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Introduction to LaTeX: A Beginner's Guide for Aspiring Authors

This guide offers a concise introduction to LaTeX, ideal for beginners. LaTeX is a powerful typesetting system that allows authors to focus on the content of their work without getting distracted by formatting. Whether you aim to write articles or a thesis, LaTeX provides an aesthetically pleasing output that surpasses traditional word processors like MS Word. This guide also includes information on where to download LaTeX distributions, recommended editors, and useful resources to help you get started with your writing journey.

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Introduction to LaTeX: A Beginner's Guide for Aspiring Authors

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  1. Introduction to Thomas Madsen

  2. I am not an expert • I am still a beginner

  3. I am not an expert • I am still a beginner • Many people know much more about this than me!

  4. I am not an expert • I am still a beginner • Many people know much more about this than me! • Everyone has their way of doing this

  5. What is LaTeX? • LaTeX is a way that one can type up math in a way that "looks nice“ • Philosophy: LaTeX is based on the idea that authors should be able to focus on the meaning of what they are writing without being distracted by the visual presentation of the information. • It is alive and changing

  6. Why use LaTeX? • It looks pretty (compare with MS Word) • If you want to write articles you "need" to use LaTeX • If you want to write a thesis you "need" to use LaTeX anyway

  7. Why use LaTeX? • It looks pretty (compare with MS Word) • If you want to write articles you "need" to use LaTeX • If you want to write a thesis you "need" to use LaTeX anyway • It is free (compare with M$)

  8. You need • A computer with Windows (or Linux or another operating system) • LaTeX iteself        - there are many versions • Editor (where you type the "code") • A program to view pdf-files (and maybe ps-files)

  9. Where to get LaTeX • One version good for starters is MikTeX. Get it here: http://miktex.org/ • Other good version for Windows is proTeXt :http://www.tug.org/protext/        (includes Ghostscript, and GSview) • Other "distributions" go to the official LaTeX webpagehttp://www.latex-project.org/        (Official LaTeX webpage)

  10. The Editor • Winshell (free): http://www.winshell.de/ • WinEdT(not free): http://www.winedt.com/ (WinEdT is on the math computers)

  11. Dvi viewer • The program Yap is used to view .dvi files - comes with the MikTeX package

  12. PDF-viewer • Foxit reader (free, fast, light): http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php • Adobe reader (free, slow, heavy): http://www.adobe.com/

  13. Maybe You Want • GhostScript: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/GPL/gpl860.htm        (needed for GSview) • GSwiew: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/get49.htm        (to view ps-files)

  14. Other Useful Links • http://www.ctan.org/"collection of materials related to the TeX typesetting" • http://www.tug.org/The TeX Users Group web site • http://www.google.com/There are already tons of web sites out there • http://math.ou.edu/~mgsa/latex.htmlThe MGSA page on LaTeX • http://www.latex-project.org/guides/Guides for LaTeX. In particular: The (Not So) Short Introduction to LaTeX2eExcellent place to start!

  15. The process • You write the .tex file in the editor • The program LaTeX creates a .dvi file • You can view this .dvi file • Or you can create a .ps or .pdf file • .tex --> .dvi --> .ps or .pdf

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