The document discusses using LaTeX/TeX to create professional documents. It covers topics like the need for LaTeX, LaTeX distributions, installing LaTeX and related tools, document layout and structure, illustrations, report format, beamer for presentations, and key references. Hands-on sessions are included to demonstrate document setup, formatting, tables, and including multiple files.

1. A Comprehensive Document Engineering using TeX2e/LateX
Anjan K and Harish G
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of CSE,
RVCE
{anjank,harishg}@rvce.edu.in
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2.  Need for LateX
 LateX Vs. Word Processors
 Various TeX Distributions
 Installation – TeXlive, TeXMaker, ipe
◦ Installation Hands On.
 Layout of TeX Document
◦ Document Class
◦ Packages
◦ Document Body
 Latex Document illustrations
◦ Hands on
 Report Format for Projects
 Overview of ipe
 Overview of Beamer for presentations
 Summary
 Key Web References
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3.  Pronounced as (Lah-tek, or Lay-tek)
 TeX is essentially a Markup Language (like HTML,
XML and RTF)
 A typesetting program, not a word-processor
 TeX written by Donald Knuth in 70´s
◦ A revolution in typesetting
 Latex is an extension of TeX
◦ Macro packages to make TeX easier to use
 Designed for producing professional books,
thesis's, technical papers ,articles.
 De facto standard for writing academic papers
and project reports
 Current version LaTeX2
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4.  De facto standard for scientific publishing
 Good for large documents- Can compile very big books
(unless your document is more than 70,000 pages!)
 Can run even on lower version of computer
configuration.
 Platform, version independent (Unix, Windows…)
 Pre-set standard formats (for paper, thesis…)
 Bibliography management
 Fast, professional math equations typesetting
 Open source
 Never crash, never lose your file
Outcome: Professional documentation.
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6.  lEDBeta  pdfTeX
 LateX Editor  LuaTeX – latest of
 Kile PDFLatex
 TeXnic Center  XeTeX – Unicode and
 TeXMaker BMP, OTF
 TeXshop on Mac  NTS –OO Based
 Winshell  ExTeX - Hybrid
 LateXila  Aleph –Omega eTeX
 TeXStudios  BibTeX – Bib
 TeXWorks management
IDE for LateX LateX Engines
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8. Duration: 30 minutes
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9.  Document Class
◦ Predefined Formats (article, report, book,..).
◦ Syntax:
 documentclass[options]{class}
 Options = a4paper, 11pt, 12pt, 10pt, twocolumn,
landscape,...
 class = article, report, book,…
 Packages -
◦ Added Functionality (graphics, reference style,...).
◦ Syntax:
 usepackage{package name}
◦ Package name examples
 epsfig - insert PS pictures into the document
 fancyhdr - easy definition of footer and header
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10.  Main Body
◦ Text and Bibliography References.
◦ Body is wrapped with begin and end statements
begin{document}
Body of Text
end{document}
◦ Typesetting the text
 Bold - textbf{ text } or {bf text}
 Italics - textit{ Text } or {bf text}
 Newline -
 Underline - ul { text } or underline{ text }
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11. % my first LaTeX file
documentclass{article}
% preamble
usepackage{graphicx}
begin{document}
section{This is a section}
subsection{This is a subsection}
First paragraph is here.
Second paragraph is here.
end{document}
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12. documentclass{article}
title{Simple Example}
author{Anjan}
date{Nov 2011}
begin{document}
maketitle
Hello world!
end{document}
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13. Duration: 30 minutes
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14. • Columns
o begin{tabular}{|…|…|} Columns
Two
o end{tabular}
• Rows l = automatically adjust
size, left justify
o & - Split text into columns r = automatically adjust
size, right justify
o - End a row p = set size
o hline - Draw line under row e.g p{4.7cm}
o e.g. 123123 & 34.00 hline c = centre text

15.  begin{tabular}{|l|r|c|} hline
 Date & Price & Size hline
 Yesterday & 5 & big hline
 Today & 3 & small hline
 end{tabular}

16. SubFigure and Longtable
Duration: 30 minutes
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17.  Including Multiple Files
◦ Syntax - input{filename.tex}
◦ Example - input{SRS.tex}
 Formatting
◦ Creating Sections and Chapters
◦ chapter{…}
 To be used with book and report document classes
◦ Syntax - section{name}
◦ Syntax - subsection{name}
◦ Syntax - subsubsection{name}
◦ Syntax - appendix
 changes numbering scheme
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18.  Font Size
 tiny scriptsize footnotesize
 small normalsize
 large Large
 LARGE huge
Huge
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19.  TexLive Distribution
◦ www.tug.org/texlive/
 MikTex Distribution
◦ www.miktex.org/
 LateX Wiki
◦ en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX
◦ www.latexwiki.org/
 Math LateX Wiki
◦ en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Mathematics
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