LATEX Presentation Timothé Van Meter Wise Lab, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) • TEX, is the compiled programming language behind LATEX, you will not see it unless you want to • How does it work? Introduction What is LATEX? • LATEX, is the document preparation system. It has a specific syntax. That is what you will be writing. 2 14.5.2019 • TEX, is the compiled programming language behind LATEX, you will not see it unless you want to • How does it work? Introduction What is LATEX? • LATEX, is the document preparation system. It has a specific syntax. That is what you will be writing. 2 14.5.2019 • How does it work? Introduction What is LATEX? • LATEX, is the document preparation system. It has a specific syntax. That is what you will be writing. • TEX, is the compiled programming language behind LATEX, you will not see it unless you want to 2 14.5.2019 • How does it work? Introduction What is LATEX? • LATEX, is the document preparation system. It has a specific syntax. That is what you will be writing. • TEX, is the compiled programming language behind LATEX, you will not see it unless you want to 2 14.5.2019 Introduction What is LATEX? • LATEX, is the document preparation system. It has a specific syntax. That is what you will be writing. • TEX, is the compiled programming language behind LATEX, you will not see it unless you want to • How does it work? 2 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code Pdf Output \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code Pdf Output \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code Pdf Output \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 Introduction How does it work? LATEX Source code Pdf Output \documentclass[]{article} \title{TEST} \begin{document} \maketitle \Huge - "How do you do?" \\ % Who is he? \small - "Splendid! And you?" \end{document} 3 14.5.2019 • Thesis • Academic Journals • Books • Conference Posters • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letters Next, A few examples to see the results What can you do? Types of Document 4 14.5.2019 • Academic Journals • Books • Conference Posters • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letters Next, A few examples to see the results What can you do? Types of Document • Thesis 4 14.5.2019 • Books • Conference Posters • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letters Next, A few examples to see the results What can you do? Types of Document • Thesis • Academic Journals 4 14.5.2019 • Conference Posters • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letters Next, A few examples to see the results What can you do? Types of Document • Thesis • Academic Journals • Books 4 14.5.2019 • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letters Next, A few examples to see the results What can you do? Types of Document • Thesis • Academic Journals • Books • Conference Posters 4 14.5.2019 • Cover Letters Next, A few examples to see the results What can you do? Types of Document • Thesis • Academic Journals • Books • Conference Posters • Curriculum Vitae 4 14.5.2019 Next, A few examples to see the results What can you do? Types of Document • Thesis • Academic Journals • Books • Conference Posters • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letters 4 14.5.2019 What can you do? Types of Document • Thesis • Academic Journals • Books • Conference Posters • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letters Next, A few examples to see the results 4 14.5.2019 OS X Online • TeXShop Linux • LaTeXLab • Texmaker • WineFish • ScribTeX • iTeXMac • LaTeXila • Verbosus • TeXworks • GNOME • ShareLaTeX • MacTeX. • Overleaf Practical Questions LATEX Softwares Windows • WinEdt • Texmaker • TeXworks • WinShell • TeXnicCenter • MiKTeX. 8 14.5.2019 Online Linux • LaTeXLab • WineFish • ScribTeX • LaTeXila • Verbosus • GNOME • ShareLaTeX • Overleaf Practical Questions LATEX Softwares Windows OS X • WinEdt • TeXShop • Texmaker • Texmaker • TeXworks • iTeXMac • WinShell • TeXworks • TeXnicCenter • MacTeX. • MiKTeX. 8 14.5.2019 Online • LaTeXLab • ScribTeX • Verbosus • ShareLaTeX • Overleaf Practical Questions LATEX Softwares Windows OS X • WinEdt • TeXShop Linux • Texmaker • Texmaker • WineFish • TeXworks • iTeXMac • LaTeXila • WinShell • TeXworks • GNOME • TeXnicCenter • MacTeX. • MiKTeX. 8 14.5.2019 Practical Questions LATEX Softwares Windows OS X Online • WinEdt • TeXShop Linux • LaTeXLab • Texmaker • Texmaker • WineFish • ScribTeX • TeXworks • iTeXMac • LaTeXila • Verbosus • WinShell • TeXworks • GNOME • ShareLaTeX • TeXnicCenter • MacTeX. • Overleaf • MiKTeX. 8 14.5.2019 More than 250 different bibliography styles available with bibtex ... Inside the .bib format • Entry types: @article, @inbook, @booklet, @conference, @inproceedings, @manual, @misc, @techreport, @unpublished, @collection, @mvcollection, @incollection, @online, @report, @thesis • Multimedia types: @artwork, @audio, @image, @movie, @music, @performance, @video, @software • Legal entry types: @commentary, @jurisdiction, @legislation, @legal, @letter, @review, @standard Tools Compatibility Bibliography .bib format LATEX uses exclusively the .bib format to produce bibliography. Softwares that can produce a .bib format: Citavi, Connotea, Mendeley, Qiqqa, refbase, Zotero, Endnote, ... 9 14.5.2019 Inside the .bib format • Entry types: @article, @inbook, @booklet, @conference, @inproceedings, @manual, @misc, @techreport, @unpublished, @collection, @mvcollection, @incollection, @online, @report, @thesis • Multimedia types: @artwork, @audio, @image, @movie, @music, @performance, @video, @software • Legal entry types: @commentary, @jurisdiction, @legislation, @legal, @letter, @review, @standard Tools Compatibility Bibliography .bib format LATEX uses exclusively the .bib format to produce bibliography. Softwares that can produce a .bib format: Citavi, Connotea, Mendeley, Qiqqa, refbase, Zotero, Endnote, ... More than 250 different bibliography styles available with bibtex ... 9 14.5.2019 Tools Compatibility Bibliography .bib format LATEX uses exclusively the .bib format to produce bibliography. Softwares that can produce a .bib format: Citavi, Connotea, Mendeley, Qiqqa, refbase, Zotero, Endnote, ... More than 250 different bibliography styles available with bibtex ... Inside the .bib format • Entry types: @article, @inbook, @booklet, @conference, @inproceedings, @manual, @misc, @techreport, @unpublished, @collection, @mvcollection, @incollection, @online, @report, @thesis • Multimedia types: @artwork, @audio, @image, @movie, @music, @performance, @video, @software • Legal entry types: @commentary, @jurisdiction, @legislation, @legal, @letter, @review, @standard 9 14.5.2019 Specific Tools New packages are developed by users to answer specific needs. Documentation All source codes and packages feature detailed documentation. A lots of introductory and advanced books and tutorials, in different languages, many of them are free. Resources A Little Help from my Friends Open Source LATEX is OpenSource. What does it mean? A lot of people helping out! Sometimes too many... 10 14.5.2019 Documentation All source codes and packages feature detailed documentation. A lots of introductory and advanced books and tutorials, in different languages, many of them are free. Resources A Little Help from my Friends Open Source LATEX is OpenSource. What does it mean? A lot of people helping out! Sometimes too many... Specific Tools New packages are developed by users to answer specific needs. 10 14.5.2019 Resources A Little Help from my Friends Open Source LATEX is OpenSource. What does it mean? A lot of people helping out! Sometimes too many... Specific Tools New packages are developed by users to answer specific needs. Documentation All source codes and packages feature detailed documentation. A lots of introductory and advanced books and tutorials, in different languages, many of them are free. 10 14.5.2019 A Gentle Introduction to TEX, Michael Doob A beginner’s introduction to typesetting with LATEX, Peter Flynn Getting Started with LATEX, David R. Wilkins Making TEX Work, Norman Walsh TEX by Topic, Victor Eijkhout ... More Books In many Languages English, Spanish, German, French, ... Books here