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LaTeX is a markup language for generating print-quality typesetting.<br/> | LaTeX is a markup language for generating print-quality typesetting.<br/> | ||
It is mostly used academic circles, primarily in the natural sciences, for creating material for scientific publications. | It is mostly used academic circles, primarily in the natural sciences, for creating material for scientific publications. LaTeX is very well-equipped for displaying formulae and diagrams. | ||
== How it works == | == How it works == | ||
A LaTeX document structure is | A LaTeX document structure is split in two: There is a preamble, which indicates some basic, overall features of the document, and there is the main document with the relevant markup for formatting.<br/> | ||
The document is initially created as a flat file | |||
=== Code example === | === Code example === | ||
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\author{Morten Juhl Johansen} | \author{Morten Juhl Johansen} | ||
\title{LaTeX article} | \title{LaTeX article} | ||
\begin{document} | \begin{document} | ||
This is the beginning of an article on \LaTeX!\\ | This is the beginning of an article on \LaTeX!\\ | ||
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\end{equation*} | \end{equation*} | ||
\end{document} | \end{document} | ||
== References == | |||
* [http://www.latex-project.org/] The LaTeX Project web site] | |||
* [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/ Tobias Ötker: A (Not So) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e] | |||
Revision as of 02:16, 13 August 2007
LaTeX is a markup language for generating print-quality typesetting.
It is mostly used academic circles, primarily in the natural sciences, for creating material for scientific publications. LaTeX is very well-equipped for displaying formulae and diagrams.
How it works
A LaTeX document structure is split in two: There is a preamble, which indicates some basic, overall features of the document, and there is the main document with the relevant markup for formatting.
The document is initially created as a flat file
Code example
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,notitlepage]{article}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage{ucs}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\author{Morten Juhl Johansen}
\title{LaTeX article}
\begin{document}
This is the beginning of an article on \LaTeX!\\
There are \textbf{bold text}, \textit{italics}, \underline{underscoring}, footnotes\footnote{this is a footnote}\\
- and lots of other goodies. A math example:
\begin{equation*}
\sum_{n=1}^\infty
\frac{1}{n^2}= \frac{\pi^2}{6}.
\end{equation*}
\end{document}
References
- [1] The LaTeX Project web site]
- Tobias Ötker: A (Not So) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e