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The LaTeX Tutorial

The LaTeX Tutorial. Outline. Goals The Problem The Solution Introduction of LaTeX Key Concepts Hands-on Summary. Goals. Introduce key concepts Establish working knowledge of LaTeX. Problem. Documentation necessary Cross - platform readability Consistent look of docs project-wide.

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The LaTeX Tutorial

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  1. The LaTeX Tutorial

  2. Outline • Goals • The Problem • The Solution • Introduction of LaTeX • Key Concepts • Hands-on • Summary ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  3. Goals • Introduce key concepts • Establish working knowledge of LaTeX ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  4. Problem • Documentation necessary • Cross - platform readability • Consistent look of docs project-wide ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  5. Solution • One tool for all written documentation ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  6. LaTeX • Typesetting Program with plain text input • Output to .dvi, .ps, .pdf • Formatting using commands, not manually • Structure specified in document ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  7. LaTeX Documents Document Body Preamble ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  8. Example \section{Das Festmahl} \subsection{Der Alte Mann} ``Ja, ja’’, sagte der alte Mann, und er hatte seinen Hut wieder, und wenn es auch nur die Krempe war \documentclass{article} preamble \begin{document} \end{document} body ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  9. Result (it looks better on paper) ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  10. Some Key Concepts • Document Class • Packages • Logical Structure • Environments • Funny Characters ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  11. Document Classes Document has documentclass Body Preamble declares ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  12. Document Classes Usage \documentclass[class_options]{document_class} ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  13. Document Classes • book • report • article • letter • slides ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  14. Document Classes • Class options • 10pt | 11pt | 12pt • onecolumn | twocolumn • oneside | twoside • notitlepage | titlepage • final | draft • a4paper | letterpaper | a5paper | … ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  15. Packages Document uses package * * Body Header includes ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  16. Packages Usage \usepackage[options]{package} ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  17. Packages • babel - support for languages \usepackage[german]{babel} • colortbl - coloured tables • amsmath - more math symbols • qtree - drawing trees • array - improved tables • graphicx - including pictures • … ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  18. Logical Structure book, report article chapter * section section * * subsection subsection * * subsubsection subsubsection ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  19. Logical Structure Usage \chapter{heading} \section{heading} \subsection{heading} \subsection{heading} \section{heading} ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  20. Environments Body * Building block * Text Command Environment ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  21. Environments Usage \begin{environment} or \begin{environment}{parameters} … … \end{environment} ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  22. Environments • document - top level environment • tabular - tables • table - floating elements • equation - what it says • itemize - bullet list • center - format text centered ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  23. Funny Characters • Greek letters: \pi, \Gamma, \alpha • Umlauts : \"a, \"u, \"e, \"s • Math symbols: \leftarrow, \subset, \simeq • Quotes: ``(left), ''(right) ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  24. Hands - On Do It ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  25. Summary • Document Classes : article • Logical Structure : chapter, subsection • Environments : itemize, tabular • Funny Characters : \"a, \alpha ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

  26. Helpful Links LaTeX Kochbuch (german) www.uni-giessen.de/hrz/tex/cookbook/cookbook.html Another LaTeX online manual macbruegge7.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:16080/~creighto/LaTeX/ List of mathematical symbols www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/TeX/symbols.pdf The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network www.ctan.org ARENA Tutorial - LaTeX

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