Describes how to use the text-preparation system to create documents, covering such topics as inputting text, symbols, and mathematics; how to include graphics; using LATEX with HTML and XML; and PDF outputing.

A Guide to LATEX: Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users (3rd Edition)

Computers & Technology

Kopka, Helmut

Daly, Patrick W.

Networking & Cloud Computing

Addison-Wesley

A Guide to LATEX covers the basics as well as advanced LATEX topics and contains examples and tips for avoiding problems. It covers the latest LATEX extensions and has been updated to cover latest releases and upgrades.

Guide to LATEX, A: Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users

Kopka

Graphics & Design

U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley

Published Nov 25, 2003 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting series. The series editor may be contacted at frank.mittelbach@latex-project.org. LaTeX is the text-preparation system of choice for scientists and academics, and is especially useful for typesetting technical materials. This popular book shows you how to begin using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. The book also serves as a handy reference for all LaTeX users. In this completely revised edition, the authors cover the LaTeX2ε standard and offer more details, examples, exercises, tips, and tricks. They go beyond the core installation to describe the key contributed packages that have become essential to LaTeX processing. Inside, you will find: <ul>
<li>Complete coverage of LaTeX fundamentals, including how to input text, symbols, and mathematics; how to produce lists and tables; how to include graphics and color; and how to organize and customize documents </li>
<li>Discussion of more advanced concepts such as bibliographical databases and BIBTeX, math extensions with AMS-LaTeX, drawing, slides, and letters </li>
<li>Helpful appendices on installation, error messages, creating packages, using LaTeX with HTML and XML, and fonts </li>
<li>An extensive alphabetized listing of commands and their uses</li> </ul>
New to this edition: <ul>
<li>More emphasis on LaTeX as a markup language that separates content and form--consistent with the essence of XML </li>
<li>Detailed discussions of contributed packages alongside relevant standard topics </li>
<li>In-depth information on PDF output, including extensive coverage of how to use the hyperref package to create links, bookmarks, and active buttons</li> </ul>
As did the three best-selling editions that preceded it, Guide to LaTeX, Fourth Edition, will prove indispensable to anyone wishing to gain the benefits of LaTeX. The accompanying CD-ROM is part of the TeX Live set distributed by TeX Users Groups, containing a full LaTeX installation for Windows, MacOSX, and Linux, as well as many extensions, including those discussed in the book. 0321173856B10162003

Guide to Latex

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Addison-Wesley Professional

A four volume reference set on the LaTeX software system for typesetting documents includes information on incorporating graphics into documents and publishing technical text on the Web.

The Latex Companions

Mittelbach, Frank

Goossens, Michel

Rahtz, Sebastian

Software

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