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Introduction to LaTeX

Introduction to LaTeX. Joe Struss, Creative Services (ITS) jastruss@iastate.edu http://css.ait.iastate.edu/Tex/. Who created TeX / LaTeX ?. Tex - Created by Don Knuth LaTeX - a macro-language written in Tex Created by Leslie Lamport. Advantages of TeX / LaTeX. Archive-able

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Introduction to LaTeX

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  1. Introduction to LaTeX Joe Struss, Creative Services (ITS) jastruss@iastate.edu http://css.ait.iastate.edu/Tex/

  2. Who created TeX / LaTeX ? • Tex - Created by Don Knuth • LaTeX - a macro-language written in Tex Created by Leslie Lamport

  3. Advantages of TeX / LaTeX • Archive-able • Free Software • Does a Great Job with Mathematics

  4. Disadvantages of TeX / LaTeX • Scripting Language, not a WYSIWYG word processor • Takes a little while to learn

  5. Tex / LaTeX Web Sites • TeX Users Group (TUG): http://www.tug.org/ • Iowa State Unofficial TeX Page: http://css.ait.iastate.edu/Tex/

  6. TeX / LaTeX Installation • Tex / LaTeX Installation consists of two parts: Base code / Front end • Windows: ProTeXt Macintosh: i-Installer / TUG

  7. Wndows TeX / LaTeX Front Ends • Windows Front Ends: WinShell (www.winshell.de) TeXnic Center (ProTeXt) TeXmaker (www.xm1math.net/texmaker/)

  8. Macintosh TeX/LaTeX Front Ends • Macintosh Front Ends TeXShop (www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/) iTeXMac (itexmac.sourceforge.net) • Wikipedia LaTeX

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