Latex Intro Slides

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Introduction to LATEX

Shawn Lankton

Georgia Institute of Technology

November 10, 2008

Shawn Lankton LATEXIntro 1/13


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Introduction

What is LATEX?

Markup language Professional and Powerful



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Introduction

What is LATEX?


Why use it?



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Introduction

What is LATEX?


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

Sections and references



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How to Get Started

Survey



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How to Get Started

Survey

PC (Windows)



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How to Get Started

Survey

PC (Windows)

MiKTeX (miktex.org) TeXnicCenter (toolscenter.org) This is what were using!



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How to Get Started

Survey

PC (Windows)


Mac (What I use)



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How to Get Started

Survey

PC (Windows)


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



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How to Get Started

Survey

PC (Windows)



Linux (Hardcore)



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How to Get Started

Survey

PC (Windows)



Linux (Hardcore)

apt, yum, etc Emacs



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How to Get Started

Survey

PC (Windows)


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



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LATEXWork Flow

Markup language (not WYSIWYG)


LAT XW k Fl


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LATEXWork Flow


Three Step Process

Create input .tex file Create.dvifile from.tex Create.pdffile from.dvi


LAT XW k Fl


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LATEXWork Flow


Three Step Process


Two Step Process

Create input .tex file Create .pdf file directly from .tex


LAT XW k Fl


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LATEXWork Flow


Three Step Process


Two Step Process

Create input .tex file Create .pdf file directly from .tex


LAT XC d d E i t


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LATEXCommands and Environments

Environments

Groupings of Commands and Behaviors

examples: equation, itemize, figure, table


LAT XC d d E i t


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LATEXCommands and Environments

Environments

Groupings of Commands and Behaviors

examples: equation, itemize, figure, table Commands

Dictate certain layouts tons of examples!


Fi Something Q ickl


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Fix Something Quickly

Open TeXNicCenter on Computers




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Press Alt + F7




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Press Alt + F7

Choose LaTeX => PDF




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Press Alt + F7

Choose LaTeX => PDF

on Viewer Tab...




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Press Alt + F7

Choose LaTeX => PDF

on Viewer Tab...

change path to:




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Press Alt + F7

Choose LaTeX => PDF

on Viewer Tab...

change path to:

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


Download Examples


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Download Examples

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


Download Examples


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Download Examples


Extract (Right-click Extract)


Download Examples


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Download Examples


Extract (Right-click Extract) Select all files

Drag them into TeXnicCenter


Demo Summary


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Demo Summary

1 Simplest of the Simple

2 Dive Right In3 Larger Documents

4 Special Characters

5 Packages

6 Subsections

7 Labels and References

8 BibTeX and References

9 Separate .bib Files

10 Figures and Graphics

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Text Formatting12 Enumerate Vs. Itemize

13 Centering and Tabular

14 Equations

15 More Complex Math


Other Great Ideas


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Other Great Ideas

Presentations


Other Great Ideas


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Other Great Ideas

Presentations

Posters


Other Great Ideas


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Other Great Ideas

Presentations

Posters Snazzy Figures


Other Great Ideas


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Other Great Ideas

Presentations

Posters Snazzy Figures


Presentations


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Presentations

Beamer


Presentations


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Presentations

Beamer

(This Presentation)


Presentations


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ese tat o s

Beamer

(This Presentation)

Benefits: Paper to Presentation is quick


Presentations


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Beamer

(This Presentation)

Benefits: Paper to Presentation is quick Presentations in PDF


Presentations


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Beamer

(This Presentation)

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


Posters


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Beamer again!


Posters


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Beamer again!

Conferences


Posters


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Beamer again!

Conferences

Benefits: Paper to Poser is quick


Posters


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Beamer again!

Conferences

Benefits: Paper to Poser is quick Ease and comfort


Snazzy Figures


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Lots of layout options:

Figure sizing


Snazzy Figures


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Figure sizing

Sub-figures


Snazzy Figures


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Figure sizing

Sub-figures Figure arrays


Snazzy Figures


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Figure sizing

Sub-figures Figure arrays

Spanning figures


Wrapping Up


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Powerful Document Creation Tool

Substantial Learning Curve


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Youve learned it


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Youve learned it

Gives you speed and control


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Youve learned it


Resources:

shawnlankton.com/resources.zip

includes presentation, and other useful pdfs


Wrapping Up


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Youve learned it


Resources:

shawnlankton.com/resources.zip

includes presentation, and other useful pdfs My Email: [email protected]
