeX vs LaTeX
- TeX = computer program
- Input = file with text and instructions
- Output = document with a certain style
- LaTeX = TeX + set of macros (small programs)
- Objective = make easier the life of editors
- TeX = computer program
⌘ Why do I need LaTeX
- Used in:
- Books
- Scientific articles
- Thesis
- Presentations
- Useful for:
- Collaborative writing
- Not to struggle with formatting
- Mathematical formulas
- Bibliographic references
⌘ Drawbacks
- Needs time to learn
- What you see is not what you get
- Tables (could be a nightmare), not any more
- Positioning tables, figures, is not easy
- Needs to generate the output file, PDF
⌘ Advantages
- Flexibility and modularity
- Split the document into different files
- Reorder sections without any complication
- Concentrate in the content, not the layout
- Could be used within many editors
- Easy to create:
- Indexes
- Citations
- References
- Footnotes
⌘ Installation & Requirements
- Requirements
- LaTeX distribution
- Windows = MiKTeX
- OS X = MacTeX
- Linux, OS X, Windows = TeX Live
- Editor
- TeXstudio
- TeXshop
- TeXmaker
- ...
- LaTeX distribution
- Installation
- First LaTeX distribution
- Then Editor