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Objective

Short introduction to LaTeX for those who never use it before.

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

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+<slideshow style="unik" headingmark="⌘" incmark="…"  scaled="true" font="Comic Sans MS, Calibri, cursive" >
+;title: LaTeX
+;subtitle: First steps
+;author: Iñaki Garitano
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+=⌘ 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