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This page is for the benefit of new TeX system users. As such, ittries to be short and simple. (An even shorter getting-starteddocument is available.)
What's going on here?
TeX is a typesetting language. Instead of visually formatting yourtext, you enter your manuscript text intertwined with TeX commands in aplain text file. You then run TeX to produce formatted output, such asa PDF file. Thus, in contrast to standard word processors, yourdocument is a separate file that does not pretend to be a representationof the final typeset output, and so can be easily edited and manipulated.
Here are a couple of links with further background:
- The levels of TeX web page explainssome of the most common components and terms used throughout TeX.
- The Wikipediaencyclopedia article on TeX gives a more detailed overview.
Installing TeX and LaTeX
If you are looking to install a complete system, we recommend TeX Live for Unix/GNU/Linux, MacTeX for MacOSX, and proTeXt for Windows. You can join TUG or another usergroup and have physical discs sent to you, or you can purchase the distributions without joining. Thesedistributions are (almost entirely) free software, soyou can also download the big ISO images and burn your own discs; seethe distribution home pages for details.
There are many other TeXimplementations, some free software,some shareware, some proprietary/commercial.
Online (La)TeX documentation
Here is just a little of the principal TeX documentation available onthe web. A more complete list ofdocumentation links is available.
LaTeX (CTAN topic):
- LearnLaTeX.org, focusedlessons on learning LaTeX, with online execution of examples.
- A First LaTeXDocument takes you through writing a small document with text andmath for the first time. Then A First Set of LaTeXResources recommends packages for common tasks (both documents byJim Hefferon).
- GettingStarted with LaTeX, a primer for text, math, and basic formatting(by David Wilkins).
- OnlineLaTeX tutorials, a graduated series (by Andy Roberts).
- The Not SoShort Introduction to LaTeX2e is a more comprehensive manual onwriting LaTeX (by Tobias Oetiker et al., translated into many languages).
- LaTeX CheatSheet, a two-page quick reference (by Winston Chang).
Plain TeX (more on plain TeX):TeX by Topic, byVictor Eijkhout.
Fonts: a discussion of the fonts available for usewith TeX is available separately.
General help:see below; first place to look isthe FAQ.
Books to buy
Since TeX predates the Internet, let alone the web, it has a longtradition of documentation being available in book form. (Not tomention being a typesetting program!) Here are the books we recommendmost highly.
- TheTeXbook, by Donald E. Knuth (Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-13448-9,1984). The basis of everything, covering plain TeX.
- A Guide to LaTeX2e, byHelmut Kopka and Patrick Daly (Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-321-17385-6,fourth edition, 2003). Covers core LaTeX from the ground up, anddiscusses commonly used packages for graphics, web integration, andmore.
- The LaTeX Companion, byFrank Mittelbach, Michel Goossens, Johannes Braams, David Carlisle, andChris Rowley (Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-36299-6, second edition, 2004).Also covers core LaTeX, plus a vast array of additional packages.
- Learning LaTeX,by David Griffiths and Desmond Higham (SIAM, ISBN 978-1-611974-41-6,2016, 103pp). A short example-based book covering core LaTeX and somecommonly-needed packages.
See these additional documentationlinks for many more books and other references.
Sample LaTeX documents
If you have TeX installed and just want to get started, you canperuse and process this introductoryLaTeX document (small2e). When you've mastered that, move on tothis morecomplex example (sample2e).
The basic procedure is to create plain text files in any editor orGUI front end (TeXworks, TeXShop, GNU Emacs, etc.), andthen run pdflatex myfile.tex from a command line to getPDF output. Or run latex to get DVI output, instead of PDF.
Help using TeX
- The TeX FAQ answers many questions on TeX, LaTeX, and friends.
- texhax@tug.org, a public (and publicly-archived) support mailing list.
- comp.text.tex, a Usenet newsgroup.
- latex.org, a community forum.
- tex.stackexchange.com, a collaboratively edited question and answer site.
Finding software and/or packages:
Latex Symbol Table
- The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) is the primary repository for TeX-related software on the Internet.
- The TeX Catalogue has descriptions for most TeX packages, and can help you find what you need, along with the topic cloud.
- The texdoc.net site provides online lookup of package documentation, based on the texdoc command-line program.
More help resources.
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If you've tried everything and are still stuck, feel free to email the public support list.
Happy typesetting!
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