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Objective

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

Antall Deltakere

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
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Introduction#What_is_TeX.3F

Used in:
- Books
- Scientific articles
- Thesis
- Presentations
Useful for:
- Collaborative writing
- Not to struggle with formatting
- Mathematical formulas
- Bibliographic references

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
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Introduction

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document} Hello world! \end{document}