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 LaTeX Help -> How to write in LaTeX and how to use LaTeX
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(this is intended for new users of the board:) We have enabled LaTeX with the usual tags dollar and double dollar on the board.

I have attached a document that should be used as a quick tutorial/introduction in \LaTeX. You can test your \LaTeX abilities in the Test Forum Smile

Now here's what you must do if you already master the basics in LaTeX Mr. Green

Each LaTeX text should look like this

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the LaTeX code follows: \ \frac 12 - \frac 1{23} + \int^1_0 f^2(x_1) dx = \cos x + \sin \frac 1x \
and the output will be

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the LaTeX code follows: \frac 12 - \frac 1{23} + \int^1_0 f^2(x_1) dx = \cos x + \sin \frac 1x


Be carefull not to use \begin{...} \end{...} commands too much, because they can cause errors.

Any other questions you can post in this forum (not in this topic, this is only for announcements).
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Any suggestions you might have for improval of this topic/document are welcomed. I especially am waiting for suggestions from those which have started learning \LaTeX from 0 (like say yetti? Smile ) and what they think that it is best to improve.
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If you could post a command index, that would be helpful.

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mathgeek2006 wrote:
If you could post a command index, that would be helpful.


I hope that by you, you don't mean specifically Valentin. Mainly because there are literally several thousands, and is way a lot of work.

Nevertheless, I have been thinking about doing one of those by my own. Unfortunatelly I have been to lazy to give the non trivial step from desire to action, because is a big task. Nevertheless, if I find a few people, say, five or six, who are willing to write nicelly the description of one or two commands a week, I volunteer to compile them and edit them to do a document of this kind, and we can post the document here, and update it once every few weeks. Well, it is just an idea.

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If you could post a command index, that would be helpful.
See A Guide to LaTeX, 3rd edition, pages 459-547.

In other words, (a) this index already exists, and (b) there are way too many to post.

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You can find lists of commands on the net for example at http://tex.loria.fr/general/latex2e.html#SEC166 or at http://ubista.ubi.pt/~dfis-wg/sgml/tex/lc3/ltx-2.html

There are other such lists, but there's nothing to match a book like the one DPatrick mentions. The latest edition of Kopka & Daly's A Guide to LaTeX costs $43 but used copies of the third edition go for around $25.

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May be we could do a short guide on how (and what) to include figures in a latex document. I say that because of the high popularity of the posts about that. Having a general document about that could be really usefull. I'm ready to do my share of work if you think it's a good idea.

what do you think?

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p.s: by "you", I mean all of you on this forum
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If you create such a guide, I will put it so that everyone sees it Smile
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We have such a guide as part of our LaTeX tutorial:

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/LaTeX/AoPS_L_About.php
then click on "Pictures"

Admittedly, it is pretty threadbare, but it's a start.

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Re: LaTeX Help -> How to write in LaTeX and how to use LaTeX
Valentin Vornicu wrote:
(this is intended for new users of the board:) We have enabled LaTeX with the usual tags dollar and double dollar on the board.

I have attached a document that should be used as a quick tutorial/introduction in \LaTeX. You can test your \LaTeX abilities in the Test Forum Smile

Now here's what you must do if you already master the basics in LaTeX Mr. Green

Each LaTeX text should look like this

Code:
the LaTeX code follows: \ \frac 12 - \frac 1{23} + \int^1_0 f^2(x_1) dx = \cos x + \sin \frac 1x \
and the output will be

Quote:
the LaTeX code follows: \frac 12 - \frac 1{23} + \int^1_0 f^2(x_1) dx = \cos x + \sin \frac 1x


Be carefull not to use \begin{...} \end{...} commands too much, because they can cause errors.

Any other questions you can post in this forum (not in this topic, this is only for announcements).




I downloaded TeXaide using the link
http://www.dessci.com/en/products/texaide/
typed the above math expression and copied it on to this message box. It pastes as
\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{{23}} + \int\limits_0^1 {f^2 (x_1 )dx = Cosx + Sin\frac{1}{x}}

I kept two dollar symbols on both sides. I got this,
\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{{23}} + \int\limits_0^1 {f^2 (x_1 )dx = Cosx + Sin\frac{1}{x}}

I think it is good to use TeXaide to save time and using TeXaide one need not remember the syntax also.

thanx

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LaTeX Electronic Manual
Sad I wonder if we can find a Comprehensive LaTex User Manual or Book from the web which is FREE for Download? Blush

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A Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol Reference
A rather comprehensive source of reference for LaTex Symbols could be found:

http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf

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Re: LaTeX Electronic Manual
bchui wrote:
Sad I wonder if we can find a Comprehensive LaTex User Manual or Book from the web which is FREE for Download? Blush
Try http://www.tug.org/begin.html. If you use LaTeX with any regularity, purchasing A Guide to LaTeX is well worth it. The LaTeX Companion is probably only worth it for very advanced users.
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thanks for your help !!

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I believe the best way to learn \LaTeX is to scroll over that people's \LaTeX and see a pattern...it's easy to learn like that.

Masoud Zargar

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boxedexe wrote:
I believe the best way to learn \LaTeX is to scroll over that people's \LaTeX and see a pattern...it's easy to learn like that.

Masoud Zargar


Sometimes you can pick up bad habits that way. But you can still learn different commands and methods that way and most of the time it's not too hard to see what if someone isn't doing something the right way. So, in general, you're right.

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I don't know how to use this programme! You see, I've installed the MIKTEX. And what have I do to write formulas?
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I don't know how to use this programme! You see, I've installed the MIKTEX. And what have I do to write formulas?
Carefully read the first post in this topic. It explains how you can post. Test by posting a new topic in the test forum Wink
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It's almost clear but where should I work with the text?
where shoud I write
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I said in the Test forum.
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