LATEX for Technical Documents and Presentations

Clifford E. Weil1

1Department of MathematicsMichigan State University

East Lansing, MI USAweil@math.msu.edu

October 3, 2008

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

History of LATEX

I 1977: Donald Knuth began work on TEX.

I 1985: LATEX 2.09 appeared.

I 1993: Work on new standard version of LATEX began.

I 1996: LATEX2ε released.

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

History of LATEX

I 1977: Donald Knuth began work on TEX.

I 1985: LATEX 2.09 appeared.

I 1993: Work on new standard version of LATEX began.

I 1996: LATEX2ε released.

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

History of LATEX

I 1977: Donald Knuth began work on TEX.

I 1985: LATEX 2.09 appeared.

I 1993: Work on new standard version of LATEX began.

I 1996: LATEX2ε released.

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

History of LATEX

I 1977: Donald Knuth began work on TEX.

I 1985: LATEX 2.09 appeared.

I 1993: Work on new standard version of LATEX began.

I 1996: LATEX2ε released.

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

LATEX vs Technical Word Processing

I Line and Page Breaking

I Space between Words and Sentences

I Multiple Use of Same Character

I Possible Characters and Symbols

I Ease of Use

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

LATEX vs Technical Word Processing

I Line and Page Breaking

I Space between Words and Sentences

I Multiple Use of Same Character

I Possible Characters and Symbols

I Ease of Use

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

LATEX vs Technical Word Processing

I Line and Page Breaking

I Space between Words and Sentences

I Multiple Use of Same Character

I Possible Characters and Symbols

I Ease of Use

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

LATEX vs Technical Word Processing

I Line and Page Breaking

I Space between Words and Sentences

I Multiple Use of Same Character

I Possible Characters and Symbols

I Ease of Use

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

LATEX vs Technical Word Processing

I Line and Page Breaking

I Space between Words and Sentences

I Multiple Use of Same Character

I Possible Characters and Symbols

I Ease of Use

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document Classes

I \section{Section Name}.I Environments

I Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract\end{abstract}

I Lists

I TablesI FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}I Lists

I TablesI FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}

I Lists

I TablesI FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}I Lists

I TablesI FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}I Lists

I Tables

I FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}I Lists

I TablesI Figures

I The BibliographyI Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}I Lists

I TablesI FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}I Lists

I TablesI FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

How LATEX Facilitates TEX

I Document ClassesI \section{Section Name}.

I EnvironmentsI Abstract \begin{abstract}text of abstract

\end{abstract}I Lists

I TablesI FiguresI The Bibliography

I Labeling and Automatic Numbering

I Table of Contents, List of Tables and/or Figures

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

Support for LATEX

I Packages

I CTAN

I pdf Output

I FREE!

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

Support for LATEX

I Packages

I CTAN

I pdf Output

I FREE!

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

Support for LATEX

I Packages

I CTAN

I pdf Output

I FREE!

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

Support for LATEX

I Packages

I CTAN

I pdf Output

I FREE!

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

Tex Implementations

Mac users: If you’re running OS X, go towww.uoregon.edu/∼koch/texshop. Follow the instructions fordownloading and installing TeXShop.

Windows users: You’ll need a TEX editor and a TEX compiler. Foran editor go to www.toolscenter.org and download TexnikCenter. For a TEX compiler go to www.miktex.org and downloadMikTex. Some Windows users prefer WinEdit, a commercialproduct that can be obtained from www.winedt.com

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations

LATEXSeminars

LATEXseminars are being planned for the Spring Semester, 2009 andthe first summer session, 2009. If you would like to participate,please indicate your intent with an email message to me atweil@math.msu.edu

Clifford E. Weil LATEX Documents and Presentations