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FeaturesHow it works
UsageAdvances and Drawbacks
Conclusion
Introduction to LATEX
Minh Hoang [email protected]
August 27, 2009
FeaturesHow it works
UsageAdvances and Drawbacks
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Table of Contents
1 FeaturesDocumentingExport to Other Formats
2 How it worksDocument StructureTeX Compiler
3 UsageLight DocumentLarge and Complex Document
4 Advances and DrawbacksAdvancesDrawbacks
5 Conclusion
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DocumentingExport to Other Formats
Documenting Features
Highlighted features
Support various document types
Nice and easy to control font, layout
Powerful to big, complex documents
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DocumentingExport to Other Formats
Export to Other Formats
LaTex documents could be converted into
PS
DVI
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Document StructureTeX Compiler
Document Structure
LaTeX document bases on TeX1 language and LaTex2 macros
Final Document = Compiler .compile(LaTex Document) (1)
LaTex Document = LaTeX + common text (2)
LaTex = TeX macros (3)
1TeX was first introduced by Donald Knuth, mathematician at Stanford2LaTeX was developed mainly by Leslie Lamport, an American computer
scientist
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Document StructureTeX Compiler
Tex Compiler
Commonly used compilers
Texlive
MikTex
MacTex
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Light DocumentLarge and Complex Document
Light Document
Light documents commonly built in LATEX
Presentation
Report
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Light DocumentLarge and Complex Document
Large and Complex Document
Large documents commonly built in LATEX
Research paper
Reference documentation
Book
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AdvancesDrawbacks
Advances
Generate nicer documents than other documenting tool
Avoid hardcoded layout
Switch document structure with ease
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AdvancesDrawbacks
Drawbacks
Difficult to use at the beginning
Lack of high-level visual features
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Conclusion
Last words
Tend to try LaTeX?
Up to you the choice
Thanks for your attention!