1. Introduction to Latex
Kartik Mandaville
Linux User’s Group Manipal
March 20, 2010
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2. Outline I
1 Introduction
LUG Manipal
Points To Remember
About Latex
2 Getting Started
Why ??
Difference From Word Processors
Latex Files
Latex Commands
Layout
Compiling and Exporting to PDF
3 Typesetting
Basics
Maths
Lists
Tables
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3. Outline II
4 Presentations
Beamer- example
5 References
6 Contact Information
7 Copying
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4. Who are we?
Linux User’s Group Manipal
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5. Who are we?
Linux User’s Group Manipal
Life, Universe and FOSS!!
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6. Who are we?
Linux User’s Group Manipal
Life, Universe and FOSS!!
Believers of Knowledge Sharing
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7. Who are we?
Linux User’s Group Manipal
Life, Universe and FOSS!!
Believers of Knowledge Sharing
Most technologically focused “group” in University
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8. Who are we?
Linux User’s Group Manipal
Life, Universe and FOSS!!
Believers of Knowledge Sharing
Most technologically focused “group” in University
LUG Manipal is a non profit “Group” alive only on voluntary work!!
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9. Who are we?
Linux User’s Group Manipal
Life, Universe and FOSS!!
Believers of Knowledge Sharing
Most technologically focused “group” in University
LUG Manipal is a non profit “Group” alive only on voluntary work!!
http://lugmanipal.org
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10. Points To Remember!!!
If you have problem(s) don’t hesitate to ask
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11. Points To Remember!!!
If you have problem(s) don’t hesitate to ask
Slides are based on Documentation so discussions are really
important, slides are for later reference!!
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12. Points To Remember!!!
If you have problem(s) don’t hesitate to ask
Slides are based on Documentation so discussions are really
important, slides are for later reference!!
Please dont consider sessions as Class( Classes are boring !! )
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13. Points To Remember!!!
If you have problem(s) don’t hesitate to ask
Slides are based on Documentation so discussions are really
important, slides are for later reference!!
Please dont consider sessions as Class( Classes are boring !! )
Speaker is just like any person sitting next to you
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14. Points To Remember!!!
If you have problem(s) don’t hesitate to ask
Slides are based on Documentation so discussions are really
important, slides are for later reference!!
Please dont consider sessions as Class( Classes are boring !! )
Speaker is just like any person sitting next to you
Documentation is really important
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15. Points To Remember!!!
If you have problem(s) don’t hesitate to ask
Slides are based on Documentation so discussions are really
important, slides are for later reference!!
Please dont consider sessions as Class( Classes are boring !! )
Speaker is just like any person sitting next to you
Documentation is really important
Google is your friend
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16. Points To Remember!!!
If you have problem(s) don’t hesitate to ask
Slides are based on Documentation so discussions are really
important, slides are for later reference!!
Please dont consider sessions as Class( Classes are boring !! )
Speaker is just like any person sitting next to you
Documentation is really important
Google is your friend
If you have questions after this workshop mail me or come to LUG
Manipal’s forums
http://forums.lugmanipal.org
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17. Latex - ??
LTEX is a typesetting system that is very suitable for producing scientific
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and mathematical documents of high typographical quality. It is also
suitable for producing all sorts of other documents, from simple letters to
complete books.
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18. Why ??
It is free of cost. No need to buy any softwares !!!
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19. Why ??
It is free of cost. No need to buy any softwares !!!
It is portable—sticks to the standard commands and everyone can
read and exchange documents
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20. Why ??
It is free of cost. No need to buy any softwares !!!
It is portable—sticks to the standard commands and everyone can
read and exchange documents
You can use the editor of your choice. You can even use Microsoft
Word !!
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21. Why ??
It is free of cost. No need to buy any softwares !!!
It is portable—sticks to the standard commands and everyone can
read and exchange documents
You can use the editor of your choice. You can even use Microsoft
Word !!
It is simply the best package for documents containing mathematics
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22. Why ??
It is free of cost. No need to buy any softwares !!!
It is portable—sticks to the standard commands and everyone can
read and exchange documents
You can use the editor of your choice. You can even use Microsoft
Word !!
It is simply the best package for documents containing mathematics
Professionally crafted layouts are available, which make a document
really look as if “printed.”
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23. Difference From Word Processors
LTEX files are portale while .doc files vary from system to system
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24. Difference From Word Processors
LTEX files are portale while .doc files vary from system to system
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Choosing fonts is easier in Word
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25. Difference From Word Processors
LTEX files are portale while .doc files vary from system to system
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Choosing fonts is easier in Word
Typesetting is better (atleast Mathematical)
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26. Difference From Word Processors
LTEX files are portale while .doc files vary from system to system
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Choosing fonts is easier in Word
Typesetting is better (atleast Mathematical)
Its not WYSIWYG ( ?? )
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27. A
LTEX Files
The input for LaTeX is a plain ASCII text file.
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28. A
LTEX Files
The input for LaTeX is a plain ASCII text file.
Whitespaces(??) are treated uniformly as “space” by LaTeX. Several
consecutive whitespaces are treated as a single space.
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29. A
LTEX Commands
LTEX commands are case - sensitive and start with , then have a
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name consisting of only letters.
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30. A
LTEX Commands
LTEX commands are case - sensitive and start with , then have a
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name consisting of only letters.
Command names are terminated by a space or a non-letter
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31. A
LTEX Commands
LTEX commands are case - sensitive and start with , then have a
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name consisting of only letters.
Command names are terminated by a space or a non-letter
Optional parameters are given in “[ ]”
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32. A
LTEX Commands
LTEX commands are case - sensitive and start with , then have a
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name consisting of only letters.
Command names are terminated by a space or a non-letter
Optional parameters are given in “[ ]”
Some commands
{LaTeX} gives LTEX
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today gives March 20, 2010
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33. Layout
documentclass[options]{class} instructs LTEX to typeset the
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document accordingly
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34. Layout
documentclass[options]{class} instructs LTEX to typeset the
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document accordingly
Article, Report, Book etc are the classes available. This ppt is made
by using Beamer class
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35. Layout
documentclass[options]{class} instructs LTEX to typeset the
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document accordingly
Article, Report, Book etc are the classes available. This ppt is made
by using Beamer class
Various Packages are available like graphics. usepackage{}
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36. Layout
documentclass[options]{class} instructs LTEX to typeset the
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document accordingly
Article, Report, Book etc are the classes available. This ppt is made
by using Beamer class
Various Packages are available like graphics. usepackage{}
Each document starts with begin{document} and ends with
end{document}
Examples
documentclass[11pt,twoside,a4paper]{article}
usepackage{graphics}
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37. Compiling
latex <filename>.tex - this creates a dvi file
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38. Compiling
latex <filename>.tex - this creates a dvi file
dvipdf <filename>.dvi - this creates a pdf
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39. Compiling
latex <filename>.tex - this creates a dvi file
dvipdf <filename>.dvi - this creates a pdf
evince <filename>.pdf - Evince(??), Use any pdf viewer
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40. Basics
Typesetting is the ordering of letters for visual display
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41. Basics
Typesetting is the ordering of letters for visual display
Leaving a empty line starts a new paragraph
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42. Basics
Typesetting is the ordering of letters for visual display
Leaving a empty line starts a new paragraph
for a newline
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43. Basics
Typesetting is the ordering of letters for visual display
Leaving a empty line starts a new paragraph
for a newline
newpage for a new page
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44. Basics
Typesetting is the ordering of letters for visual display
Leaving a empty line starts a new paragraph
for a newline
newpage for a new page
Use escape sequences for special characters
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45. A
Maths using LTEX
All inline(??) Mathematical Equations start with $ and with $
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46. A
Maths using LTEX
All inline(??) Mathematical Equations start with $ and with $
Rest start with $$ and end with $$
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47. A
Maths using LTEX
All inline(??) Mathematical Equations start with $ and with $
Rest start with $$ and end with $$
Some examples
$z=frac{x}{y}$ gives z = x
√y
$z=sqrt{x} $ gives z = x
$ lim {n to infty} sum {k=1}ˆ frac{1}{kˆ = frac{piˆ
n 2} 2}{6}$
n 1 π2
gives limn→∞ k=1 k 2 = 6
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48. Lists
Two types of lists - Unordered(??) and Ordered(??)
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49. Lists
Two types of lists - Unordered(??) and Ordered(??)
Unordered - Itemize and Ordered - Enumerate
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50. Lists
Two types of lists - Unordered(??) and Ordered(??)
Unordered - Itemize and Ordered - Enumerate
Various options are available to customize
Example
1 First
first
second
2 Second
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51. Tables
Start and end with begin{tabular}{} and end{tabular}
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52. Tables
Start and end with begin{tabular}{} and end{tabular}
Use | for a vertical line and hline
Sample Table
begin{tabular}{|l|l|} hline Semester&GPA
hlineFirst&10hlineSecond&10hline end{tabular}
Semester GPA
First 10
Second 10
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53. Presentations using Beamer
Use Beamer class
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54. Presentations using Beamer
Use Beamer class
Select Theme by usetheme{}
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55. Presentations using Beamer
Use Beamer class
Select Theme by usetheme{}
Each slide in a begin{frame} and ends with end{frame}
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56. Beamer - Example
Example
documentclass{beamer}
usetheme{Madrid}
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begin{frame}
Hello World !!!
end{frame}
??
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57. References
The Not So Short Introduction to LTEX 2ε by Tobias Oetiker
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58. References
The Not So Short Introduction to LTEX 2ε by Tobias Oetiker
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A Beamer Tutorial in Beamer by Charles T. Batts
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59. References
The Not So Short Introduction to LTEX 2ε by Tobias Oetiker
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A Beamer Tutorial in Beamer by Charles T. Batts
http://www.latex-project.org/
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60. Contact Information
Kartik Mandaville Linux User’s Group Manipal
kar2905@gmail.com http://lugmanipal.org
http://kar2905.wordpress.com http://forums.lugmanipal.org
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61. Copying
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5
India License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in/
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